Things to Do, Dec. 5-12

Events this week include the Cornell Town-Gown Awards celebration, films for children of all ages, Christmas Vespers in Sage Chapel and student shows and screenings at the Schwartz Center.

Give a gift with community staying power

Contributions to Cornell's 2014 United Way Campaign can be now made by giving to any one of United Way of Tompkins County’s many member agencies in the name of family, friends, neighbors or co-workers.

Stemming the outflow of upstate New York's young people

Young people leave upstate New York at typical rates, but the rate of young people moving here is extraordinarily low. A panel discussion Dec. 2 looked at ways to change that scenario.

MOU brings large Panamanian cohort to CIPA

A memorandum of understanding has brought a larger than usual cohort of Panamanian graduate students to study at he Cornell Institute for Public Affairs.

El Barrio artwork opens students' eyes to East Harlem stories

Students in an interdisciplinary class studied murals in New York City's El Barrio, learning about neighborhood aspects such as culture, history and preservation, and organized a new campus exhibit.

Law team wins hearings for S.C. juvenile offenders

Juvenile offenders sentenced to life without parole in the state of South Carolina recently won the right to new sentencing hearings, thanks to Cornell Law School efforts.

TBS executive: English major prepared me for research job

Bruce Tyroler ’80, who studied English at Cornell, returned to campus Nov. 21 to offer career advise for students in liberal arts fields.

'Healthier Life' master's degree blends tech, health care

The creation of a degree program called Healthier Life, designed to connect health care professionals and technologists, was announced Dec. 4 at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.

$25M gift establishes Drukier Institute for Children's Health

Weill Cornell Medical College announced Dec. 4 that it has received a $25 million gift from Gale and Ira Drukier to establish a cross-disciplinary institute dedicated to understanding the causes of diseases that are devastating to children.