Labor and environmental leaders, meeting Nov. 25 at Cornell's Global Labor Institute in Manhattan, agreed that the potential to ally the environmental and labor communities has never been stronger. (Nov. 26, 2008)
As part of International Education Week, four Cornellians shared time with several dozen prospective Cornell students in Kolkata, India, Nov. 20 via a videoconference in Weill Hall. (Nov. 25, 2008)
Mario Beatty, a renowned Egyptologist, told a Cornell audience Nov. 24 that Egypt's sub-Saharan roots have been largely overlooked until recently. (Nov. 25, 2008)
The Family and Children's Service kicked off its $2.5 million 'Opening New Doors' campaign Nov. 23 at its new location, 127 W. State St. Cornell is a lead contributor. (Nov. 25, 2008)
Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)
A study of Christmas lights finds they contain more lead than is allowed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for windowsills or floors. (Nov. 24, 2008)
Editors' picks for events the week of Nov. 21 include Zen meditation, films for children, a calligraphy exhibition and a lecture on the precarious state of the honeybee. (Nov. 21, 2008)
In a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, President David Skorton calls on the higher education community to help the country solves its most pressing challenges. (Nov. 21, 2008)