Three students from Puerto Rico were among 29 undergraduates to explore the fields of entomology, plant pathology, horticulture and plant breeding as part of the Summer Research Scholars Program.
To start their year, 65 freshman and transfer students, led by 15 leaders, volunteered in the community to get to know their new town and each other. (Aug. 15, 2012)
Stephen Yale-Loehr '77, J.D. '81, Cornell adjunct professor of law, has been named to the New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Immigration Representation. (July 7, 2011)
Events this week include a Lego expo with local student teams, jazz bassists Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer, and a new film on rethinking public education.
Kathy Zoner has been sworn in as the new chief of the Cornell University Police, making her the first woman to serve as chief at Cornell. (Nov. 4, 2009)
Shuang Zhao and Mark Cianchetti have each received a Ph.D. Fellowship Award from Intel Corp., which recognizes their potential as future technology leaders. (Nov. 3, 2009)
The Kiwanis Club of Ithaca cited Curtis S. Ostrander, chief of Cornell University Police, for having significantly improved his department's morale and introduced innovative initiatives since becoming chief in 2005. (June 16, 2009)
Peter M. Salino, operations manager in the Grounds Department within the Facilities Services unit of Cornell, is the new director of that department, succeeding Dennis Osika, who has retired. (Jan. 21, 2009)
Judith Byfield, Cornell associate professor of history and Africana studies, will serve in 2009-10 as vice president of the African Studies Association, an international group of scholars. (June 15, 2009)
The addition of eligibility for children ages 19-26 and the removal of over-the-counter medications' eligibility may affect employees ' decisions regarding their Select Benefits accounts for 2011. (Nov. 16, 2010)