Special enrollment period focuses on long-term care

A special benefits enrollment period, April 21-May 2, allows Cornell employees to enroll in long-term care insurance without needing to answer medical questions. Long-term care insurance covers specific long-term care costs either at home or in a facility.

Nominees sought for Opperman Award for Staff Advocacy

The Employee Assembly is calling for nominees for the Opperman Award for Staff Advocacy. The nomination deadline is May 2.

'Greek Freak' dance competition is April 18

Competitive stepping, strolling, saluting dancers take the State Theatre of Ithaca stage April 18 for Greek Freak 2014.

Krauthammer: Obamacare is a 'clumsy beast'

Conservative political commentator and psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer put forth opinions on Obamacare and bioethics on campus April 16.

Presidential Search Committee to host campus forums

The Presidential Search Committee will hold three open forums April 28: for staff members, noon-1 p.m., Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall; for faculty, 4:45-6 p.m., PepsiCo Auditorium, Stocking Hall; and for students, 4:45-6 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.

Campus diversity study assesses student experiences

The voices of nearly 400 Cornell students discussing their experiences with diversity on campus form the basis of a new study completed this month. Toward New Destinations has been updated to reflect new and expanding initiatives aimed to improve campus climate.

Conference aims to hook girls on science, math

The Expanding Your Horizons Conference April 12 brought middle school girls to campus to be exposed to science and math careers.

Atkinson Center launches postdoc fellowships

To help solve the world’s significant environmental problems, Cornell’s David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future announces new Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Elephant expert shares calls, images from the wild

Peter H. Wrege, director of the Elephant Listening Project, shared sounds of the animals at play and under siege in central Africa. He spoke in New York City April 10.