Johnston Turner extends invitation to try Google Glass

Music professor Cynthia Johnston Turner and Tyler Ehrlich '14 are inviting Cornellians to become official Google Glass Explorers, and are taking entries via Twitter through Dec. 15.

Ithaca No. 1 in Peace Corps volunteers

Ithaca tops the 2013 list of metropolitan areas with the highest per capita number of Peace Corps volunteers, moving up from No. 3 in 2012.

Cops, Kids and Toys Program helps with the holidays

Donations and volunteers can help others during the holidays by participating in Cops, Kids and Toys; the Cornell Elves Program; and Share the Warmth.

Media financer invests in new faculty

Peggy Koenig ’78 has made gift to faculty and to a new technology hub for the Department of Communication.

Speech and reading key to learning Arabic

Munther Younes, director of Cornell’s Arabic Language Program, emphasizes instruction that includes speaking as well as reading Arabic.

Transitions at NYSAES pave the way for the future

Four Geneva-based faculty in the Department of Food Science will move to the Ithaca campus over the next two to three years.

Community urged to conserve energy during winter break

Vice President KyuJung Whang urges energy conservation on campus over the winter break by setting back thermostats and unplugging electrical devices.

2014 Option Transfer period ends Dec. 24

Contract employees have until Dec. 24 to enroll in or change health plans and to enroll in a flexible spending account.

Student club wows venture capitalists

Members of Cornell's Cornell Venture Capital Club, although undergraduates, are earning the respect of real-world venture capitalists.