Ithaca Police reported that several Cornell students were victims of verbal racial and homophobic slurs, as well as physical harassment in Collegetown by a person not associated with the university. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Splash! at Cornell on April 18 will offer more than 100 courses for middle and high school students in one day, all taught by Cornell students - everything from hip-hop to history.
Cassandra (Cassie) Dembosky has been appointed to the position of university registrar. She had been serving as the interim university registrar for the past year and a half. (Oct. 8, 2010)
Sound engineer for highly successful recording artists Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton spoke Feb. 1 at the STEM Men of Color “Access to Knowledge and Empowerment” Symposium.
This year, more than 50 incoming freshman and transfer students are spending Aug. 18-23 volunteering with the Cornell Public Service Center’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST).
Karen Brazell, the Goldwin Smith Graduate Professor Emerita of Japanese Literature and Theatre, died Jan. 18. Brazell was also a translator of Japanese literature and innovator in digital humanities. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Albert Silverman, professor emeritus of physics and nuclear studies at Cornell, who led pioneering experiments in particle physics during his 38 years at the university, died Jan. 17 at age 92. (Jan. 23, 2012)
John W. Bluford III, former president of Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, share lessons in the hospital's efforts to transform health though close community engagement.
Cornell faculty members Stephen Coate, María Cristina García, Suzanne Mettler and Fred Schneider have been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo, MFA ‘10, spoke on campus DATE about her creative writing process and the influence of Cornell's MFA program on her work.