Cornell is sponsoring a regional conference to foster new farm-to-school links and to strengthen networks among farmers, school dining-service buyers, processors, distributors, educators and policy-makers. The conference, Farm-to-School Cafeteria: Partnerships for Improving Health, Supporting Farms and Building Community.
The Cornell University Glee Club, under the direction of Scott Tucker, is hosting the Rutgers University Glee Club in a joint concert Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. in Sage Chapel on Cornell's campus. The event is free and open to the public, but contributions are welcome.
A Cornell student was hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis while visiting her home in Massachusetts over the Thanksgiving holiday. The student, a 19-year-old female sophomore, became ill at home and was hospitalized Sunday, Nov. 25.
Cornell's American Indian Program will honor elders Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Tom Porter, spokesman and chief spiritual leader of the Mohawk community of Kanatsiohareke, in Fonda, N.Y., on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall.
Cornell's American Indian Program will honor elders Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Tom Porter, spokesman and chief spiritual leader of the Mohawk community of Kanatsiohareke, in Fonda, N.Y., on Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall.
Cornell's American Indian Program will honor elders Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, and Tom Porter, spokesman and chief spiritual leader of the Mohawk community of Kanatsiohareke, in Fonda, N.Y., on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in David L. Call Auditorium of Kennedy Hall.
Cornell's Lake Source Cooling (LSC) project has been honored with a first-place American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technology Award.
When some insects zero in on a flower for nectar, their ultraviolet vision is guided by a bull's-eye "painted" on the plant by chemical compounds. Now, chemical ecologists at Cornell University have discovered a second job for these compounds: warding off herbivores.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., will discuss food safety in another in a series of "town hall" meetings on issues related to the Sept. 11 attacks on Monday, Nov. 19 in Ithaca. The forum will be held from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Cornell University's Barnes Hall.
Muna B. Ndulo, professor of law at Cornell University Law School, has been named director of Cornell's Institute for African Development. Ndulo will continue as a Law School faculty member while holding his new position. He succeeds David B. Lewis, director of the institute since its inception.
Cornell University will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, adding an extra day to the annual winter break. The decision was made by President Hunter Rawlings and Provost Biddy Martin 'in recognition of and appreciation for the dedication and commitment of our faculty and staff.'
