Cornell's Project Hope has raised some $5,000 for poor children in rural China. The student organization recently gave scholarships to 26 children and will hold a fundraiser Nov. 1. (Oct. 15, 2008)
An art and theory workshop on environmental and ecological art at A.D. White House will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the landmark 'Earth Art Exhibition' at Cornell. (Oct. 15, 2008)
A celebration Oct. 8 recognized a new partnership between Cornell and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Two scientists will stay in Bethe House each year to meet with faculty and students. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Amy Villarejo, the new chair of the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, talks about new directions in the department, including faculty hires and alumni mentoring. (Oct. 15, 2008)
The high school biology teacher was one of the Florida educators who helped write the state's new science standards, updated for the first time since 1996 and the first time the word 'evolution' was included. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Alfred Blumstein has spent 40 years offering a systems perspective for informing decisions and policies in crime-reduction efforts, incarceration and cost effectiveness. (Oct. 15, 2008)
The lifetime achievement award, from the International Women's Media Foundation, recognizes a woman journalist with a pioneering spirit who has paved the way for women in the news media. (Oct. 15, 2008)
Cornell's Survey Research Institute is conducting an unprecedented survey of U.S. college students at Cornell and in four 'swing' states about the 2008 presidential election. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Cornell Law School's Securities Law Clinic now has an Investor Protection News Feed that focuses on investor protection news in nontechnical language. (Oct. 13, 2008)
Michael Latham, M.D., professor emeritus and graduate school professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell, was honored Oct. 7 with the Michael Latham Public Lecture in Penang, Malaysia. (Oct. 13, 2008)