NEW YORK -- Last fall two students at Weill Cornell Medical College -- Brant W. Ullery '08 and Avnish Deobhakta '08 -- founded the Medical Students for the Advancement of Transplantation (MSAT) to raise awareness about organ donation for medical students and the public alike, and to build a support system among organ donors and recipients. At the inaugural meeting May 5, the students invited Rob Kochik, clinical director of the New York Organ Donor Network, to describe scenarios in which organ donation could save a life.
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.
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.
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.
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 Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble proves to be an 'extraordinary teaching resource' by helping Professor Carl Hopkins run a class discussion on responsible conduct in the biological sciences as part of a freshman biology course.
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.
Events on campus this week include alumni filmmakers presenting their work, a student-produced play about immigration, artist Lily Yeh, music and poetry, and Trevor Pinch on Robert Moog. (Oct. 20, 2011)