Endowed health plan rates to increase 6 percent for 2011

After no health plan rate increases in 2010, the endowed health plan premium will increase 6 percent in 2011, below the national average for increases. Enrollment period begins Nov. 1. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Employee celebration draws some 3,000 people

More than 3,000 tickets were sold for the Oct. 16 Fall Employee Celebration, where staff, faculty, retirees and their families gathered at Barton Hall for a chicken barbecue and pasta dinner. (Oct. 19, 2010)

Thomas Leavitt, founding director of Johnson Museum, dies

Thomas Whittlesey Leavitt, founding director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, professor emeritus of the history of art and a leader in the museum field, has died. (Oct. 18, 2010)

One role of a professor is to 'think otherwise,' says LaFeber

Professor Emeritus Walter LaFeber pondered the true role of professors while reflecting on the late Carl Becker's (1873-1945) writings on the same topic at an Oct. 13 talk to students. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Photojournalist urges media to promote social justice

Mainstream media should focus more on promoting social justice, especially when it comes to immigration, said activist/journalist David Bacon delivering the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Zellman Warhaft to help administration diversify faculty

Zellman Warhaft, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named provost fellow to advise on making Cornell more inclusive.

Shoals Lab's Seeley wins environmental fellowship

Robin Hadlock Seeley, a Cornell senior research associate and assistant director at the Shoals Marine Lab, received a 2010 TogetherGreen Fellowship, a national conservation award. (Oct. 14, 2010)

Cornell announces 10 new life sciences fellows

Cornell welcomed 10 new graduate students, who were selected as this year's Presidential Life Sciences Fellows, at a reception in Weill Hall on Aug. 26. (Oct. 13, 2010)

Penn State honors ILR School's Ehrenberg with doctorate

Penn State will award ILR School professor Ronald Ehrenberg an honorary doctorate of humane letters at its May commencement. (Oct. 12, 2010)