The explosion in court-ordered mediation has created a large and increasing demand for trained mediators, or "neutrals." Judges in most states now have the power to insist that litigants hammer out their differences at the bargaining table, rather than the courtroom.
Hotel operators have often discounted their room rates during slow times, in the belief that lower rates will increase revenues. They won't, according to the preliminary findings of a study at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.
Cornell's Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality offers assistance for employees caring for relatives who are elderly, sick, disabled or have special needs. (Jan. 30, 2009)
On the heels of the drought of 1995 and the blizzard and deluge of 1996, the year 1997 is starting out normal for both precipitation and temperature, according to climatologists at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell.
The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that Judd Falls Road from Route 366 to Campus Road on the Cornell University campus will be closed as of July 21. The closure is part of a $2 million renovation project that will reconstruct Route 366 between the intersections of Pine Tree and Judd Falls roads. The bridge carrying Route 366 over Cascadilla Creek will be replaced and widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic. The intersection of Judd Falls Road and Route 366 will be moved 200 feet east of its existing location when it reopens in the summer of 2003. (July 22, 2002)
Cornell Lunatic founder Joey Green '80 returned to campus April 1 to mark the humor magazine's 30th anniversary and to launch the book he edited, 'Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic.' (April 3, 2008)
When students return from spring break March 29, they'll be greeted with six days of ads in The Cornell Daily Sun featuring messages of support from university administrators and faculty members. (March 25, 2010)
On Cornell's West Campus, students hang out with faculty members who serve as house fellows, and a new Cafe Scientifique series brings faculty and students together for intellectual discussion. (Oct. 24, 2007)
On Aug. 30, Peter J. Katzenstein, professor of international studies at Cornell, became president of the American Political Science Association. (Sept. 24, 2008)
Even as American universities are recognized as the best in the world in conducting research and educating new generations of scientists and scholars, they are under attack as never before.