Scott Emr, director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and professor of molecular biology and genetics, has been elected an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organization. (Oct. 16, 2008)
Things to Do the week of Feb. 1-8 include a conference on memory, a classical piano trio, a blood drive and a roundtable on the needs of the very old and very young.
At venerable Bailey Hall, where the walls echo a century of concerts and educational lectures, more than 1,000 Cornellians reflected on the life and legacy of President Elizabeth Garrett at a moving memorial gathering March 17.
Architect and scholar Peter Eisenman '54, B.Arch. '55, is Cornell's newest Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor. Rhodes professors serve for three years and visit the Ithaca campus for one week a year. (Oct. 9, 2008)
Janet Spencer King '64, who has lived on Roosevelt Island in New York City since 1981, describes the island's changes over the years and cheers the coming of CornellNYC Tech campus. (March 15, 2012)
On June 11, Provost Kent Fuchs announced that English Professor Laura Brown will succeed Michele Moody-Adams, July 1, as vice provost for undergraduate education.
University Engineer Randy Lacey will spend three months at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a national and virtual center to help universities reduce their carbon footprint. (June 9, 2009)
Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for international affairs, spoke on “International Cornell: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?” at a Trustee-Council Annual Meeting presentation Oct. 26.