Walter R. Lynn, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and of science and technology studies, died June 6 of cancer. He was 82. (June 9, 2011)
Several Cornell students are spearheading a project that has planted some 15,000 square feet of bamboo nursery in Haiti for fuel, housing, crafts and environmental restoration. (June 3, 2011)
Elmira Mangum, senior associate provost at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been appointed by Provost Kent Fuchs as Cornell's vice president for budget and planning, effective Feb. 1, 2010.
In just four days in February, participants in the annual bird count tallied more than 11 million birds across the United States and Canada and submitted a record-breaking number of checklists. (March 30, 2007)
Cornellians are invited to gather June 8 at the American Museum of Natural History for the second annual Cornell Icon of the Industry Awards Dinner June 8 to honor Chuck Feeney '56 and Solomon Kerzner. (May 27, 2010)
Paul Bursic, director of Benefit Services, explains the advantages of Cornell's Program for Healthy Living, a health care program offered to endowed faculty and staff. (Nov. 5, 2009)
Some 3,000 copies of a new handbook to help employees recognize and respond to student stress are being distributed to all staff members who have contact with students. (May 19, 2011)
Malicious individuals can use stolen NetIDs and passwords to send mail, hijack Cornell servers and log into or disrupt other services, including some that hold sensitive information. (Oct. 28, 2009)
Even before the proverbial ink was dry on the guidelines to the Hardship Fund, the university was receiving inquiries not from those wanting to apply to the fund, but from those who want to give to it. (March 27, 2009)
A new Leading Change workshop gives Cornell leaders work-planning tools to use when the number of staff members in their department has been reduced or their workload or priorities increased. (May 6, 2010)