Don Ohadike, the prominent Cornell scholar of West African history and former director of Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center, died Sunday, Aug. 28.
Experts have confirmed that two new species of crane flies (Tipula paludosa and a close relative T. oleracea) have invaded New York state for the first time and are likely to emerge as two of the most serious insect pests, threatening lawns, golf courses, pastures and hay fields.
Heat and dryness from this past summer created a bumper crop of insect pests. Information on controlling the insects is available from Cornell Cooperative Extension offices.
A new family leave for staff policy becomes effective today, Sept. 1. This new policy is intended to grant benefits-eligible staff members time off to care for their newborn, newly adopted or foster-care children and for seriously ill family members.
A new monthly column in the Cornell Chronicle will feature interesting real-world examples of how Cornell serves the state. These stories will be about real people in New York state and how Cornell has touched their lives.
Cornell sociologists Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg have co-edited a new book, 'The Economic Sociology of Capitalism' (Princeton University Press 2005). The book explores capitalism from a social science perspective.
Each year, the American Association of Retired Persons honors 50 employers in the United States for their practices and policies for mature workers with its 'AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50' list. Cornell is ranked No. 5.
The safety, rights and privacy of Cornell University-area students living off campus will be the major topic of discussion Sept. 8 at the Collegetown Neighborhood Council (CNC) meeting.
A new policy paper, 'Dismantling the Poverty Trap: Disability Policy for the 21st Century,' by Cornell experts spells out how current policies force those with disabilities into poverty, whether they work or not, and offers reform recommendations.
Cornell Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings and Dean of the Faculty Charles Walcott addressed the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Environmental Sustainability and Transportation and Parking Needs.
Robin Hadlock Seeley, a Cornell marine biologist, spearheaded an invasive species survey of Cobscook Bay, Maine, that has discovered a sea squirt there that could potentially threaten the important fishing area.
