The 2008 presidential election may well prove to be the tipping point for women in presidential politics - that was the consensus of participants in an alumni program held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30. (Nov. 13, 2008)
President David Skorton travels to Tehran Nov. 14 with a group of U.S. university presidents working to strengthen educational ties between the U.S. and Iran. (Nov. 12, 2008)
Five Building Care custodians received the Bartels Award for Custodial Service Excellence for their strong customer service orientation, reliability, team-building skills and positive attitude. (Nov. 12, 2008)
Proposal topics include WTO disciplines and biofuels; the process of social displacement and militarization; and the world food crisis as a lens on global development. (Nov. 10, 2008)
Soil scientists Jerome H. Cherney, William J. Cox and Peter R. Hobbs have received awards from the American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America. (Nov. 10, 2008)
The yearly open enrollment period for benefits runs Nov. 10-26. The only significant change this year is in the vendor Cornell is using for behavioral health care coverage. (Nov. 7, 2008)
Over 2,600 faculty, staff, retirees and their families attended the Nov. 1 Employee Celebration Day, where more than 150 people volunteered on the day or in planning. (Nov. 7, 2008)
Alice Pell, Cornell professor of animal science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, took over as vice provost for international relations July 1. Here Pell discusses some of the duties of her office. (Nov. 7, 2008)
A new course on DVD featuring mathematician Steve Strogatz covers the science and math behind chaos theory, plus the historical, cultural and philosophical implications of the concept. (Nov. 6, 2008)
