The leader of the Los Angeles County Home-Care Workers Union, the second largest local in the nation, and a labor reporter for the Chicago Tribune who was a Pulitzer prize nominee are part of Union Days 2002 at Cornell University. This year's theme, "Unions, Democracy and Civil Society," looks at the role of the labor movement in achieving political and economic justice. Union Days, which aims to make students aware of the issues at the forefront of labor organizing, takes place at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), Ives Hall, April 10-12. Events are free and open to the public. (April 3, 2002)
John Bogle, founder of the pioneering Vanguard Group, now one of the two largest mutual fund organizations in the world, will speak on his holistic "servant leadership" style at Cornell University Wednesday, April 10. His talk, at 4:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall auditorium, is free and open to the public. Bogle, who was named one of the top four investment giants of the 20th century by Fortune magazine in 1999, will discuss the holistic approach to organizational effectiveness that he favors. It involves the concepts of serving others, sharing decision-making and promoting a sense of community within an organization. Initially developed by an AT&T senior executive in the 1970s, it has been championed recently by management gurus Ken Blanchard and Warren Bennis. Bogle's talk is part of the Park Leadership Speakers series sponsored by Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management. (April 3, 2002)
Should hospitals be allowed to sell your blood to researchers? Should researchers be permitted to patent your genes without your consent? Those are among the compelling questions Lori B. Andrews will address Wednesday, April 10, when she delivers the second annual Bernard S. Yudowitz Lecture at Cornell University Law School. The talk will be at 4 p.m. in the Stein Mancuso Amphitheater in Myron Taylor Hall on Cornell's campus. Admission is free and open to the general public. (April 2, 2002)
The composition of the Presidential Search Committee to nominate a successor to Cornell President Hunter Rawlings was announced on March 30, by Harold Tanner, chair of the Board of Trustees; Peter C. Meinig, chair-elect; and Edwin H. Morgens, vice chair.
Some researchers think all problems can be resolved, given a sufficiently large and fast computer. Other researchers believe that computers are inherently inexact, and the results produced by machines cannot be trusted. Somewhere in the middle is a narrow band of academics who fit snugly between these two schools of thought. To explain, Warwick Tucker, the H.C. Wang Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Cornell, will talk on "Using a Computer to do Rigorous Mathematics," at the third annual Mathematics Awareness Month public lecture on Saturday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. in 251 Malott Hall on campus. The public is invited to attend the talk without charge, and no calculus or advanced mathematics are required for understanding the subject. (March 29, 2002)
Brian Crane, an assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, has been named a recipient of two major research awards: the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award and a Searle Scholars Program grant.
Much of the research and discovery in biological science is now taking place at the interface of the life sciences with other disciplines, from materials science to computer engineering.
Experts from around the nation will gather at a Cornell University conference May 22 to explore how historical perspectives, current trends and public policies shape and affect United States farm labor and rural communities.
Scheduled this year for Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 36th annual Open House at the College of Veterinary Medicine is a showcase for animals of all kinds and the medical professionals who care for them.
The tiny Belding's ground squirrels appear to be "kissing". Instead, they are sniffing to analyze secretions from facial scent glands, hoping to learn from the complex odor bouquet who is family and who's not.
