“Honestly, it felt like stepping into a study space from a college brochure,” said Erin Fleck ’22. “My only complaint with it is that I don’t think I’ll be able to find a seat, since I expect it to be much more crowded than before.”
obituary
Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, Nobel Laureate and Prominent Black Author, Dies at 88
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One of Cornell’s most prominent alumnae, Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, died on Monday night, a friend confirmed to the Associated Press. Morrison was a prize-winning author who penned eleven books, including Beloved and The Bluest Eye.
research
Cornell X-Ray Facility Awarded a Five-Year $54 Million Grant from National Science Foundation
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With goals to keep the U.S. competitive in science, the National Science Foundation announced on July 18 a $54 million grant that will be used over the next five years to develop a research and education sub-facility at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, a sophisticated x-ray machine.
Hazing
Cornell Withdraws Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity’s Recognition After Hazing Investigation
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The University has withdrawn its recognition of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity following an investigation that revealed the fraternity engaged in various hazing activities during the spring 2018 semester. Activities were both physical and non-physical, including a presentation on health and nutrition that featured “demeaning images of women,” according to the report.
apartments
A 24-Year-Old is Stabbed Near Cornell’s Campus. Afterward, Students Joke Online That They Were Given Too Much Notice.
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In the hours after the fatal incident, the Cornell community reacted strongly on social media — not to the stabbing, but to a series of alerts sent out by the CornellALERT system.
tour guides
7 Things Only Cornell Tour Guides Can Tell You
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Tour groups — we’ve all seen them: clusters of high school students and parents roaming across campus, listening intently to a person at the front who’s walking backwards and smoothly rattling off stories and facts about every aspect of life at Cornell. But there is a lot more to being a tour guide than meets the eye. Here are a few things you might not have known.
Cayuga Lake
Contaminants Found in Ithaca Drinking Water Point to Larger Environmental Problem
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While this is not an immediate health concern, contamination does point to a larger issue regarding how waste disposal impacts the environment, according to researchers Dr. Jose Luzano M.S.’88 Ph.D. ’91 and Prof. Susan Allen-Gil of Ithaca College.
One Cornell
Visioning Grants Will Fund Research in Humanities, Science, Music in New York City
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Four proposals were selected from a pool of 30 applications. A committee surveyed Cornell students and faculty from both campuses in order to make their final decisions on the recipients of $250,000 in grant money.
Crime
Police Searching for Suspect in Fatal Stabbing at Gun Hill Apartments
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The suspect fled from the scene, and is considered “armed and dangerous.”
fundraiser
Lacrosse Players Raise Over $180,000 for Teammate Suffering From Spinal Injury
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On the night of July 5, while spending the holiday weekend with friends at Jersey Shore, Ryan Maloney ’20 suffered a spinal cord injury. Since then, he has been unable to move his legs, but has maintained sensation below his waist, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up by his Cornell lacrosse teammates.
Featured in Category
Cornell’s Biomedical Engineering Department Drops GRE Requirement for Graduate Programs to Promote Diversity
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Starting this fall, Cornell’s Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering will no longer require GRE scores for admission to its graduate field of study, the department announced on Monday.