His three-year term, to begin July 1, results from a canvassing of the Africana faculty. Earlier this semester, the faculty voted unanimously to make Aching a full professor in their department, also starting July 1.
Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon have co-edited the new book, 'Research for the Public Good: Applying the Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-Being.' (May 10, 2012)
Students in architecture, city planning, anthropology, landscape architecture and Asian and religious studies spent several days together this fall exploring conditions in Southeast Asian cities.
Philosopher Jill North, a proponent of wave function realism, has published an essay titled “The Structure of a Quantum World," included in a new book of essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics.
Seven College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members participated in an event created as a fun way to get to know young faculty and their research March 19.
In the newly formed Program for Research on Youth Development, Cornell researchers join with the New York State 4-H program to serve 200,000 children and teens.
Undergraduate students in the new College of Business will see more extensive career services, easier access to a wider range of classes and the addition of new faculty.
John Saylor, who manages Cornell University Library's materials budget and collection development, becomes associate university librarian for scholarly resources and special collections Feb. 1. (Dec. 23, 2008)