Retiring music professor Rosen honored with opera symposium
Music Professor David Rosen will be honored at an all-day symposium, 'The Unexpected and the Inevitable: Italian Opera's Long Nineteenth Century,' Saturday, April 29, in B21 Lincoln Hall. (April 28, 2006)

New evidence suggests the need to rewrite Bronze Age history
The Santorini volcanic eruption occurred about 100 years earlier than previously thought, which means Bronze Age history needs to be rewritten, according to a radiocarbon study led by Cornell's Sturt Manning, published in Science. (April 28, 2006)

Alumni pack Beacon Theatre to say farewell to Walter LaFeber
Walter LaFeber, the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished Professor, gave his last public lecture April 25 on "A Half-Century of Friends, Foreign Policy and Great Losers" to a full house at the Beacon Theatre in New York. (April 26, 2006)

An old-school historian who inspired a generation
A retrospective on Walter LaFeber, a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and the first Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor, in honor of his retirement. (April 26, 2006)

Cornell faculty named to national academy
Four Cornell University faculty members were named recently to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (April 26, 2006)

Kent Hubbell reappointed as dean of students
Kent L. Hubbell '69 has been reappointed to a second five-year term as Cornell's dean of students. (April 26, 2006)

Migratory birds unlikely to infect humans, poultry in U.S. with avian flu
For the virulent H5N1 strain of avian flu to establish itself on U.S. soil via wild birds, a string of events must come together, none of which can be predicted, say experts at Cornell's Lab of Ornithology. (April 26, 2006)

Lab of Ornithology creates task force to address fears over avian flu
In an effort to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has created a task force on avian influenza. (April 26, 2006)

Music downloading forum explores options
The third in a series of public forums on music downloading generated no new answers, but may have helped to define the questions. (April 26, 2006)

Maurice Hinchey slams Bush administration on energy policies
America has a crisis on its hands, and that is its dependence on foreign oil, said U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-22nd Dist.), speaking on federal energy initiatives April 18 at Cornell. He recommended upgrading fuel economy standards as soon as possible. (April 26, 2006)

Transportation study needs public input
Cornell University and the town of Ithaca are sponsoring public meetings designed to gather community input on the potential impacts of growth and related traffic over the next decade. (April 26, 2006)

Wilder's satirical 'Skin of Our Teeth' is at Schwartz Center
Thornton Wilder's 1942 Pulitzer Prize-winning play takes the typical American family to the Ice Age and back. (April 26, 2006)

Assie-Lumumba named to World Academy of Art and Science
N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, associate professor of Africana studies, has been elected to membership in the World Academy of Art and Science. (April 26, 2006)

Elizabeth Lamb named ornamental IPM coordinator
Elizabeth Lamb has been named ornamental IPM coordinator of the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. (April 26, 2006)

Poverty is an investment issue, Iscol lecturer says
Columbia University's Jeffrey Sachs, who delivered the 2006 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture April 21 to an overflow crowd at Cornell, focused on the importance of "cracking the poverty trap" in sub-Saharan Africa. (April 25, 2006)

Art professor Barry Perlus explores wonders of Indian observatories
The astronomical observatories designed by Jai Singh II, a regional king in 18th-century India, have inspired Cornell art professor and photographer Barry Perlus to bring these architectural marvels to a wider audience via exhibits and on the Web. (April 25, 2006)

Journalist Eric Lichtblau '87 wins Pulitzer for domestic spying coverage
New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau '87 has won a 2006 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for his coverage of domestic spying. (April 25, 2006)

The History of Computing at Cornell is published
Retired CIT veteran John Rudan has written a comprehensive history of computing at Cornell, published by Internet First University Press, and collected dozens of individual oral histories. (April 25, 2006)

Exhibit on prefab housing at Mann Library, from domes to trailers
"Fast and Affordable: A Century of Prefab Housing," an exhibit at Mann Library curated by Ashley Miller and running until the mid-May, traces the history of the technology, labor, government policy, transportation and social and political movements that underpin the development of prefab housing that past 100 years. (April 25, 2006)

