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Weeklong training helps CALS professors cope with others' tears and fears

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers weeklong leadership training workshops twice a year to help faculty members improve their interpersonal skills. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Cornell Population Program applies demographics to improving people's lives

The Cornell Population Program, with a new $1.15 million grant, conducts research and trains others to use demographics to improve lives, nationally and internationally. (Feb. 2, 2009)

'Beyond the Taj': To Asia and back again

A collection of visual and written materials on South Asian architecture and material culture assembled by the late Cornell professor and dean Robert 'Scotty' MacDougall is now available to a global audience. (Feb. 2, 2009)

CU students intern abroad through campus organization

The student organization AIESEC Cornell helps students find international internships instead of a traditional semester abroad at a foreign university. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Jan. 30

Things to Do for the week of Jan. 30 include a concert of Brazilian music, a lecture on the closing of Gitmo and a lecture on galactic luminosity. (Jan. 30, 2009)

Cornell provides resources for staff who care for elderly, sick relatives

Cornell's Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality offers assistance for employees caring for relatives who are elderly, sick, disabled or have special needs. (Jan. 30, 2009)

Empire Plan coverage changes for Cayuga Medical Center psychiatric services

Effective Jan. 1, psychiatric services received at Cayuga Medical Center are considered out-of-network for Empire Plan participants. (Jan. 30, 2009)

Milstein Hall gets final site approval from city of Ithaca

Paul Milstein Hall cleared its final municipal hurdle Jan. 27 with a unanimous 6-0 vote on final site plan approval from the city of Ithaca's Planning and Development Board. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Board actions include tuition rise, new B.A. and named professorship

In addition to approving budget cuts at its Jan. 22-24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees also approved a tuition rise, a new B.A. and a named professorship. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Phlegar: Annual gifts on pace as new campaign giving dips

Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, talks about how the economic downturn is affecting fundraising and the capital campaign. (Jan. 29, 2009)

As university struggles with current 10 percent shortfall, planning begins on budget cuts for 2011

Beginning early February, Executive Vice President Stephen Golding and Provost Kent Fuchs will begin a strategic planning process with the goal of looking ahead to fiscal year 2010-11.

New hardship fund will aid employees affected by recession

Mary Opperman, vice president for human resources, describes help for Cornell employees facing difficulties due to the recession. (Jan. 29, 2009)