Skorton gives update on sexual assault, bias prevention

President David Skorton charges two committees to follow up on recommendations to improve the university's environment for preventing, reporting and responding to sexual violence and bias.

Arts and Sciences dean search narrowed to four

Four finalists have been named in the search for a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The candidates, who all have ties to the college, will be on campus the weeks of March 4 and 11.

Beck honored for Brooklyn service projects

The award honors Sam Beck, director of the Urban Semester Program, for his work with community partners to improve the lives of low- and middle-income families in Brooklyn.

Big Red fans recycle, compost 96 percent of game trash

To ease our blue planet's environmental pressures, the Cornell Big Red turned green at the university's first Zero Landfill basketball game on Feb. 23. The fans helped divert 96 percent of the trash.

Things to Do, March 1-8

Events on campus this week include animator Lewis Klahr, African musician Tony Bird, 'The Vagina Monologues' at Bailey Hall and Pancho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band in the Cornell Concert Series.

Assemblies Update, Week of Feb. 25

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.

Sachs explores cemetery roots of American parks

In his new book 'Arcadian America,' historian Aaron Sachs examines a lost American environmental tradition, in the cemeteries that served as the nation's first urban parks.

Library receives Abraham Lincoln letter

A letter in the hand of Abraham Lincoln, dated Aug. 20, 1863, has been donated to the Cornell University Library.

Faculty examine future of research libraries

Faculty considered the future of research libraries in a Feb. 14 forum. Cornell's librarian noted that 60 percent of the library's collections budget goes to licensing electronic content.