Leading South African trade unionist Tony Ehrenreich is the keynote speaker at Union Days 2005. "Unions in the Global Economy" is the overall theme of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations events, which take place April 6-8 in Ives Hall.
Five airline industry leaders will talk about the issues confronting their industry; at the 80th annual, student-led Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, April 7-9. The event attracts top hospitality industry executives.
Leading South African trade unionist Tony Ehrenreich is the keynote speaker at Cornell's Union Days 2005. 'Unions in the Global Economy' is the overall theme of the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) events, April 6-8.
Five airline industry leaders will talk about the issues confronting their industry; at the 80th annual, student-led Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, April 7-9.
The Cornell Concert Commission will present alternative-rock bands Jimmy Eat World and Taking Back Sunday, with The Format, April 17 at the university's Barton Hall on campus. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are on sale now, for both Cornell students and the general public. Tickets for Cornell students with ID are $17 and can be purchased at the Willard Straight Hall ticket desk on campus and at . All others can purchase tickets for $23 at the locations above, Ticketmaster and at the Ithaca Guitar Works in downtown Ithaca. All tickets are general admission, and the doors open at 7 p.m.
Cornell University has launched a new Web site, , to help provide education about the ongoing problem of hazing among student groups. The creation of the anti-hazing Web site, sponsored by Cornell's Office of the Dean of Students, is part of the university's ongoing commitment to address a serious problem facing Cornell and universities across the country. This site is a resource for students, staff, faculty, alumni, parents and others. It highlights university-defined hazing activities, discusses hazing myths and allows students to report hazing incidents anonymously.
Bill Nye, TV's popular advocate for science education, returns to Cornell on April 3-12 in his role as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor. He will deliver a public lecture April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium.
A rare 1943 document -- a psychological analysis of the personality of Adolph Hitler that predicted, among other things, his eventual suicide -- is now available on the Cornell Law Library's Web site. The copyright to the original document -- number three of only 30 copies made -- was granted to the Law Library by Nina Murray, the widow of the document's main author, Dr. Henry A. Murray. (March 29, 2005)
Singer-songwriter Kate Klim, a rising folk-rock artist from the Boston area, will be the featured performer for the Lauren Pickard '90 Emerging Artist Series Monday, April 4, in Cornell University's Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. The performance, which is free and open to all, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Virginia V. Valian, professor of psychology and linguistics at Hunter College and author of Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women, will give a lecture on women in academic careers Friday, April 1, at noon in the James Law Auditorium, College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Valian, who also is the co-director of the Hunter College Gender Equity Project, will draw on psychology, sociology, economics and neuropsychology to examine the invisible barriers and explain the disparity in salary, rank and rates of promotion for men and women in the professions, science and academia.
Peter Krebs no longer has to wait in line for his favorite Cornell Bear Deal combo meal. Frustrated by long lines at campus cafeterias, he has found a better way: Ordering online. The idea came to him on a cold February evening in 2000. At the time Krebs was a junior living on North Campus and fed up with waiting for an hour for dinner, only to find the counter window closing for the day. Instead of calling up for pizza, Krebs took his gripes to then-Cornell Dining Director Nadeem Siddiqui, who encouraged Krebs to find a solution. Two years later Krebs, C.E. '01, M.Eng. '02, and his four partners developed and successfully demonstrated their prototype, which they trademarked as Webfood. (March 24, 2005)
"Consumer-directed" models of health insurance that give consumers more financial accountability and responsibility for decisions about their health care will be the focus of a conference at Cornell University, April 8-9. (March 24, 2005)
