Got snow? Probably not if you live in the northeastern United States. Many cities and states across the region are setting or tying half-century records for the least amount of snow during this part of the season, according to climatologist Keith Eggleston.
Indian battles are still being fought in communities and courtrooms across New York and the nation. Sovereignty, land claims, border rights, taxation and gambling are some of the issues that have resulted in legal battles and, in some cases, even bloodshed as Native Americans attempt to preserve their culture, treaty rights and land.
Cornell women are well-represented in the 'Ladies Home Journal 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century.' During the meeting, which took place two months before the death of Princess Diana, Norton and the other advisers reduced the original master list to about 150 names.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Karin Klapper couldn't be happier. The Cornell University senior has just learned that she will spend a year at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar. Klapper, a communication major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was one of 10 American and two Israelis awarded the prestigious scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to individuals, most of them graduating seniors, who have demonstrated leadership potential and provides them with full tuition and related costs for a year of study in the Hebrew University Visiting Graduate Program. The scholarship is named for Raoul Wallenberg, the Christian Swedish diplomat who risked his life to rescue Jews during World War II.
Wall Street wunderkind Sandy Weill, who also happens to be an alumnus of Cornell, Class of '55, as well as a trustee emeritus, made a surprise appearance recently on Cornell's campus to recruit for Salomon Smith Barney.
While the threat of terrorism will radically alter travel and tourism, the industry is likely to bounce back sooner, and smarter, than some have predicted - with the added benefit of people just being nicer to each other for a long time to come.
As the U.S. Senate this week wrangled over the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the spotlight was on the nation's still impressive stockpile of nuclear weapons.
Ann Stunden joined Cornell's Information Technologies as director of support services and academic computing earlier this month (January). Stunden will work with academic and administrative units to assure that adequate support exists throughout Cornell to enable faculty and staff to use information technologies in pursuit of the university's academic mission.
"As a lobbyist, my job is advocacy. Like any advocate, if you have a good cause to promote, you are ahead of the game, and I have a great cause: strengthening and globalizing Cornell University," says Stephen Philip Johnson, assistant vice president for government relations at Cornell. Johnson has been advocating for Cornell to state or federal legislators since 1984. Now he is switching his base of operations to Washington, D.C.
Events on campus this week include: a walking contest, Emerging Artists, former Brazilian president, poet Paul Muldoon, Union Days, museum reception, urban agenda, Glissant and sustainability month.