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Faculty Senate votes for no classes on Labor Day

Students and professors may no longer have to labor on Labor Day, if the Faculty Senate has its way. The senate voted April 8 to cancel classes on the holiday, celebrated the first Monday in September.

Love, tragedy and a cappella: An Awkward Circus

Spectacle and showmanship filled Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room April 13, as 'Awkward Circus' presented a variety of acts reflecting student life, from jugglers to a burlesque routine. (April 16, 2009)

CU study on nurse home visits has led to national program

A series of Cornell studies in the 1970s and '80s showed that a nurse home-visiting program for low-income women pregnant with their first child can help alleviate some problems caused by poverty. (April 16, 2009)

Things to Do, April 17-23

Events include a weekend of jazz, reflections on feminism and a talk on prospects for Middle East peace. (April 16, 2009)

Finding how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts could lead to cleaner fuels

Cornell researchers have shown that catalytic reactions on carbon nanotubes occur at unique sites, which could lead to a new way to make cleaner fuels. (April 16, 2009)

Annual Employee Assembly elections are under way

All nonfaculty employees of the university can vote in the Employee Assembly election through 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 24. Results will be announced April 30. (April 16, 2009)

Hardship Fund application period runs through May 29; gifts still accepted

As gifts from staff and faculty continue to be made online or sent to the Hardship Fund at 130 Day Hall, applications to the fund are also being submitted. (April 16, 2009)

Panelists stress connectivity and networking to cope with turbulent times

An April 7 panel discussion focused on different ways managers can help employees handle current financial and emotional challenges. (April 16, 2009)

Upcoming webinars to focus on flexible work arrangements

Two upcoming webinar workshops offered by the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality will help supervisors and staff members develop and implement flexible work arrangements. (April 16, 2009)

Campus construction now tracked on new Web site

Which campus construction projects are moving forward during the construction pause? A Web site that went live April 15 has the answers. (April 15, 2009)

Bernstein's rarely performed 'Mass' comes to campus

The Cornell production of Leonard Bernstein's rarely seen 'Mass' will have more than 125 performers on stage at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, April 21-26. (April 15, 2009)

Weill Cornell's Lamon earns Hartwell fellowship

Weill Cornell's Brian Lamon is the recipient of a $100,000 Biomedical Research Fellowship from the Hartwell Foundation. (April 15, 2009)