Students attending classes at Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center routinely come from different colleges and departments within the university. But in one such class, they come from different universities.
Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger, who received a bachelor's degree in government from Cornell University in 1967, has been appointed national security adviser by President Bill Clinton. The president announced the appointment Dec. 5, 1996; it does not require Senate approval.
The 1946 Medical Trial at Nuremberg, in which Nazi doctors were convicted for acts of torture, barbarism and murder, held many lessons for the practice of medicine in the United States, a Cornell historian says.
Almost globally, men are thought to be stumbling blocks to planned parenthood efforts. A Cornell researcher, however, has found that men around the world want to be involved but are given little chance to participate in family planning issues.
A memorial service for Elena Bobrovnikova, a graduate student from Russia who died on Nov. 27, will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Anabel Taylor Chapel. A reception will follow in the Founder's Room.
The Executive Committee of Cornell University's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Executive Faculty Room, A-126, of the William Hale Harkness Medical Research Building, 1300 York Ave., New York City.
Michael Feingold, chief theater critic for The Village Voice, has received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for the 1995-96 season, Cornell University has announced. The award recognizes the American "who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book."
How well a parent can capture and keep a 2-year-old's attention on a toy may be more important than just a pleasant way to pass the time. Such "attention directing" among low-income children may be related to why some poor children have good self-control under stress and get along well with others and why some don't, according to recent Cornell University research.
Indian battles are still being fought in communities and courtrooms across New York and the nation. Sovereignty, land claims, border rights, taxation and gambling are some of the issues that have resulted in legal battles and, in some cases, even bloodshed as Native Americans attempt to preserve their culture, treaty rights and land.
The graham cracker village, with its ice cream cone trees, gum drop lanterns, chocolate graham cracker highways, fruit leather wreaths, candy cane doorways and shredded wheat rooftops looks like something from the kitchen of Willie Wonka's chocolate factory.
To help put the Ithaca community into the spirit of the season, the Cornell Dairy Bar will spread some holiday cheer with "The Lighting of the Cows" at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Dairy Bar store on Tower Road.
Sylvia Earle, the oceanographer, marine biologist and author known for her record-setting descents in the sea, will speak Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Cornell on the topic "Exploring Troubled Waters."
