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.
As part of its commitment to operating as a sustainable enterprise, Cornell Dining has hired Brad Lipovsky and Steve Zelno as student sustainability coordinators. (Feb. 13, 2007)
Events this week include original dance at the Schwartz Center and student films at Cornell Cinema, a holiday party at the Johnson Museum, and the 2009 Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference. (Dec. 3, 2009)
Assistant professor of architecture Kevin B. Pratt, noted for his expertise in sustainable design and his enthusiasm and energy as a teacher and colleague, died Feb. 19 of natural causes. He was 43.
On Sept. 30 the board of trustees approved the appointment of Elizabeth Garrett, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California, as Cornell’s next president. Garrett, who will be the first woman to lead the university, will assume the presidency July 1, 2015.
Three professors discussed the status of Egypt's turmoil Feb. 9. One stressed that social media played a key role in triggering the protests; another that nothing has changed yet. (Feb. 10, 2011)
Stephen Maxfield Parrish, Goldwin Smith Professor of English Emeritus at Cornell and noted Wordsworth and Yeats scholar, died Jan. 11 at age 90. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Hip-hop founding father, electro-funk pioneer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar. (Aug. 20, 2012)
The American Research Center in Sofia, founded in 2004 by two members of Cornell's classics department, has been awarded a $750,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Feb. 26, 2010)