Staff and faculty members currently enrolled in the Group Universal Life plan can elect additional life insurance protection equal to one times your annual salary without showing proof of good health. (Oct. 21, 2009)
The University of Pennsylvania's Nano/BioInterface Center has presented its annual Award for Research Excellence in Nanotechnology to Harold Craighead. (Oct. 21, 2009)
Cornell's emergency notification system made about 5,800 voice calls in 15 minutes and delivered more than 14,000 text messages Oct. 14, as part of a test of the system. (Oct. 19, 2009)
Assistant professor of English Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon has been named a finalist for a 2009 National Book Award in poetry for her recent collection 'Open Interval.' (Oct. 19, 2009)
While conducting research in early 1998, Lee Kass was inspired to write this poem about the Cornell pumpkin, which mysteriously appeared atop McGraw Tower Oct. 8, 1997. (Oct. 16, 2009)
Plans for faculty and staff will comply with recent federal legislation that mandates health plans to cover mental health and abuse treatment in the same manner as other medically necessary treatment. (Oct. 15, 2009)
Cornell commuters now have another way to save on their daily transportation costs - VanPool. A drop-in information session on this new service will be held Oct. 21. (Oct. 14, 2009)
The Division of Human Resources held its first 'Connecting with Cornell' informal networking event to help connect laid-off Cornell employees with the HR staff who recruit for Cornell positions. (Oct. 14, 2009)
President David Skorton thanked employees for 'staying the course' and continuing to accomplish goals despite a smaller workforce in his annual talk sponsored by the Employee Assembly. (Oct. 13, 2009)
