Associate Professor of Economics and Business Todd Knoop was cited in a Business Week article entitled “How Bad Will It Get on Wall Street?” on the current recession. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Two poems by Robert Dana, poet-in-residence and English professor emeritus as well as Iowa’s Poet Laureate, will be part of dedication ceremonies taking place in Des Moines and Coralville on May 30 and 31. Read More…

In an article published this week in Science, Cornell College biology professor Marty Condon and coauthors turn current thought on plant-feeding insect diversity on its head. The study used an examination of fruit fly diversity in Latin America to conclude that typical niche diversity tracking can lead to undercounting of species. DNA analysis resulted in the discovery of multiple new species of fruit flies with overlapping niches. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON - John Gruber-Miller has been appointed to the American Philological Association/American Classical League Joint Task Force on Latin Teacher Preparation, which meets in Philadelphia over the weekend of May 30-31. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell Professor of History Robert Givens was named a Fulbright Scholar for 2008-2009. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – The current turmoil in housing and financial markets is among the topics covered in a new book by Cornell College Associate Professor of Economics and Business Todd Knoop. “Modern Financial Macroeconomics: Panics, Crashes, and Crises,” will be released on April 28. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Professor emeritus of German Francis Alan DuVal, 91, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, died March 24 from complications due to pneumonia. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — Cornell biology lecturer and lab instructor Laura Krouse will receive the 2007 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture at the annual meeting of Practical Farmers of Iowa Jan. 11-12 in Des Moines. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — New research by Cornell College Professor of Geology Ben Greenstein suggests that global warming may be responsible for migrating coral species along Australia’s western coast, potentially providing a safe haven for temperature-sensitive species as the oceans warm. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will receive a $3 million award from The Hall-Perrine Foundation of Cedar Rapids after raising the matching funds 12-months ahead of schedule. The funds will help Cornell College expand and remodel The Commons, its student center. Read More…