http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/NewHouseDeans.html Professors Andre Dhondt and Scott MacDonald will take up new posts as house professor-deans on West campus, starting in fall 2010. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/ChirikBlavatnik.html The award recognizes young scientists with 'highly innovative, impactful, interdisciplinary accomplishments in the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering.' Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:09:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Basu.kr.html The government of India has named Cornell economist Kaushik Basu as its new chief economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance. He will be on leave from Cornell for two years, beginning in December. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ButcherAward.html The Biomedical Engineering Society honored Jonathan Butcher, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, with the Rita Schaffer Memorial Young Investigator Award earlier this month. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:54 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/PinstrupAndersen.html Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize laureate, has been named 'the most important Dane in the world' in combating poverty by Denmark's leading development magazine. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CraigheadNBIC.html The University of Pennsylvania's Nano/BioInterface Center has presented its annual Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology to Harold Craighead. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:22:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/NotableLatham.html Professor emeritus Michael Latham was honored at the 19th International Congress of Nutrition, held in Bangkok, Thailand, for his contributions to the field of nutrition. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:06 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/StefanonBookAward.html Assistant professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon has been named a finalist for a 2009 National Book Award in poetry for her recent collection 'Open Interval.' Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:12:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SquyresSagan.html Squyres, principal scientific investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover mission, has received the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:55:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/CAREER2.html Five more Cornell faculty members have received Faculty Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation, some with federal stimulus funding. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:22:22 EST