Inner city youth spend rare night out on Governors Island
Twenty-four inner city youth spent a night on the island in the middle of New York's harbor, as part of an unique outdoor and science experience organized by Cornell's New York City Cooperative Extension office and others. (April 25, 2006)

Speaker stresses innovation at undergraduate research forum
Artemio Castro of Procter and Gamble spoke of being innovative at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Forum sponsored by the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board, April 19, in Duffield Hall, where some 100 undergraduate researchers presented posters depicting their research. (April 25, 2006)

Bridging the Rift building design wins award for innovations
A building planned for the Bridging the Rift project on the border of Israel and Jordan, a unique scientific collaboration between the two countries in partnership with Cornell and Stanford universities, incorporates indigenous Egyptian wind towers and a Bedouin trick of making ice in the cold desert nights. (April 25, 2006)

Health expert explains Asian students' unique pressures to succeed
Asian-American/Asian students, especially males, are under unique pressures to meet high expectations of parents by succeeding in such traditional predetermined careers as medicine and engineering, said Dr. Henry Chung '84, assistant vice president for student health at New York University, speaking on campus April 13. (April 19, 2006)

Transportation study shifts into gear and surveys CU commuters
During the month of April, approximately 15,000 randomly selected members of the Cornell community will receive surveys asking questions about their transportation habits and needs. (April 19, 2006)

Swieringa to step down from Johnson School deanship in 2007
After fostering almost a decade of innovative educational, research and business initiatives at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management, Dean Robert J. Swieringa will step down June 30, 2007. (April 19, 2006)

Big Red gymnasts soar high at nationals
The Big Red women's gymnastics team made a historic showing at the 2006 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships, April 13-15, in Newman Arena at Cornell. (April 19, 2006)

Science writer Sobel speaks on making the world more interesting
'Galileo's Daughter' author and former Cornell News Service writer Dava Sobel spoke at Alice Cook House April 11 about how to make science interesting to nonscientists. (April 19, 2006)

Cornell rated one of EPA's 1,500 Best Workplaces for Commuters
For a second year in a row, Cornell has been designated one of 1,500 Best Workplaces for Commuters by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation. (April 19, 2006)

Cornell planning students' project wins national award
The 2004 Otsego Land Trust Conservation Planning Project, undertaken by 14 Cornell city and regional planning graduate students, has won a national award from the American Institute of Certified Planners. (April 19, 2006)

Former Cornell professor Yehudi Wyner wins Pulitzer for music
Yehudi Wyner, a former visiting professor at Cornell, has won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for music for his piano concerto 'Chiavi in mano.' (April 19, 2006)

Honeybee decision-making ability rivals any department committee
When 10,000 honeybees fly the coop to hunt for a new home, they have a unique method of deciding which site is right. And their technique, says Cornell biologist Thomas Seeley, includes coalition building until a quorum develops. (April 18, 2006)

Businesses in India must be socially, fiscally responsible, says Tata
India's stability could be threatened if businesses aren't socially responsible, cautioned Ratan Tata in his April 10 Hatfield talk. The Cornell alumnus is chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of India's largest conglomerate. (April 18, 2006)

Donors Maurice and Corinne Greenberg are honored at Vet College
Legendary insurance mogul Maurice R. Greenberg and his wife, Corinne, were honored at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine April 11, at the dedication of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite bearing their name. (April 18, 2006)

Institute for Social Sciences announces third theme project
How the safety of 'Frankenfoods' and genetically modified organisms or World Bank economic advice become political hotbeds are examples of what the Cornell Institute for Social Sciences will explore in its third theme project: 'Contentious Politics: Science, Social Science and Social Protest.' (April 18, 2006)

Chris Barrett takes a collaborative approach to the world's poor
Chris Barrett, an international professor in Cornell's Department of Applied Economics and Management, published two books in 2005 that focus on food aid and the social economics of poverty. (April 18, 2006)

