The Cornell Lab of Ornithology needs volunteers to help with interactive exhibits, games, workshops, trail walks and other activities planned for its annual Migration Celebration, to be held Sept. 16.
Tech/Talk: Cornell Information Technology’s (CIT) Custom Development team is hosting DrupalCamp, Oct. 20, and members of the larger Drupal community are invited to submit session proposals.
Upcoming workshops from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County discuss cover crops, provide a kitchen garden tour and give guidance to parents who want to help their children adjust to the parents’ separation or divorce.
Applications for Cornell’s 2017 Child Care Grant Program will be accepted Sept. 4 through Sept. 29. Grants of up to $5,000 per year will be awarded, tax free, to eligible faculty and staff to assist with child care expenses.
Registration is now open for Cornell DrupalCamp 2017, to be held Oct. 20. An optional half-day;Code Sprint or a full-day. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Drupal 8 will be held Oct. 19.
For the inauguration of Cornell President Martha E. Pollack on Aug. 25, the university dips into tradition to offer Martha’s Bits & Bytes, a special ice cream for the celebration.
Every year, more than 200 infants are added to Cornell’s employee health insurance plans, and the number of breastfeeding mothers in the workplace – on-campus and nationally – continues to climb, said Michelle Artibee, associate director for work/life in Human Resources.
In a longitudinal study of first-year college students, scientists link modest weight gain with a diminished ability to taste sweet and salty foods – particularly in males. The new Cornell research was published in the Journal of Nutrition, Aug. 23.