Percy Allen II, MPA '75, shared his secrets for reviving money-losing hospitals with the Sloan Program in Health Administration May 5. Some keys: cheerleading and not cutting too close to the bone.
Forty students in Cornell Wind Ensembles performed concerts, led workshops for high school musicians and gave instruments to two schools on a service-learning trip to Washington, D.C.
Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, expressed the university's condolences on the deaths of Clayton DeFisher and Adam Frey during the university's winter break.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell banquet keynote speaker Shelly Porges '74, MPS '77, senior adviser at the Global Entrepreneurship Program, discussed the importance of entrepreneurship for global development.
They are Brian Crane (chemistry and chemical biology), Gary Evans (design and environmental analysis and human development) and Natalie Mahowald (atmospheric sciences).
Professor Emeritus Henry Munger, a vegetable breeder who introduced more than 50 varieties of cucumbers and various beneficial characteristics to many vegetables, died Aug. 25. He was 94. (Aug. 31, 2010)
Weill Cornell Medical College held its 13th annual Medical Student Research Day, which provides a forum for students to share their original research with peers, faculty and volunteer judges.
The body of Khalil King '13 was recovered by police in Fall Creek Gorge Sunday, Aug. 29. He had been missing since early Saturday morning. Foul play is not suspected, and an investigation is ongoing. (Aug. 30, 2010)
Events on campus include the sixth annual town-gown awards, the Cornell Concerto Competition, classical and jazz performances, and "Casablanca" in Willard Straight Hall.