While the particle accelerator buried beneath Cornell’s soccer field typically hums along 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the spring down period offers a rare and essential pause in operations.
Nearly 500 staff, faculty, retirees and relatives gathered on campus March 29 for the annual Employee Celebration, enjoying athletic events, a community dinner and family-friendly activities.
For her skilled management and healthy sense of humor, Sarah Albrecht, administrative manager of the Science and Technology Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the Employee Assembly’s 2024 George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.
Krystyn J. Van Vliet has been named vice president for innovation and external engagement strategy, and Gary Koretzky ’78 will serve as interim vice provost for research.
Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff delivered his first President’s Address to Staff on Jan. 9 in familiar environs – Yarnell Lecture Hall in the College of Veterinary Medicine, where he served as professor, department chair and dean.
In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Ruth Merle-Doyle, Work Life Program Manager at Cornell, and Melissa Perry, CEO of the Child Development Council of Central New York, to explore a growing challenge in Tompkins County – child care accessibility.