Seniors in the College Scholar Program pursued research projects ranging from humor cognition as a clinical diagnostic tool to decisions in the art market and designing a small satellite.
Paul M. Kintner Jr., professor of electrical and computer engineering and head of the Global Positioning Systems Laboratory at Cornell, died Nov. 16 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. (Nov. 16, 2010)
Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)
Weill Cornell Medical College researcher Scott Blanchard received the Career Award from the National Science Foundation for his groundbreaking work in cell biology. (Sept. 17, 2008)
Paul Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at the Vet College, has received a career achievement award, the highest award from the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section. (June 30, 2009)
Events this week include a regional student film festival at the Schwartz Center, Wu Man and The Shanghai Quartet in Bailey Hall, and 'The Messenger' and 'A Space Program' at Cornell Cinema.
The university changed the recognition status of three Cornell fraternity chapters following a review of incidents at each. A fourth chapter was placed on social probation by a Greek peer board.