Exhibit at Willard Straight Hall, Feb. 23-March 6, shows faces of AIDS

After stops at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., galleries in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., and Florence, Italy, and two weeks at Ithaca College's Handwerker Gallery, the artist Jason Dilley's startling exhibit on the faces and voices of AIDS, Project Face to Face, will open at the art gallery in Willard Straight Hall.

'Environment Appreciation Days' need volunteer help

Cornell students and other members of the Cornell community are needed to take part in 4-H's annual Environmental Appreciation Days, scheduled this year for May 1, 4 and 7.

Law professor's book honored as one of best scholarly works of 1997

A book by Gregory S. Alexander, Cornell professor of law, has been named one of the best scholarly works of 1997 by the Association of American Publishers. Alexander's Commodity and Propriety: Competing Visions of Property in American Legal.

Jane Mt. Pleasant is honored by national American Indian society

Jane Mt. Pleasant, director of the American Indian Program at Cornell, was presented with the highest honor of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society at the organization's national conference in Houston in November.

Proposals requested for 1998 community-project grants

The committee for the 1998 Robert S. Smith Award for community progress and innovation is calling for proposals from local community organizations and agencies. Proposals are due by April 15.

Community interest in making schools work is a major factor in education outcomes, experts agree

How much children learn in school depends in good measure on the attitudes and values of the surrounding community -- and on how much those values are shared by the children themselves -- education experts agreed at a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia.

Study shows almost four out of 10 female high school dropouts with children are raising them on their own

Women have made "substantial progress" in gender equality over the past 25 years, increasing their presence in the labor market and narrowing the wage gap with men.

Lecture by former death row inmate rescheduled for Feb. 19 at Cornell Law School

Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz has rescheduled his appearance at the Cornell Law School for Thursday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in Room G90 of Myron Taylor Hall.

Cornell Police ask for help in investigation

Cornell Police investigators are asking members of the campus community, especially those who park in lots on the east end of campus, for help in tracking down a person who has been placing malicious messages on cars.