Small grants awarded to social scientists

The Institute for the Social Sciences has announced the recipients of its biannual small grant award for interdisciplinary research and conference support. (Dec. 21, 2009)

Safety expert: 'Be like Dracula,' hide lower face in elbow to prevent spreading H1N1

The ILR School's Nellie J. Brown trains more than 2,000 workers annually, from firefighters, office workers and farmers to metalworkers, health care workers and cosmetologists on how to stay safe on the job. (Dec. 18, 2009)

Deadline for contract college health plan changes is Dec. 31

Because contract college health plan changes need to be made using a paper form, employees only have until Dec. 24 to hand-deliver the form to Benefit Services or until Dec. 31 to postmark them. (Dec. 17, 2009)

Johnson School program seeks to develop ethical, values-based business leaders

Clint Sidle is director of the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program at the Johnson School, discusses how the program trains business leaders to avoid the excesses of Wall Street greed. (Dec. 17, 2009)

Thirteen on faculty honored as AAAS fellows

Thirteen Cornell faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 531 researchers chosen to receive the prestigious award this year. (Dec. 17, 2009)

Einaudi Center grants fund research from Amazonian cellulose to the price of war

Four grants awarded from the Summer 2009 Seed Grant Competition are intended to promote research on foreign policy and international development as well as international studies in general. (Dec. 16, 2009)

Three students receive federal scholarships to study abroad

Morgan Fleischman of the School of Hotel Administration, Darius Niknamfard of the ILR School and Steven Shterenberg of the College of Arts and Sciences have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. (Dec. 16, 2009)

Staff assistance program, medical leave offices move

Several human resources offices moved to new office spaces Dec. 10 to provide easier access for those seeking their services. (Dec. 10, 2009)

New year will ring in a new human resources Web site

The Division of Human Resources will launch a major redesign of its site Jan. 4. The new design will update the look, improve the navigation and highlight areas of most current interest. (Dec. 10, 2009)