Events this week include a community reading by Cornell and local writers, talks on computing and anthropology, jazz at Bailey Hall and video art at the Johnson Museum. (Oct. 29, 2009)
With proper training, experts say, supervisors, union representatives or co-workers can help a victim of domestic violence while meeting the employer's responsibility to maintain a safe worksite. (Oct. 29, 2009)
Vice President Susan Murphy expressed the university's condolences on the death of former architecture student Rion Wight. A community support meeting will be held Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in 157 E. Sibley Hall. (Oct. 29, 2009)
Malicious individuals can use stolen NetIDs and passwords to send mail, hijack Cornell servers and log into or disrupt other services, including some that hold sensitive information. (Oct. 28, 2009)
Cornell policy provides a process for employees to request reasonable workplace accommodations based on their religious beliefs and practices during the holiday season. (Oct. 28, 2009)
Computer scientists have developed a method to synthesize the sounds of cymbals, falling garbage cans and lids, and plastic water-cooler bottles and recycling bins. (Oct. 27, 2009)
In an interview, ILR School Professor John Bishop discusses how his tax credit proposal would leverage billions of dollars of private resources to create jobs. (Oct. 27, 2009)
A $12.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will create VIVOweb, a multi-institutional version of Cornell's VIVO system to encourage communication between biomedical researchers. (Oct. 27, 2009)
Michael Kaplitt, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medical College, talked about his career and research, which includes developing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease, in a talk on campus Oct. 20. (Oct. 27, 2009)
The Biomedical Engineering Society honored Jonathan Butcher, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, with the Rita Schaffer Memorial Young Investigator Award earlier this month. (Oct. 27, 2009)