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March 27, 2009
CU in the City: New York City events

Event Recap

At GreenThumb's GrowTogether 2009 annual conference, held March 21 at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, CUCE-NYC presented a garden mosaics workshops and an urban environment information table. Cornell's soil team was also present, giving two workshops on urban soil health. The team from Ithaca (Murray McBride, Jonathan Russell-Anelli and Hannah Shayler) were on hand to field questions throughout the day. The conference attracted hundreds, including community gardeners and educators.

Athletics

Men's tennis at Columbia, noon, March 28.

Cornell Club

Nobel Prize-winning economist, Princeton professor and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman speaks at 6:15 p.m. on March 30. Information: K.Strassel@cornellclubnyc.com.

Acclaimed pianist Joel Fan performs at 6:30 p.m. on March 31. Information: K.Strassel@cornellclubnyc.com.

Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Urban Horticulture and Ecology Training Program: Planting and Maintenance, April 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. With Bill Berliner, Central Park Conservancy. Information: Veronique Lambert, 212-340-2983.

Faculty

Theatre, Film and Dance Professor David Feldshuh's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play "Miss Evers' Boys" will be performed at the Shell Theater, 300 W. 43rd St. through April 5. Information: http://redferntheatre.org.

ILR School

"Women's Economic Equality: The Next Frontier in Women's Rights," April 2, 16 E. 34th St., 6th floor. Information: http://legalmomentum.org/forum or 212-413-7510.

"Bargaining Tactics for Union Negotiators: Union Leadership Workshops," 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., April 2-3, 16 E. 34th St., 6th floor. Fee: $500 (includes breakfast, lunch and all classroom materials). An introductory-level workshop designed to develop the skills of union. Registration: jp424@cornell.edu or call 212-340-2827.

Johnson School

Executive MBA information session, 6 p.m., April 2, Cornell Club. Information: Rachel Shelton, 607-229-4340 or rvs36@cornell.edu.

Park Fellows Alumni Dinner, March 28, 7 p.m., Cornell Club. $50 per person includes hors d'oeuvres and open bar. Guests welcome. Information: jmr372@cornell.edu.

Weill Cornell Medical College

Health education seminar: "Organic Foods and Healthy Cooking for One," 6:15 p.m., April 2, 1305 York Ave, 2nd floor. Speaker: Lenore O. Caliolio, ambulatory nutrition fellow. Information: mmprc@med.cornell.edu.

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