The Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women called for "removing all the obstacles to women's active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making."
Sir Martin Rees, Britain's Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, the University of Cambridge, as well as a professor of cosmology and astrophysics, will deliver three Messenger Lectures at Cornell University in April. They are free and open to the public and will be held in the Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Sir Martin Rees, Britain's Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, the University of Cambridge, as well as a professor of cosmology and astrophysics, will deliver three Messenger Lectures at Cornell in April.
A new $4.6 million study led by nutritionist Christine Olson will assess how effective text messages and e-mails are in preventing pregnant women from gaining too much weight. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Cornell students interview community members about inclusion and exclusion, racism and discrimination in Ithaca schools as part of 'Community Voices: Stories of Family, Culture and Education.' (May 6, 2008)
Psychologist William E. Cross Jr. of the City University of New York's Graduate Center, a former associate professor in the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, will give the Cornell College of Human Ecology's annual Flemmie Kittrell lecture Monday, April 12, at 4 p.m. in G73 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall (MVR) on the Cornell campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. Cross, whose work focuses on the study of African-American identity, will speak on the topic "Theory and Research on Black Identity Before and After the 1954 Brown Decision on School Desegregation." (April 7, 2004)
NEW YORK -- At an unusual international labor conference in New York City, Feb. 9-11, trade unionists and scholars will strategize about the role of the labor movement in a globalized world.
"Global Companies-Global Unions…
A community program to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC), 318 N. Albany St., on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 21, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The program is free and open to all. The annual event will begin with a luncheon, a keynote speech and performances by local choirs. This year's keynote speaker is the Rev. Kenneth Clarke, director of Cornell United Religious Work. Two hours of workshops will follow the luncheon, including an "Elders Speak-Out," children's workshops and a panel discussion on welfare reform. The program will conclude with dessert and additional performances by local choirs. (January 7, 2002)
Matt Ackerson '09 won $2,500 as the winner of Entrepreneurship@Cornell's 'The Big Idea' contest for his Web site that offers college students downloadable coupons for discounts at local businesses.