Boris Batterman, Cornell's Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics Emeritus, died Dec. 14 at his home in San Francisco. He was 80 years old. (Jan. 10, 2011)
James (Jim) D. Hazzard, director emeritus of alumni affairs at Cornell, died Aug. 11 at his home in Ithaca; he was 84. A memorial service is slated for Oct. 2, 1 p.m., in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2011)
Cornell researchers, using computational modeling, are providing new insight into how atoms in crystals rearrange as the material is bent and shaped. (Sept. 2, 2010)
The Cornell University Class of '56 has inaugurated a newly endowed professorship honoring Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes that is aimed to enrich the undergraduate experience at the university.
Art critic and historian Donald Kuspit will give a free and public lecture at Cornell on Tuesday, April 23, titled "Dialectics of Decadence: The Weight of History on Contemporary Art" at 5:15 p.m. in Room 115 of Tjaden Hall.
Following a multimillion-dollar makeover, the Barton Laboratory Greenhouse was dedicated Oct. 30 at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York.
NEW YORK -- "A teacher lives on the legacy of those we teach, and it's nice to see another chapter in those lives," said David Feldshuh, Cornell professor of theater and artistic director of Cornell's Schwartz Center for the…
Cornell University will commemorate the tragic attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a week of discussions and remembrances titled "Reflections on 9/11," Susan H. Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, announced today (Aug. 29).
Angela Horne, director of the Management Library, received the Outstanding Contributor Award from the Johnson Graduate School of Management. (July 6, 2009)
As faculty hiring seasons swings into full force, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has committed funding to help bring superior diverse talent to the faculty, allowing departments to recruit more aggressively.