Women of color faculty hindered by 'concrete ceiling,' speaker says
Women of color in academics today are hindered by a 'concrete ceiling,' said Akanke Omorayo, program coordinator of the University of Michigan's Women of Color in the Academy Project in a panel discussion April 12 at Cornell. (April 18, 2006)

Scholar Denise Riley questions language's limits and poetic qualities
British poet and philosopher of language Denise Riley will spend a semester at Cornell in the 2007-08 academic year as a Society for the Humanities senior scholar. She gave a campus talk March 30 on the history of thinking about thinking. (April 18, 2006)

Calling Class of 2006: Taking part in Senior Survey promises rewards
All Cornell seniors are invited to participate in a Senior Survey about their undergraduate experience and future plans. Results will help Cornell enhance the experience of future students. (April 18, 2006)

Math community should have its own news service, journalist states
'The current state of math in the media is abysmal,' said math journalist Sara Robinson at a colloquium April 14. What the math community needs, she said, is an independent mathematical news service, funded and written by math experts. (April 18, 2006)

Engineering conference highlights marketing of new technology
Technology leaders, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts who have been successful in getting their products to market in today's environment will share their experience with students, faculty and other aspiring entrepreneurs at the annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association Conference April 20-22. (April 18, 2006)

Conservative pundit Ann Coulter '84 to speak May 7
Conservative columnist and best-selling author Ann Coulter '84 will speak at Cornell on May 7 at 6 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Free tickets are required and will be distributed April 18. (April 17, 2006)

Cornell's century-long relationship with China
The relationship between Cornell and China keeps growing stronger, Cornell President Hunter Rawlings noted in an April 13 lecture, 'From the Chinese Literary Renaissance to Ping-Pong Diplomacy: A Century of Cornell-China Partnership.' (April 17, 2006)

Imagine New York Harbor with oyster reefs, wetlands, bird-nesting isles
Mark Bain, director of Cornell's Center for the Environment, and colleagues have been awarded $300,000 to provide a detailed plan on how to improve the bottom topography, shorelines and adjacent wetlands of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary with oyster reefs, wetlands, public waterfront, bird-nesting islands and thriving populations of fish. (April 17, 2006)

'The End of Poverty' is topic of Iscol lecturer Jeffrey Sachs, April 21
Pre-eminent American economist Jeffrey Sachs will deliver the 2006 Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture on April 21. (April 17, 2006)

Klempner '97 publishes Holocaust rescuers' true stories
Mark Klempner '97 will discuss his book 'The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage' April 27 on campus. (April 17, 2006)

Cornell study finds that galaxies cluster near dark matter
Dark matter has had a major effect on the formation and evolution of galaxies, and bright active galaxies appear to have been born only within dark matter clumps of certain sizes in the young universe, Cornell's Duncan Farrah reports in the April 10 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters. (April 17, 2006)

New office established to oversee campus research compliance
After six years of planning, Cornell has established the Office of Research and Integrity Assurance to oversee research compliance activities on campus. (April 17, 2006)

Arch Dotson, professor of government, dies at age 85
Arch T. Dotson, professor emeritus of government, died April 6 at age 85. Dotson joined the Cornell faculty in 1951 and, among many other duties, served as chair of the government department from 1969 to 1976. (April 17, 2006)

Wagner gets grant to help develop vaccines for animal diseases
Bettina Wagner, a veterinary immunologist in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, has been awarded $344,000 over three years as part of a $2.1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture project to generate tools that improve vaccine development and tests for infectious animal diseases. (April 17, 2006)

Cornell recruits Doonesbury: 'They want me! They crave me!'
Cornell staffer Claudia Wheatley's faux-admission materials may have gotten Cornell a nod in Garry Trudeau's 'Doonesbury' comic strip. (April 14, 2006)

Betty Friedan's legacy and work at CU will be celebrated April 24
The life of women's rights advocate Betty Friedan is being celebrated at Cornell on April 24. Friedan was a distinguished visiting professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Institute for Women and Work. (April 14, 2006)

