New York is the hardest hit state in the country when it comes to HIV/AIDS, said Jennifer Tiffany, director of the HIV/AIDS Education Project at Cornell's Family Life Development Center, speaking at a forum in McGraw Hall on…
Iris Morales, former minister of information for the Young Lords Party, a New York-based Puerto Rican political/social action group, will discuss the importance of the Young Lords philosophies and show her documentary.
New research from the ILR School and the Hotel School identifies sectors of the economy in which women-owned businesses out-survive businesses owned by men.
President Barack Obama will lead a memorial service in Tucson Jan. 12, and the Cornell community reflected on the tragedy of six dead and 14 wounded, including Cornellians Gabrielle Giffords and Susan Hileman. (Jan. 12, 2011)
In August Richard Swedberg will begin a one-year term as chair of the American Sociological Association's theory section, and Dan Lichter will step down from his post as chair of the ASA's family section. (March 25, 2009)
Four research grants for women faculty at Cornell have been awarded for the first time through the new Cornell ADVANCE Center, which is dedicated to recruiting and retaining women in science and engineering. (May 16, 2007)
A Nov. 2 trip to the United Nations helped increase awareness of diversity among students and stimulated discussion of about international problems, says Professor N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, who organized the trip. (Nov. 7, 2007)
The Greek Tri-Council, which governs Cornell's nearly 70 fraternities and sororities, contributed $2,000 from a change drive for suicide prevention; 300 students also volunteered in the town May 1.