As part of International Education Week, four Cornellians shared time with several dozen prospective Cornell students in Kolkata, India, Nov. 20 via a videoconference in Weill Hall. (Nov. 25, 2008)
Mario Beatty, a renowned Egyptologist, told a Cornell audience Nov. 24 that Egypt's sub-Saharan roots have been largely overlooked until recently. (Nov. 25, 2008)
Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)
The Family and Children's Service kicked off its $2.5 million 'Opening New Doors' campaign Nov. 23 at its new location, 127 W. State St. Cornell is a lead contributor. (Nov. 25, 2008)
A study of Christmas lights finds they contain more lead than is allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for windowsills or floors. (Nov. 24, 2008)
Editors' picks for events the week of Nov. 21 include Zen meditation, films for children, a calligraphy exhibition and a lecture on the precarious state of the honeybee. (Nov. 21, 2008)
In a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, President David Skorton calls on the higher education community to help the country solves its most pressing challenges. (Nov. 21, 2008)
Application support analyst Alan Rose has benefited from his enrollment in the Cornell Program for Healthy Living, saying it motivated him to change his diet and get more exercise. (Nov. 21, 2008)
More than 200 people have offered Cornell President David Skorton ideas on how Cornell could cut costs. The Campus Savings and Efficiencies Committee is assessing the suggestions. (Nov. 20, 2008)
In his talk in the Last Lecture series, Hunter Rawlings, Cornell president emeritus and professor of classics, focused on the importance of being a 'close reader' - an integral part, he said, of becoming a scholar. (Nov. 19, 2008)
