Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)
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A course developed by Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, connects her 15 students with nonprofit organizations on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, to work collaboratively on projects that address community needs.
Cornell has been awarded a four-year $2.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to conduct the first large-scale study of verbal and physical aggression among nursing home residents. (Nov. 5, 2008)
Vice Presidents Mary Opperman and Susan Murphy expressed appreciation for the work of Cornell's office professionals at the annual celebration, which was held April 27. (April 28, 2011)
The recipients of Cornell University's 2003 Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award were announced during a dinner and awards ceremony April 4 on campus. The award recognizes and honors students at Cornell who have had significant involvement in community service by providing support for their projects, which address a community's social needs. Seven semifinalists for the award attended the ceremony held in the Yale-Princeton Room of Cornell's Statler Hotel, and four of them were named finalists and award winners. The finalists were Lauren Jacobs '05, Ifunanya (Funa) Maduka '04, Jennifer Harber '03 and Rebecca Vichniac '04. Semifinalists included Kerry Neijstrom '03, Edward Pettitt '04 and Bethany Tong '05. Finalists receive $1,500 each, to further a community service project that they have proposed and initiated. (April 17, 2003)
What's needed as a corrective to harmful self-interest is principled leadership that cares about the greater good, says Cornell University's Clint Sidle, author of "The Leadership Wheel: Five Steps for Achieving Individual and Organizational Greatness."
Legendary Cornell government professor Theodore Lowi has co-authored a new, interactive dictionary of political science concepts, 'Hyperpolitics.' (April 26, 2011)