Walter T. Federer, father of Cornell's statistics department, dies at 92

Cornell Professor Emeritus of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology Walter T. Federer, who is credited with founding Cornell's original statistics department, died April 14. He was 92. (April 18, 2008)

Cornell mourns Stephen H. Weiss '57, Board of Trustees chairman emeritus

Stephen H. Weiss '57, a presidential councilor and a board-elected member of the Cornell Board of Trustees for 24 years, including eight as chair, died on Wednesday, April 16, at age 72. (April 17, 2008)

How to gauge your needs for life insurance

The special open enrollment period for long-term care and life insurance ends May 2. Paul Bursic, director of Benefit Services, provides a framework for estimating the amount of life insurance you should have. (April 16, 2008)

Local businesses form a network focused on disabilities to get a competitive edge

Business representatives from all over central New York as well as staff from Cornell and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce met April 2 to inaugurate the Business Leadership Network of CNY. (April 16, 2008)

From cartilage to fruit-fly wings, physicist Itai Cohen studies 'squishiness' in everyday things

Assistant professor of physics Itai Cohen studies soft condensed matter, an example of which is human cartilage. One of his goals is to better understand the physics of how cartilage moves. (April 15, 2008)

CIT will charge students for wireless off-campus traffic

Beginning June 1, CIT will begin tracking student network usage by NetID instead of by IP address so that Wi-Fi usage is included.

Bear Access: Not going away but becoming more DIY

Bear Access is moving with the times. It will no longer install software for you but is still the link to Cornell-tested and supported network applications.

Call for Slope Day 2008 volunteers

Volunteers for Slope Day, May 2, are needed to help make the last day of classes safe, relaxing and enjoyable for everyone. (April 11, 2008)

Questions and answers about long-term care

As announced in last week's paper, a special open enrollment period for long-term care and life insurance and for a new pet insurance program will be held April 21-May 2. (April 11, 2008)