Belmonte uses video games to explore facets of autism

Matthew Belmonte, assistant professor of human development, is looking for order behind the many behavioral and physiological features of autism. (Oct. 12, 2009)

ACLU president: Civil rights improved under Obama, but mission isn't accomplished

In a talk at Cornell Oct. 8, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union said that protecting civil rights has improved in the age of Obama, but that it's not yet 'mission accomplished.' (Oct. 12, 2009)

U.S. ambassador to Libya urges greater engagement with North African dictatorship

Gene Cretz, the first U.S. ambassador to Libya in more than 36 years, discussed diplomacy and U.S.-Libyan relations with about 100 students and faculty members in the Plant Sciences Building Oct. 7. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Hip-hop historian takes center stage at NYC Library Salon

Hip-hop collector, historian and author Johan Kugelberg praised the leadership of Cornell librarians during a Library Salon, held Oct. 6 at the Union League Club in New York City. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Maverick D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee '92 discusses education reform

Michelle Rhee '92, chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public school system, returned to campus to discuss her plans to reform one of the nation's most troubled districts. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Federal grant funds labor consortium based at ILR School

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy has awarded a $1.6 million grant to the ILR School's technical assistance center for employers on employment of people with disabilities. (Oct. 6, 2009)

Alumna becomes witness to history in foreign service posts

Lynne Gadkowski '98, a public affairs officer at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, has seen terrorism and coups as foreign service officer. (Oct. 6, 2009)

Research center in Bulgaria connects U.S. and Balkan scholars of culture and language

In Bulgaria, the Cornell-affiliated American Research Center in Sofia facilitates academic research and fosters collaboration with researchers in former communist countries. (Sept. 30, 2009)

Five more faculty receive NSF early career awards, some with stimulus funding

Five more Cornell faculty members have received Faculty Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation, some with federal stimulus funding. (Sept. 28, 2009)