The directors of two leading national anti-sweatshop organizations will present "Sweatshops Around the World: Reports from the Field" at Cornell on Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. in Barnes Hall. The program, which is free and open to the public.
After opening the White House strategy session on youth violence on Monday, President Bill Clinton called on Cornell's James Garbarino to provide an introductory overview of the issue to the 60 invited participants.
Polley Ann McClure, Cornell vice president for information technologies, has been named this year's recipient of the EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Leadership.
The Hermanos of La Unidad Latina/Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. of Cornell and the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County are hosting the third annual Latino Street Festival, Saturday, May 1, in downtown Ithaca.
Events on campus this week include a Mid-Autumn Festival of Asian culture, historical activities at Judy's Day, the annual Atkinson Forum with filmmaker Randy Olson, lectures, films and readings. (Sept. 15, 2011)
Bridging the Gap
This summer saw several regional firsts for Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q). The medical college, in Education City, Doha, initiated a new training program in Qatar for medical interpreters as an…
The South Asia Program at Cornell University has announced the creation of the Rabindranath Tagore Endowment in Modern Indian Literature, made possible through a generous gift.
With the breathless pace of change in today's global economy, companies can be successful only if their work forces are both functioning efficiently and adapting quickly to shifting conditions.
The setting is the same as it has been for more than 1,200 Sundays -- a modest stage, some microphones, coffee brewing nearby and a small, engaged audience.
WVBR's "Bound For Glory," a beacon for folk-music lovers, is celebrating…
Where to go to study rare freshwater sponges, find birds in a thorn thicket, watch monarch butterflies in a field of goldenrods and dozens of other educational/recreational opportunities are detailed in a new publication from Cornell Plantations, A Field Guide to Cornell's Off-Campus Natural Areas.