Dr. Katrina Firlik '91, a clinical assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine and an author spoke about life as a mother, writer and surgeon during an April 19 luncheon. (April 24, 2007)
The James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony has been awarded to Ordinary People for its work in challenging bias, including racism, sexism, homophobia and anti-Semitism. (April 23, 2007)
On April 18, members of the undergraduate Bioethics Society of Cornell visited a class at Ithaca's Cascadilla School to explore the evolution versus creationism debate. (April 23, 2007)
Joschka Fischer, foreign minister and vice chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005, spoke on campus April 18 as the 2007 Bartels World Affairs Fellowship lecturer. (April 20, 2007)
William V. Eaton '61 of Severna Park, Md., and Stephen J. Ettinger '62, DVM '64, of Los Angeles have been elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees. They will serve a four-year term, beginning July 1. (April 20, 2007)
Adolescents who are chronically exposed to family turmoil, violence, noise or other chronic risk factors show more stress-induced physiological strain on their organs than other youth. But when they have supportive mothers, they do not experience these changes, finds a new Cornell study. (April 20, 2007)
Theories behind people's eating habits and ideas on revamping hospital inventory management were just two of the nearly 100 Cornell undergraduate research topics featured April 18 in Duffield Hall. (April 20, 2007)
On April 16, Cornell officials discussed the report 'The Economic Impact on New York State,' which shows the university generated an estimated $3.3 billion in economic activity in New York in 2005. (April 20, 2007)
After a vigil and remembrance at Sage Chapel Thursday, members of the Cornell community met at Willard Straight Hall's International Lounge to voice concerns, offer support and learn about campus resources. (April 19, 2007)