Pumpkin plummets; provost to the rescue

The Great Cornell Pumpkin no longer is on top. It came down as it had arrived -- unexpectedly.

Pumpkin's reign will end this Friday

Friday at 10 a.m., Provost Don Randel will be hoisted by crane to the top of McGraw Tower to cut loose the bright orange object at its peak.

Cornell Hotel School offers lecture series on housing and feeding the homeless

The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell will offer a series of five lectures this spring as part of the course Housing and Feeding the Homeless. All lectures, which are free and open to the public, begin at 2:55 p.m. in 265 Statler Hall.

Memorial service for George Suci, Cornell professor emeritus of human development, is planned for March 8

George Suci, Cornell professor emeritus of human development, died in Ithaca Feb. 11 after a brief illness. He was 72.

Deputy U.S. trade representative to discuss controversial international investment agreement during Cornell Law School symposium March 6 and 7

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang and other experts on international trade will offer insight into a controversial new international investment agreement Friday, March 6, at the Cornell Law School.

Jason Millman, Cornell professor who was an expert on standardized testing and measuring education performance, is dead at 64

Jason Millman, a Cornell professor of education and an expert on standardized testing methods, died Feb. 22 in Lake Oswego, Ore., where he was visiting family. He died from complications arising from Shy-Drager Syndrome. He was 64.

The program features "All That Jazz: Themes from Broadway"

The Cornell Figure Skating Club will hold its annual exhibition Sunday, March 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cornell's Lynah Rink. Adults and children in the club's learn-to-skate, advanced skaters and ice dancing programs will be strutting their stuff to Broadway tunes in solo and group numbers.

Cornell participates in project that supports women studying science

Cornell will be one of 15 universities participating in a new project to support women studying science and engineering. Called "MentorNet," the project will use the Internet and electronic mail to connect female engineering, science and math students.

Bad office air, not bad vibes, may cause many symptoms of sick building syndrome, a new Cornell study finds

Workers in poorly ventilated offices are twice as likely to report the symptoms of sick building syndrome as are employees in a well-ventilated environment, a new Cornell study finds.