Assemblies Update, Week of Jan. 20

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Things to Do, Jan. 24-31

Events on campus this week include a new survey of environmental art at the Johnson Museum; a silent screen adventure in Sage Chapel and other films; and Soup & hope speaker Gretchen Ryan '97.

Cornell Cares Day unites alumni, students in service

More than 600 Cornell alumni and students came together in early January at 32 sites across the United States to connect and make a difference as part of the Public Service Center’s Cornell Cares Day.

Greg Galvin named Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

Greg Galvin, M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’84, MBA ’93, will be named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 at Entrepreneurship@Cornell’s annual conference on campus April 10-11.

Cornell's new Gates Hall is not what it seems

Cornell's Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, home of Computing and Information Science, opened for business this week. The building features "curved lines intersecting with linear angles, lots of glass and light" to inspire creativity and collaboration.

Dining scraps could power sewage plant

Methane from biodigested food scraps could power Ithaca's wastewater treatment facility, Cornell sustainability students predict.

Yrjo Grohn wins lifetime achievement award

Dr. Yrjo Grohn, professor of epidemiology at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.

Workshop addresses subtle acts of exclusion

An Inclusive Excellence Academy workshop for all employees Jan. 15, in support of the Toward New Destinations initiative, discusses subtle ways in which people are made to feel ignored, devalued and excluded.

Student input drives business communication course

Dyson School senior lecturer Kathy Berggren ’90, MAT ’93, closely involved her students in the development of a new business communication course.