Jiunn Tzon Hwang, professor of mathematics, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association for outstanding contributions and leadership in statistical science. (June 1, 2011)
A cast of hundreds – faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the local community – lent their creativity and enthusiasm in planning an "all-encompassing" inauguration.
Alumni, students and faculty are invited to the annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, April 18-19, for the two-day conference on entrepreneurship.
Kate Walsh, MPS ’90, associate professor of organizational management, has been named interim dean of the School of Hotel Administration. She will begin a two-year term July 1.
Gender matters to the 16 trainers and 11 teams of 33 researchers from four continents who will participate in a course on “Gender Responsive Root, Tuber and Banana Breeding,” Sept. 12-21 in Uganda.
Cornell has long been a leader in ethnic-related identity studies, with programs in Africana studies; Asian American studies;Latina/o studies; Jewish studies; and American Indian studies.
Chris Halladay, associate vice president for organizational effectiveness, has been recognized nationally for enhancing and broadening Cornell's leadership training programs.
Eduardo Peñalver begins his term as the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School – the school's 16th dean and the first Latino dean of an Ivy League law school.