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New health plan focuses on wellness

According to Benefit Services, the Cornell Program for Healthy Living can provide both that personal focus on wellness and cost savings. (Sept. 12, 2008)

New 'Guide to Workshops' is online

The Office of Human Resources' 'Guide to Workshops' provides a wealth of information about both on- and off-campus learning opportunities. (Sept. 12, 2008)

Professors awarded for work defending death row inmates

John Blume and Sheri Lynn Johnson were both honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award for Capital Representation given by New York City's Bar for their pro bono work defending death row prisoners. (Sept. 11, 2008)

Hotel School names new associate dean for external affairs

Jon Denison has been appointed associate dean for external affairs at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. (Sept. 11, 2008)

Symposium on nanomedicine to introduce new nanotech facility office at WCMC

The opening of the office will be marked by a nanomedicine symposium, Sept. 24 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. (Sept. 11, 2008)

CU directs meeting at U.N. on socio-economics impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa

The Sept. 9 United Nations University Cornell Africa Series Symposium addressed the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa. The event was organized by Professor David Sahn. (Sept. 11, 2008)

Class sustainability project tackles a greener Hollister Hall

A group of engineering management master's students dedicated their fall 2007 master of engineering project to a case study for increasing energy efficiency in Cornell buildings. (Sept. 11, 2008)

If there's another e-mail crash, CIT will be ready

A report on the Great E-mail Outage of 2008 offers measures to deal with future technical problems and to improve communication with the public. (Sept. 11, 2008)

Staff can now get a second e-mail address based on a name

A Cornell staff member can now adopt an optional e-mail alias in addition to the default address based on NetID. (Sept. 11, 2008)

Beware of CFCU, CIT and other phishing scams

There are ways to protect yourself from e-mails that claim to be from local sources, such as banks or the Cornell administration. (Sept. 11, 2008)

University Librarian Anne Kenney prepares for a major overhaul of Olin Library

University Librarian Anne Kenney is at work on technical and administrative fronts, but her chief priority is the renovation of Olin Library. (Sept. 10, 2008)

World's first synthetic tree is no giant redwood, but may lead to technologies for heat transfer, soil remediation

The 'tree' simulates the process of transpiration, the cohesive capillary action that allows real trees to wick moisture upward to their highest branches. (Sept. 10, 2008)