A national ranking placed Cornell among 52 schools named as 'Overall College Sustainability Leaders' on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. (Nov. 4, 2010)
Fred Scarf '12 was honored this year as a CNN Hero for making a positive impact on the world with his nonprofit No Worries Now. He will hold a benefit standup comedy show on campus Nov. 7. (Nov. 4, 2010)
The Aetna Health Savings Account Plan for endowed employees includes a high deductible, but will provide $1,000 per employee per year, with tax incentives to offset that deductible. (Nov. 4, 2010)
The Cornell Program for Healthy Living offers lower premiums and out-of-pocket costs than other endowed health programs and provides more incentives to work toward a healthy lifestyle. (Nov. 4, 2010)
Events on campus this week include: Veteran's Day and Kristallnacht commemorations; comedy and dance benefits; Benefair; President's address to staff; Henry Paulson lecture. (Nov. 4, 2010)
Ted Dodds has been named Cornell's new chief information officer and vice president. Dodds, the University of British Columbia's vice provost, will start his new post in January 2011. (Nov. 3, 2010)
The Proskauer Rose Employment and Labor Law Assistant Professorship has been established for an ILR assistant professor who engages in scholarly work in conflict resolution and collective bargaining. (Nov. 3, 2010)
Some 300 students delivered energy saving bags of treats to 5,000 Tompkins County households, while 900 others worked at nonprofit and public organizations, all as part of Into the Streets. (Nov. 3, 2010)
Collaborative research by scientists at Cornell in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell Medical College has yielded new clues into what happens when a Parkinson's disease-associated protein behaves badly. (Nov. 2, 2010)
Over the next decade, Cornell will lose an unprecedented number of its distinguished senior scholars to retirement, and must begin 'prehiring' replacements, two deans said at an Oct. 29 forum. (Nov. 2, 2010)
