Director of the IMF’s investment office since 2000, Kenneth Miranda will manage Cornell’s $6 billion investment portfolio and lead the Office of University Investments, starting July 1.
Staff participating in a forum on the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter agreed that conversations on these topics need to continue in order to build understanding of different perspectives and help further the Cornell caring community.
Starting this fall, students can choose a new minor in Community Food Systems, a multidisciplinary minor that explores the agricultural, ecological and ethical dimensions of food systems.
James Russell Hicks, an expert in important vegetable storage and post-harvest physiology, died Nov. 26. He was 78. He joined the Cornell faculty in 1976 and became associate professor in 1981.
Cornell Police Officers Michael Meskill and Michael Scott received multiple class recognition awards at the graduation of the New York State Basic Course for Police Officers. (Nov. 15, 2012)
ILR's Angela Winfield, J.D. '08, has been named the director of inclusion and workforce diversity in the Division of Human Resources, and Sarah Affel the division's Title IX coordinator.
Kyle Shen, assistant professor of physics, has been awarded $566,000 over three years from the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program. (March 29, 2012)