Cornell announced Sept. 22 that the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has closed its investigation of a complaint alleging that the University maintains racially- and ethnically-segregated residence halls.
To shed light on the ethical debates sparked by Patrick Tierney's book Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon , Cornell University will host a three-day public conference April 5-7, 2002 that includes speakers from the Yanomami tribes of Brazil and Venezuela as well as leading anthropologists and cultural-rights activists. Organizers hope the conference will provide an important missing element of this ongoing debate about the ethics of native research -- namely, the Yanomami themselves. The conference, "Amazon Tragedy: Yanomami Voices, Academic Controversy and the Ethics of Research," begins Friday, April 5, at 3:15 p.m. in the David H. Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall (March 25, 2002)
Because of the enthusiastic response to the news that Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu is giving an open lecture at Cornell April 10, the venue for the address has been changed and free tickets now are required.
Janet Corson-Rikert, a Cornell University physician since 1992 and interim director of University Health Services for the past year, has been named director.
Three Cornell University faculty members are among the 213 new fellows elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in honor of their distinguished contributions to their professions. The three Cornell honorees to be inducted in October are Gregory Lawler, professor of mathematics; Mars rover scientist Steven Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy; and novelist Alison Lurie, F.J. Whiton Professor of American Literature Emerita.
A new publication from the Cornell University Retirement and Well-Being Study provides an in-depth look at how the older Americans fare through the transition to – and in – retirement.
Michel Camdessus, former managing director and chairman of the executive board of the International Monetary Fund, will be the 2001 Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellow at Cornell University, April 9 and 10.
More than 12,000 fleecy muffs, message magnets, stress balls, picture dominoes and other simple items are helping to reduce agitation, boredom and behavior problems for 8,000 Alzheimer's patients across New York state.
Cornell's commitment to diversity and inclusiveness includes areas protected by federal and state law, such as race, religion, sex, disability, veteran status and age, as well as areas protected under local law, such as sexual orientation and ex-offender status.
A vigorous advocate for healthful and environmentally "green" workplaces, Edward Cohen-Rosenthal died Jan. 19 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Baltimore, Md., after a six-year struggle with cancer.