Endowed benefits open enrollment begins Nov. 1

The annual open enrollment period for endowed health, dental and select benefits plans will be Nov. 1-30. News from NYS on contract college employees plans are pending. Benefair will be Nov. 10. (Oct. 6, 2010)

Graduate student dies in car accident

Graduate student Jade Woods Moore, 24, was killed in a two-vehicle accident Oct. 5 on Route 13, north of Ithaca. Her husband, Bill Moore, was injured in the collision and died Oct. 6 at Robert Packer Hospital.

Nutritional biochemist Don Zilversmit dies at age 91

Donald Zilversmit, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell and an expert on the relationship between diet and cardiovascular disease, died Sept. 16 at age 91. (Oct. 4, 2010)

Michael King named VP of biomimetics society

The associate professor of biomedical engineering has been appointed vice president of the new International Society of Bionic Engineering. (Oct. 4, 2010)

Alumni invent 'fantasy sports for the modern fan' app

The application, Pre Play Sports Football, lets users compete on how well they know the game, at up-to-the-minute speeds. (Oct. 4, 2010)

New book: Sleep can affect longevity, weight and memory

Professor James Maas has co-authored 'Sleep for Success! Everything You Must Know About Sleep but Are Too Tired to Ask,' which has many research findings and tips about getting a healthy night's sleep. (Oct. 1, 2010)

John Lee Smith, founder of CRESP, dies

John Lee Smith, who developed the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell United Religious Work, and a former dean at the Cornell Law School, died Sept. 27. He was 82. (Oct. 1, 2010)

Francine Blau receives top labor economics award

ILR Professor Francine D. Blau, ILR '66, has won the prestigious IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor, a think tank in Germany. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Cornell receives emergency management grant

Environmental Health and Safety has been awarded a $587,684 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to review, develop and enhance emergency management efforts across the Ithaca campus. (Sept. 30, 2010)