N.Y. Giant Kevin Boothe advises JC Tretter on draft

New York Giants left guard Kevin Boothe '05 gives advice to Big Red offensive lineman JC Tretter '13, who awaits the outcome of the NFL draft this weekend.

Two juniors each win $30K Truman scholarships

For their academic excellence and the likelihood of 'making a difference,' Simon Boehme '14 and Samuel Ritholtz '14 have won the award, given to juniors planning a career in public service.

Labor union leader targets Walmart worker abuse

In his keynote address at the ILR School's Union Days, United Food and Commercial Workers Union leader Pat O'Neill outlined his union's efforts to improve working conditions for Walmart workers.

Students tackle social issues at Clinton conference

Cornell students at the Clinton Global Initiative University learned how to translate their social justice ideas into meaningful, sustainable action.

Things to Do, April 12-19

Events on campus this week include sustainability expert/graduate student Annie Leonard with 'The Story of Stuff;' the annual Pao Bhangra show; films about bees and AIDS; the 22nd Cornell Jazz Festival and a climate readiness conference.

Expert panel: Education needs major reform

A panel of eight Cornell-affiliated education advocates stressed the importance of reform during a lively discussion on the future of education at the Cornell Club in Manhattan April 3.

Social sciences project charts immigration shifts

The Institute for the Social Sciences' theme project Immigration: Settlement, Integration and Membership was the topic of an April 3 capstone lecture.

Alumna applauded for efforts against human trafficking

Jean Baderschneider, Ph.D. '78, then an ExxonMobil executive, found a new career while waiting to board a flight from Angola to London.

Faculty stir up solutions at climate change forum

About 100 faculty members and graduate students from fields ranging from the physical and natural sciences to economics and the humanities gathered March 28 at the Interdisciplinary Climate Change Forum.