Daniel C. Ralph, the Horace White Professor of Physics, has been named the L.B. Knight Director of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility starting July 1. (May 6, 2010)
"Lean," a new process improvement approach already in use in six Cornell colleges and divisions has reduced staff workload, increased staff morale, improved communication and saved the university $500,000.
A new program for accessible parking for employees will require municipal parking placards and instituting a payment structure for long-term parking; the process for short-term parking remains as is. (Jan. 12, 2012)
Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., urged seniors to connect with others to create change and promote peace and justice at the 2013 Senior Convocation, May 25.
A new pop-up book by Miyoko Chu, director of communications at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology, celebrates diverse bird sounds in contrasting landscapes through art and audio. (Dec. 11, 2008)
A professor of computer science at UCLA, Estrin is a pioneer in networked sensing, which uses mobile and wireless systems to collect and analyze real-time data about the physical world. (June 28, 2012)
The Clare Boothe Luce Program, part of the Henry Luce Foundation, has awarded Cornell two two-year fellowships, including tuition and stipend, for women graduate students studying engineering.