For her work on solar-powered irrigation with Nepalese women, Cornell freshman Isabella Culotta received the 2018 Elaine Szymoniak Award at the 2018 World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Cornell Orchards Store, at 709 Dryden Road, Ithaca, is holding its inaugural Apple Bake-off Nov. 3, open to the public, to benefit the United Way of Tompkins County.
Success did not come easy to Sonia Sotomayor. She knows how much pain there is in life. But hard work, a determination to fight for her beliefs and an “innate optimism” helped propel her from a childhood in a Bronx housing project to her role as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Events this week include music for experimental instruments, whales and chimes; architect and A.D. White professor Brinda Somaya; artist and fashion designer Ruby Chishti; and author Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Employees are asked to share their sense of belonging and connectedness at Cornell through a series of informal “Staff Conversations” being held this fall.
A new guide to gender transitioning and affirmation in the workplace is available online for Cornell’s transgender employees. The guide also is useful for human resource professionals, managers, hiring managers, allies and others.
The next Cornell Recreation Connection trips to New York City are Nov. 10, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8; discounted tickets are $54 per person for Cornell employees and up to four guests.
CU Women Lead will start the fall meetings with a talk from Pat Wynn, on “Demystifying the Art of Networking,” Oct. 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m., in the Garden Room in Willard Straight Hall.