Thanks to Eanna Flanagan, we're on verge of seeing gravity waves
Cornell physicist Eanna Flanagan studies gravity and spacetime and works with colossal experiments that provide information about the characteristics and origin of gravitational waves. (April 14, 2006)

Comp lit department celebrates 40 years
Two founding members of Cornell's Department of Comparative Literature department will return April 19 and 26 to speak as part of the department's 40th anniversary celebration. (April 14, 2006)

Vet College Dean Donald Smith will step down in 2007
Donald F. Smith, the university's Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine, will pass his leadership on to a successor at the end of his second term, concluding his successful 10-year deanship in June 2007. (April 14, 2006)

Richard Geddes appointed to federal commission
According to an April 6 White House press release, President George W. Bush 'intends to appoint' R. Richard Geddes, Cornell associate professor of policy analysis and management, to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. (April 14, 2006)

David Skorton meets with Cornell Chronicle staff
Incoming Cornell President David J. Skorton is in a listening and learning mode as he prepares to take office. (April 12, 2006)

Skorton looks ahead to learning and listening about the humanities
Incoming Cornell President David J. Skorton speaks to the importance of the arts and humanities and of Cornell's land-grant mission. (April 12, 2006)

President-elect David Skorton receives 2006 Alumni Merit Award
Cornell President-elect and University of Iowa President David J. Skorton has received a 2006 Alumni Merit Award from the Northwestern University Alumni Association 'for high achievements in a profession or field of endeavor.' (April 12, 2006)

Cornell ROTC engineering grad completes two tours in Baghdad
During her second tour of duty in Iraq, alumna Ruth Levy served as wastewater project representative for the east side of Baghdad. (April 12, 2006)

Heart disease expert Paul DiCorleto wants more physician scientists
It's critical for physicians to have research experience, says Paul DiCorleto, Ph.D. '78. A practicing biochemist, DiCorleto is chair of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. (April 12, 2006)

No sweatshops should produce Cornell-logo clothing, says administration
The university issued a statement April 4 stating it endorses principles advocated by the Cornell chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops and embodied in the proposed Designated Suppliers Program. (April 11, 2006)

Lab conducts largest test of how earthquakes might impact pipes
Researchers from Cornell's Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering simulated an earthquake's effects on large diameter pipes that carry gas and water. (April 11, 2006)

Women scientists give advice on balancing work and family
Human Ecology Dean Lisa Staiano-Coico and three other women scientists shared their personal experiences and practical advice on making career decisions with about 30 undergraduate women. (April 11, 2006)

Hotel Ezra Cornell offers hot tips on travel trends, mouth-watering meals
Hotel Ezra Cornell, which is run by Cornell Hotel School students and attended by leading hospitality executives, featured timely educational panels, including one on travel trends, and sophisticated menus. (April 11, 2006)

Labor activist calls for rights for immigrant workers
Mexican-American labor activist calls for rights for immigrant workers, at ILR School's Union Days April 5-7. Theme of event was U.S. migrant and immigrant labor. (April 11, 2006)

Ivy Native Conference explores land rights and sovereignty
The third Ivy Native Conference, held April 8 on campus, explored issues critical to Native American communities and featured Carrie Dann, founder of the Western Shoshone Defense Project, as keynote speaker. (April 11, 2006)

Cornell Design League fashion show is flesh and fable
From skimpy minis to a full line of pastel wedding gowns, 150 models strutted gorgeous, bizarre and luscious outfits down the runway at the 22nd Cornell Design League fashion show. (April 11, 2006)

Mounted python: Giant snake resides in Lab of Ornithology hallway
A 22-foot-long skeleton of a reticulated python, perhaps the world's largest museum specimen, is now assembled and elegantly framed in a staff wing of Cornell's Lab of Ornithology. (April 11, 2006)

Solar house sold to a local but unidentified alumnus
The student-built solar house -- and second-place winner in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2005 international Solar Decathlon competition -- was sold at a campus auction April 7 for $121,000 to an anonymous alumnus. (April 10, 2006)

