Ricky Panzer '13 and Alex Friedman '13 have launched a nonprofit organization called Signature Donations, and their first project was to purchase shoes for orphans in Zambia. (Sept. 9, 2010)
ILR School student Vicente Gonzalez '11 has been elected to serve a two-year term as student representative on the Mortar Board National Council. (Sept. 9, 2010)
The Ag Quad now features a giant sod sofa - thanks to the efforts of two dozen Art of Horticulture students and their instructor, Marcia Eames-Sheavly. (Sept. 9, 2010)
Fuertes Observatory will open its doors for a celebration of the first International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. (Sept. 9, 2010)
Reminder: Apply for child care grant subsidies or add children between ages 19-26 to endowed health and dental plans and/or enroll in/increase Select Benefits elections for their medical expenses now. (Sept. 9, 2010)
Events on campus this week include Maria Schneider, Ellis Paul, organ and 'Cultural Fusion' concerts, Tommy Bruce on WVBR, WSKG broadcasting from Uris Hall, lectures on race, gardening, Islam.
Herbert Deinert, professor emeritus of German studies, died Aug. 4 at age 79. A friend and mentor to his students, he was a noted scholar of German literature and intellectual history.
In its annual College Destinations Index, the American Institute for Economic Research has named Ithaca No. 1 on its list of the 75 best towns and cities with populations under 250,000 to live in if you’re a college student. Locations were chosen from an analysis of the 222 metropolitan statistical areas with student populations of 15,000 or more.
At a Sept. 10 campus forum, Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy will talk about an upcoming study to explore permanent suicide deterrents on gorge bridges. (Sept. 8, 2010)
Elephants are not bothered by dynamite explosions, but nearby human activity prompts them to dramatically change their behavior, reports a Cornell study. (Sept. 8, 2010)