Bernd Lambert, an authority on kinship among Pacific islanders of the Republic of Kiribati and professor of anthropology emeritus, died Jan. 3, 2015 at his Ithaca home. Lambert joined Cornell faculty in 1964.
Professors Dennis Miller and Martin Wiedmann will be among 22 people inducted into the International Academy of Food Science and Technology this August in Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
Robert Elliott Johnston, professor of psychology, died Dec. 20 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. He researched animal behavior and the mechanisms of behavior in a naturalistic or evolutionary context.
After analyzing ridership data and bus routes, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit has released winter/spring 2015 schedule modifications, which include changes for some campus routes. Service revisions take effect Jan. 11.
Dr. Vijay Sankaran, who investigates molecular underpinnings of pediatric genetic blood disorders, has been awarded the third annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research.
Barry S. Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Hotels, and Damian J. Mogavero, CEO and founder of Avero, Inc., were honored at a School of Hotel Administration gala in New York City June 2.
Gary Stewart, deputy director of government relations and director of community relations at Cornell, received the 2013 Key Member of the Year Award from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Jan. 30.
As part of the Global Health Program's new collaboration in the Dominican Republic, ten Dominican medical students visited campus for a week beginning Oct. 15 to exchange ideas and knowledge.
Provost Michael Kotlikoff has called for proposals for feasibility and planning grants for academic programs that span the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses. The deadline to submit proposals is Jan. 22, 2016.