Kayoko Hirata '11 has been named one of eight students in the United States to join the executive committee of the Japan-America Student Conference, which promotes Japanese-American relations. (Feb. 24, 2009)
Professor Gary W. Evans has been appointed to the Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Academy of Sciences, which makes policy recommendations. (Feb. 24, 2009)
Following on the heels of a similar discussion 24 hours earlier, another group of panelists met Feb. 19 to speculate on the rationale behind Israel's military actions against the Palestinian territory of Gaza. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Sergio Fajardo, former mayor of Medellín, Colombia - and now a presidential hopeful in that country - told the Cornell community Feb. 19 how he transformed a violence-ridden city into a prosperous and safer one. (Feb. 23, 2009)
National Girls and Women in Sports Day, celebrated on campus Feb. 21, drew girls in grades one through six to Bartels Hall's Ramin Room, where they received pointers from Cornell women athletes. (Feb. 23, 2009)
Provost Kent Fuchs outlined plans for fewer faculty, more students and a five-year strategic plan that will tie together goals for the institution, academics and the budget.
The Cornell Prison Education Program will provide information to instructors and teaching assistants for Fall 2009 at a meeting Feb. 23. (Feb. 20, 2009)
The Cornell and Ithaca communities will read 'The Grapes of Wrath,' John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel of Dust Bowl refugees, during the 2009 New Student Reading Project. (Feb. 20, 2009)
On Feb. 18, CIT launched phase one of a major redesign of the site. Two years in the making, the new design updates the look, improves the navigation and adds new ways to find content.
Replacing the former Network Status page, the new 'Current Status of CIT Services' page now gives all campus users a view into performance issues that may affect their work. (Feb. 20, 2009)
'Computer Security at Cornell' includes such topics as how to recognize security problems, how to protect your identity and university data and how to secure your computer. (Feb. 20, 2009)
