Why climate change threatens our inner life and survival

Citizen Science director Janis Dickinson discusses why many people are in denial when it comes to climate change.

Hilgartner tapped as study section member with Center for Scientific Review

Stephen Hilgartner, chair of science and technology studies, has been tapped to serve on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Whether to convert to a Roth IRA is not a simple decision

Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year.

Former professor Joseph Kahl, expert on social stratification, dies

Joseph A. Kahl, an expert on social stratification and a professor of sociology at Cornell from 1969 until his retirement in 1983, died Jan. 1 in Bethesda, Md., at age 86.

Classics' Rebillard wins $45,000 Mellon grant

Cornell classics professor Eric Rebillard has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support his research on funerary behaviors among the common people of the Roman Empire. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Winter Employee Celebration draws 1,500 people

With the double attraction of men's and women's basketball against Columbia University Jan. 16, faculty, staff, retirees and their families enjoyed food, skating and bowling at the community dinner.

Campus mourns student death

Oliver S. Schaufelberger, 20, an environmental science major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Jan. 13 at his home in Lebanon, N.J. Calling hours will be held Jan. 17 in Lebanon. (Jan. 15, 2010)

Glee Club sells out famous venues on Northeast tour

The Glee Club is singing to sold-out crowds and performing at venues ranging from public schools to major concert halls on its tour of the Northeast, which ends Jan. 20. (Jan. 12, 2010)

Fred Schneider named to Defense Science Board

The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Cornell computer security expert Fred Schneider to its Defense Science Board.