Cornell Cares Day – a worldwide student-alumni service event held each January that connects Cornellians to serve their local communities through direct, hands-on service projects – united alumni and students in more than 30 cities in a day of service.
Steven D. Tanksley, a molecular geneticist who pioneered concepts essential to modern plant breeding while a professor at Cornell University, has won the prestigious Japan Prize worth $420,000.
A speaker series for the Class of 2007 connects prominent alumni with their younger peers to share their strategies for success - along with their reasons for staying connected to Cornell. (Nov. 24, 2010)
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)
Artist Peter Gerakaris, BFA '03, has created a tropically themed art installation at a community gallery on Roosevelt Island, commissioned to coincide with the Cornell Tech groundbreaking celebration.
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)
Eight undergraduates each earned $5,000 awards for their distinguished work in fashion design and business in the national YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund competition.
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 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)