The speech Nelson Mandela gave when he was released from South Africa's Robben Island prison; articles in African newspapers about the AIDS epidemic; favorite stories of Nigerian schoolchildren: These are some of the primary source materials about Africa on a new Cornell outreach Website.
Kinniya Hospital on the east coast of Sri Lanka was destroyed by the Dec. 26 tsunami, and its 40 patients and hospital staff are missing. It was just one of many buildings poorly prepared for actual disaster. In the weeks and months ahead, scientists and engineers will be studying damage sites all over the island to evaluate the power of the tidal wave and recommend new construction standards to help such buildings withstand the expected stresses. A new Web site at Cornell University is giving researchers the information they need as well as helping relief workers do their jobs on the devastated island. The creator of the site hopes it will serve as a model for the distribution of information in future disasters. (January 24, 2005)
To kick off the new Applied Economics and Management Current Event series, a group of alumni, all financial experts, discussed the mortgage and financial crisis, Sept. 25. (Sept. 30, 2008)
It is hoped the new magazine, Ezra, will become a vital news source for alumni, faculty, staff and students, as well as the Cornell community around the world. (Sept. 29, 2008)
When the European Union was established in 1992 from the framework of the European Community, Europe became a geographical space where territory, membership and identity keep shifting, according to a Cornell University sociologist.
Model minority is a 'myth of the American dream,' says a panelist at the April 20 'Deconstructing the Model Minority' discussion, sponsored by the Asian Political Action Committee, a Cornell student group. (April 25, 2007)
Globalization and the Workplace will be administered by the international programs committee of the ILR School and will have a substantial presence both in New York City and Ithaca. (April 18, 2007)
Cornell economist Steven Kyle predicts that 2010 will bring flat growth, high unemployment rates unlikely to budge, and continued turmoil in the housing market. (Dec. 9, 2009)
A panel of experts in geology, energy, groundwater and public policy educated the Cornell community about the broad range of competing energy and environmental issues surrounding the drilling controversy. (Dec. 3, 2009)