Peter Salino named Grounds Department director

Peter M. Salino, operations manager in the Grounds Department within the Facilities Services unit of Cornell, is the new director of that department, succeeding Dennis Osika, who has retired. (Jan. 21, 2009)

10 ways to improve control, reduce risk in financial sector

Financial expert Leon Metzger offers recommendations for new legislation or regulation to improve the internal controls and reduce operational risk in the financial sector. (Jan. 21, 2009)

Freshman at inauguration is witness to history

ILR student Alyssa O'Connor '12 talks about what she experienced on inauguration day. She had a close-up view as part of the University Presidential Inaugural Conference. (Jan. 20, 2009)

Professor: 'Memory and meaning of King' will haunt Obama

Speaking Jan. 19 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration in Ithaca, professor Locksley Edmondson said that Barack Obama's election does not indicate that America has become a 'post-racial society.' (Jan. 20, 2009)

Support meeting offered for friends of Matthew Lanzing

Student Matthew Lanzing of Bradenton, Fla., died Jan. 12. A community support meeting will be held Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. (Jan. 20, 2009)

New online Physician Referral Center links Cornell employees to doctors

Cayuga Medical Center's new Physician Referral Center Web site can help match Cornell staff members' needs and health plans with local doctors. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Cornell Employee Celebration is Feb. 14

Tickets are on sale through Feb. 6 for the annual winter event, which features Cornell athletic events and a community dinner in Barton Hall among other events. (Jan. 16, 2009)

President, Nobelist sign letter to Obama to support scientific funding and innovation

President David Skorton and professor Robert Richardson were among the 19 university presidents and 49 Nobel laureates who signed a letter urging Barack Obama to support an increase in funding for science. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Technology can help us weather the recession

Tracy Mitrano calls on the government to create a regulatory federal agency devoted to issues surrounding the Internet so that we can more readily create a prosperous global information economy. (Jan. 16, 2009)