The 2010 United Way Day of Caring is Sept. 16 at Stewart Park. The event caps a countywide drive to collect non-perishable food, school supplies, and household and personal care items. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Hosting an international student or scholar benefits the host as well as the newcomer, providing connections in the university and local communities and a sharing of cultures and experiences. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Events on campus this week include a poetry reading by Julia Alvarez, the Johnson Museum's Tarjama/Translation exhibit, Cornell Campus Club coffee hour and flood relief in Pakistan and India. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Professor Emeritus Donald C. W. Graham, a food scientist, died Aug. 24 in Ithaca. His memorial service will be Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Cornell has hired an architect to design permanent barriers on gorge bridges. Nader Tehrani, of the firm Office dA, will create designs for suicide deterrents on six bridges. (Sept. 1, 2010)
As the emerald ash borer starts to invade New York and kill off its ash trees, Cornell researchers are leading the fight against the invasive pest. (Sept. 1, 2010)
Hundreds of unions representing workers in the global transport industry agreed to take significant steps to counter climate change at a conference in Mexico City last month. (Sept. 1, 2010)
A Sept. 30 concert in Bailey Hall by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will benefit mental health initiatives at Cornell. (Aug. 31, 2010)
Professor Emeritus Henry Munger, a vegetable breeder who introduced more than 50 varieties of cucumbers and various beneficial characteristics to many vegetables, died Aug. 25. He was 94. (Aug. 31, 2010)
