Thirteen Cornell faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 531 researchers chosen to receive the prestigious award this year. (Dec. 17, 2009)
Dan Shillito, who will be 38 years old this year, gave up the salary and health insurance of a zoo director in South Carolina to become a full-time veterinary student. (May 22, 2009)
Cornell is abuzz all summer with some 4,000 students taking classes or doing research, 400 adults in Cornell Adult University and scores of visitors taking part in one of 60 conferences on campus. (June 25, 2010)
Each spring the Cornell Tradition, an alumni-endowed recognition program, honors 10 of its students for their community service and leadership. The students donate their awards to help others.
Acclaimed educator, designer and author Dagmar Richter has been appointed to chair the Department of Architecture, effective July 1. She comes to Cornell from UCLA. (May 13, 2009)
This summer, two Cornell undergraduates will hand out free laptops to 100 elementary schoolchildren in the rural city of Tidjikja, Mauritania, in northwest Africa, thanks to a $30,000 grant. (May 12, 2009)
Campus leaders learned about accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities during a series of building tours led by the Cornell Union for Disabilities Awareness Nov. 25.
Cornell University submitted site plan applications May 31 with Ithaca's planning department to install nets on seven bridges on and adjacent to campus. (May 31, 2011)
For the third consecutive year, Cornell has been named to Working Mother magazine's list of '100 Best Employers for Working Mothers' in the United States. (Sept. 24, 2008)
Four short stories from a recent issue of Epoch, the Cornell literary magazine, have been selected for inclusion in major anthologies. The magazine has a history of promoting new literary talent. (Sept. 24, 2008)