CU student helps spearhead U.S.-Japanese student alliance

Kayoko Hirata '11 has been named one of eight students in the United States to join the executive committee of the Japan-America Student Conference, which promotes Japanese-American relations. (Feb. 24, 2009)

Gary Evans to serve on national board

Professor Gary W. Evans has been appointed to the Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Academy of Sciences, which makes policy recommendations. (Feb. 24, 2009)

Second campus panel meets to dissect rationale behind violence in Gaza

Following on the heels of a similar discussion 24 hours earlier, another group of panelists met Feb. 19 to speculate on the rationale behind Israel's military actions against the Palestinian territory of Gaza. (Feb. 23, 2009)

CIT leads campus in supporting flexible work arrangements

Flex work arrangements meet many needs for both supervisors and employees. CIT tells how its arrangements are developed and for what reasons. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Wellness Program offers March cooking classes

Registration is required for both classes, which will take place during lunch hours. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Employees enjoy Valentine's Day with family, friends

More than 1,700 Cornell employees and their families celebrated Valentine's Day at the Employee Celebration community dinner in the Ramin Room, Bartels Hall. (Feb. 19, 2009)

At AAAS, Cornell physicists stress need to maintain U.S. prominence in accelerator science

Cornell physicists Maury Tigner and Ernest Fontes spoke on the future of accelerator-based science at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Feb. 17, 2009)

Good farm management can preserve nature without yield losses, says professor at AAAS

With proper management practices, farmers could grow crops while maintaining ecosystem services, said Cornell professor Alison Power during her AAAS presentation in Chicago. (Feb. 17, 2009)

e-SHOP tops list of priorities for cost-savings committee

The Campus Savings and Efficiencies Committee says that improving efficiency in e-SHOP as well as in printing and energy use will be among the university's first cost-saving efforts. (Feb. 16, 2009)