A special benefits enrollment period, April 21-May 2, allows Cornell employees to enroll in long-term care insurance without needing to answer medical questions. Long-term care insurance covers specific long-term care costs either at home or in a facility.
At the annual Community Engagement Showcase April 15, awards recognized student and faculty outreach projects that build relationships across racial, geographical and class backgrounds.
Half is more. In fitting clothes to a wide variety of bodies, Susan Ashdown gives the world a better fit by using a more-precise, half-scale dress form, as apparel production moves to target-market sizing.
Stephen Ashley '62, MBA '64, a university trustee and co-chair of Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell, talks about the campaign. This is the final interview in a series with the campaign co-chairs. (Oct. 19, 2011)
The McCormick family – James ’69, M.Eng. ’70; Marsha ’70; and son James Jr. ’05, M.Eng. ’06 – longtime supporters of teaching initiatives at the College of Engineering, have made a $5 million gift to endow the Teaching Excellence Institute.
Peter H. Wrege, director of the Elephant Listening Project, shared sounds of the animals at play and under siege in central Africa. He spoke in New York City April 10.
Gilad Meron '12 has curated an exhibition that called for a temporary lawn to be installed in Mann Library lobby; the exhibition celebrates the dedication of the new Human Ecology Building. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Events on campus this week include music and culture from Turkey, Java, Japan and Korea; student film screenings, a Glacier Gala, a 5K walk/run benefiting local pets, and a talk on math and crocheting.
Would having more information about the value of a product - say, a new camera - help potential buyers? Not necessarily, according to a Cornell economist.