Cornell University has made substantial progress in its multi-year faculty improvement plan, with salaries for continuing faculty increasing 8.1 percent in 2001-02, compared with the university's overall goal of 8 percent, President Hunter Rawlings announced.
Cornell has been chosen as one of 11 universities to orient enlisted military veterans to academic life through the Warrior-Scholar Project. The project emphasizes reading, writing and the liberal arts.
In a May 24 ceremony, Christopher Estela and David Zielinski were sworn into duty with the rank of second lieutenant, received their colors and their first salute as officers. (May 24, 2008)
Joel Malina, CEO and general manager of Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates in Washington, D.C., has been appointed vice president for university relations, President David J. Skorton announced Jan. 9.
Cornell has been recognized as one of the top U.S. universities for its promotion of traffic safety, placing second, for the second consecutive year, in the National Law Enforcement Challenge. (Aug. 9, 2012)
It's critical for physicians to have research experience, says Paul DiCorleto, Ph.D. '78. A practicing biochemist, DiCorleto is chair of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. The clinic was ranked among the 10 best…
Women haven’t reached parity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, but progressive policies could help, said Sharon Sassler at the Empowering Women in Science and Engineering Symposium.
William J. Dress, Ph.D. '53, professor emeritus of botany at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium at Cornell, author of 10 plant books and for whom two plants have been named, died Dec. 15 at age 93. (Jan. 5, 2012)
W. David Curtiss, professor emeritus of law, died Jan. 26 at his home in Ithaca. Curtiss served as a faculty trustee and as associate dean of the Law School. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Each year, the American Association of Retired Persons honors 50 employers in the United States for their practices and policies for mature workers with its 'AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50' list. Cornell is ranked No. 5.