Do children need two parents for stability and well-being? Not necessarily
The effects of cohabitation, the gender of parents and living in stepfather vs. stepmother families were some of the topics explored in the April 7-8 conference 'Marriage and Family: Complexities and Perspectives.' (April 10, 2006)

Huge Kodak equipment donation boosts Cornell labs
Eastman Kodak Co. has donated $460,000 worth of lab equipment for use in Cornell chemistry, biology and veterinary medicine labs. (April 10, 2006)

English Professor Harvey Scott McMillin Jr. dies at 71
Harvey Scott McMillin Jr., professor of English at Cornell University, died March 29. He was 71. (April 10, 2006)

Rawlings helps Ithaca Public Education Initiative celebrate 10 years
Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings joined two other area college presidents to celebrate the Ithaca Public Education Initiative's 10th Anniversary Celebration, April 3, at Ithaca High School. (April 10, 2006)

'Secular fundamentalism' is a danger in Turkey, Kavakci says
Merve Kavakci, who teaches at George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs in Washington, D.C., told a group April 6 at Cornell how she was ousted from the Turkish Parliament for wearing an Islamic-style headscarf. (April 10, 2006)

Antonio Gotto reappointed dean of Weill Cornell Medical College
Antonio M. Gotto Jr., M.D., has been named to a new five-year term as dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and provost of medical affairs of Cornell. The term extension recognizes Gotto's nearly 10 years of exemplary service in support of the medical college's tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. (April 7, 2006)

Helene Dillard's passions are an extension of her love for nature
Helene Dillard, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, associate dean in the Colleges of Human Ecology and Agriculture and Life Sciences, oversees 1,700 people in extension, loves fishing and Tae Kwon Do and helping to make knowledge work for others. (April 5, 2006)

Life sciences libraries aren't just for books anymore -- they're wired
Among the workplace amenities that life scientists value is a good library, according to a survey published recently by The Scientist. Cornell recently enhanced its resources for the life sciences by hiring a bioinformatics and life sciences specialist and offering new services. (April 5, 2006)

VIVO: Who is doing what, where and how in life sciences at Cornell
VIVO creates a virtual life sciences community, bringing together in one Web site all the information needed to figure out who is doing what, where and how in the life sciences at Cornell. (April 5, 2006)

Cornell selects master plan consultant for physical development of campus
Cornell University today announced the selection of a consulting team led by Urban Strategies Inc. of Toronto to develop a comprehensive master plan for the physical development of the Ithaca campus, taking into account transportation, utilities and academic programming and with an eye on sustainability and environmental stewardship. (April 5, 2006)

History of art students curate 'The Novel Picture' exhibit
Artists take literary inspiration and run with it in 'The Novel Picture: Interactions Between Text and Image,' on display at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art now through June 11. (April 5, 2006)

Ancient health remedy 'rediscovered' by Weill Cornell and others
New evidence shows that garlic, recognized for its healing powers in ancient times, is effective against cancer and heart disease, according to Richard Rivlin, an attending physician at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. (April 5, 2006)

An 'Amazon.com' for vegetable varieties is available from Cornell
Thanks to a program in Cornell's Department of Horticulture, home gardeners can use the Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners Web site, which profiles more than 4,100 varieties rated by gardeners. (April 5, 2006)

New consensus workshop model tackles issues of aging
A new consensus workshop model, developed at Cornell University, brings researchers and practitioners together to share their knowledge and to agree on research priorities, practice recommendations and dissemination methods concerning issues facing the elderly. The most recent one, March 6, focused on social isolation. (April 5, 2006)

Cathy Enz to lead industry outreach for Hotel School
Cathy A. Enz, the Lewis G. Schaeneman Jr. Professor of Innovation and Dynamic Management at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, has been appointed associate dean for industry research and affairs at the Hotel School. (April 5, 2006)

