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)
The Cornell ChemE Car Team placed first at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers student-car competition in Philadelphia Nov. 16, beating out more than 30 other student teams. (Nov. 19, 2008)
Cornell scientists have characterized a key enzyme's structure to better understand its activity in vitamin B1 synthesis. The enzyme performs a complex series of 15 to 20 steps. (Nov. 19, 2008)
