Events this week feature four-hand piano scholar-performers, undergraduates' bird research on the Isles of Shoals, new documentaries at Cornell Cinema and interactive tours at the Johnson Museum.
A medical scanning device, a microchip to detect cavities and a digital billboard system won three teams of student inventors Electrical and Computer Engineering Innovation awards Dec. 18.
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)
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)
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)
Elizabeth Garrett, the university’s newly named 13th president and the first woman to hold the post, discussed a wide range of issues at a press conference Sept. 30.
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.
Irving Lazar, Cornell professor emeritus of human service studies with a lifelong focus on improving the lives of children and families, died May 1, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. He was 86.
Tickets are on sale through Feb. 6 for the annual winter event, which features Cornell athletic events and a community dinner in Barton Hall among other events. (Jan. 16, 2009)