William J. Dress, Ph.D. '53, professor emeritus of botany at the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium at Cornell, author of 10 plant books and for whom two plants have been named, died Dec. 15 at age 93. (Jan. 5, 2012)
Reflecting on her heart transplant and all that occurred since, Rebecca DeRoller said at the Feb. 12 Soup and Hope event that hope comes from deciding to be victor rather than victim.
Senate filibuster rules "get in the way of policy change that could reduce inequality of all kinds, including income inequality," says Cornell's Peter K. Enns. "Significant changes in policy won’t come without institutional reform.”
As part of its mission to promote cross-campus interactions to enhance training in stem cell biology at Cornell, the Cornell Stem Cell Program held a daylong retreat May 17 on campus.
Five employees – Sarah Miller, Joseph Abel, Lindsay Jones Hansen, William Gilligan and Dorothy Vanderbilt – were recognized with awards of excellence May 19 at the second annual Employee Recognition Luncheon.
Stephen Hilgartner, chair of science and technology studies, has been tapped to serve on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. (Jan. 20, 2010)
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)
A memorial service for Kenneth A.R. Kennedy, the "father of human paleoanthropology" in South Asia and 41-year Cornell faculty member, will be June 14 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ithaca.