Bruyère receives career award from disability research group
Susanne M. Bruyère is the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association's 2006 recipient of the James F. Garrett Award for a Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research. (April 5, 2006)

Law School public service dean Comstock wins Lukingbeal award
Karen Comstock, assistant dean for public service at Cornell Law School since 2004, will be honored April 5 in Myron Taylor Hall's Berger Atrium as the 2006 winner of the Law School's Anne Lukingbeal Award. (April 5, 2006)

Bronfenbrenner is Sefton lecturer on cross-border union campaigns
On March 23, Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of Labor Education Research at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, gave the 24th Annual Sefton Memorial Lecture at the University of Toronto, on global companies and cross-border labor organizing campaigns. (April 5, 2006)

Letter: Anne Hobbs '66 remembers undergrads at Hasbrouck
The proposal to allow some undergraduates to live at Hasbrouck Apartments would not represent the first time undergraduates have lived there, says Anne Hobbs '66, who lived in the Hasbrouck Apartments during her senior year. (April 5, 2006)

Helen Johnson-Leipold headlines Entrepreneurship@Cornell event
Helen Johnson-Leipold, who heads Johnson Outdoors, an outdoor-products business, gave a tribute to her father, the late Samuel C. Johnson, at the first Entrepreneurship@Cornell event March 30. (April 4, 2006)

Hormone therapy may prevent heart attacks for women in their 50s
Feeling hot flashes? If you are a woman in your 50s, hormone replacement therapy may have an added benefit that goes beyond just treating menopause symptoms. (April 4, 2006)

New book addresses term limits for Supreme Court justices
Law Professor Roger Cramton's new book, 'Reforming the Court: Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices,' looks at the pros and cons of term limits for Supreme Court justices. (April 4, 2006)

Native of China is elected Cornell student trustee
Mao Ye, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in economics, is the winner of the 2006 student trustee election, making him a voting member of the Cornell Board of Trustees. (April 4, 2006)

Daniel Berrigan launches events commemorating activism at CU
Thirty-six years after he eluded authorities during an anti-war rally in Barton Hall, the Rev. Daniel Berrigan will return to Cornell to speak on Vietnam, Iraq, U.S. imperialism and the value of nonviolent protest. His talk launches 'The Legacy of Activism at Cornell.' (April 4, 2006)

Cornell is overrun by charming but chomping whitetails
Deer are decimating plants and agricultural research plots all over campus to the tune of $100,000 a year in plant loss, labor and materials. Cornell is researching the problem, and any solution will include the public, officials stress. (April 4, 2006)

New task force looks to improve graduate education in life sciences
To stay competitive, the university has created a new task force on graduate education in the life sciences. (April 4, 2006)

Cornell researchers partner with local industries
Two programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently garnered funding awards from the Grants for Growth program to bring their research projects to the market floor and boost the regional economy. (April 4, 2006)

Finger Lakes New Knowledge Fusion project receives $600,000
Fueled by a new three-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation grant, the Finger Lakes New Knowledge Fusion project will help revitalize the region with new technologies, new businesses, a prepared workforce and an informed community. (April 4, 2006)

Memorial service for Professor John Kronik set for April 9
A memorial service has been set for Sunday, April 9, for Professor Emeritus John Kronik, who died Jan. 22. (April 4, 2006)

Filmmaker Linda Harrar '71 takes on climate change
The potential for disaster due to climate change is so great that we should err on the side of caution, stressed documentary filmmaker alumna Linda Harrar in addressing the President's Council of Cornell Women April 1 on campus. (April 4, 2006)

A range of transportation solutions may replace car monoculture
'The New Mobility: Sustainable Transportation Options,' a March 31 talk by transportation solutions expert Susan Zielinski, looked at sophisticated mixed systems of transportation. (April 4, 2006)

Fair trade gives consumers 'amazing power, amazing responsibility'
Fair trade was the focus of one out of 125 workshops at the second annual Cornell-wide Professional Development Day, March 24. Teachers learned that fair trade is much more complicated than just offering a better price for coffee and crafts. (April 4, 2006)