After recieving nominations, two Cornellians, Thelma Schoonmaker ’61 and Danfung Dennis ’05, fell short of winning Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards Sunday night.

Matt Samet '14 on Sunday's bittersweet but memorable Grammy Awards.

Former Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman ’77 was recently awarded the People’s Republic of China Friendship Award for his work as the founding dean of Peking University School of Transnational Law.

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation honor Karen C. Lin '13 and Andrew Schoen '12 for their interests in environmental issues.

Two Cornell undergraduates won the 2011 Goldwater Scholarships last month for their achievements in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.

Representing stellar teacher-scholar achievement and potential, five junior faculty members were awarded with the Faculty Early Career Development Program by the National Science Foundation. Itai Cohen, William Dichtel, Tobias Hanrath, Eun-Ah Kim and Cynthia Reinhart-King received the honor for their exemplary research, teaching skills, and leadership abilities.  These faculty members are committed not only to their academic work, but to mentoring students and fostering scholarship.

President Barack Obama named Prof. Rachel Bean, astronomy, a winner of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor the White House bestows on young professional scientists. 

In recognition of ongoing University efforts to promote sustainability, Cornell was one of 12 colleges and universities to receive Second Nature’s Award for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership.

President Barack Obama announced that the Cornell alumnus who invented super glue was among four scientists awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

The Cornell Institute of Food Science won the 2010 Grocery Manufacturers Association Food Safety Award on Apr. 28.  The award honors individuals or organizations that demonstrate a longstanding commitment to improving food safety.