Cornell will sponsor the free and open workshop, Parents Apart: Parents Helping Children Cope with Separation and Divorce, April 2, noon-1 p.m., in 340 Duffield Hall. (April 1, 2009)
A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs.
Anne-Lise Cossart '09 and Liz Bageant '10, with a grant from the Public Service Center, are collecting used bicycles to ship to Ghana. They hope to have 500 bikes by April 4, when the bikes leave Ithaca. (April 1, 2009)
Ralph D. Christy, professor of emerging markets in the Department of Applied Economics Management, has been named the new director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. (March 30, 2009)
From Sage Hall March 26, President David Skorton hosted a webcast 'town hall meeting' with nine of the university's most active alumni in the first of what is expected to be many such conversations. (March 30, 2009)
Even before the proverbial ink was dry on the guidelines to the Hardship Fund, the university was receiving inquiries not from those wanting to apply to the fund, but from those who want to give to it. (March 27, 2009)
An April 7 seminar will provide an overview of the support programs that Cornell has developed for its faculty and staff. Advance registration is required. (March 27, 2009)
Patricia Ziegler, former lecturer of human development, died Feb. 23 at her home in Ithaca. A public memorial service will take place April 18 at 3 p.m. in 280 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. (March 26, 2009)
