Event Recap

President David Skorton met with members of the New York City media for lunch on May 14 at the ILR Conference Center. Discussion topics ranged from Skorton's appointment by Gov. David Paterson to lead the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy Through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships, to admissions, tuition and budget changes for 2009 and beyond.

Architecture, Art and Planning

Historic Preservation Planning Symposia May 26 and 27 at the New School for Design, 25 E. 13th St. The first two-day program is Preservation/Sustainability 2. The second program, one and a half days in length, is Preserving Stein Communities. Experts in these topics will speak at the programs, which will also include panels and interactive discussion sessions. Information: http://www.preservation-shortcourse.org. Information: Ashima Krishna, ak426@cornell.edu.

2009 M.F.A. thesis exhibition, AAP NYC center, 50 W. 17th St., second floor. Graduate students: Allen Camp, Anthony Baab, Nathan Townes-Anderson, Jessica Evett-Miller, Anthony Graves and Elliot Hess. Through May 27; the center is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 1 to 6 p.m.

ILR School

Conflict Resolution Skills for Union Leaders, May 27-29, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., ILR Conference Center, 16 E. 34th St., sixth floor. Information: jp424@cornell.edu.

Managing and Supervising with Labor's Values, May 28-29, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., ILR Conference Center. Information: jp424@cornell.edu.

Weill Cornell Medical College

Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Health Policy Research-in-Progress Seminars, Hassan Ghomrawi, Ph.D., instructor in Public Health, May 28, 3 p.m., 402 E. 67th St. (between First and York Avenues), Concourse 1, Conference Room A. Information: Maritza Montalvo, 646-962-8005.

Glaucoma: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, May 28, 6:15 p.m., Weill Greenberg Center, 1305 York Ave. (at East 70th St.), second floor. Nathan Radcliffe, M.D. Q&A follows the seminar. Information: womenshealth@med.cornell.edu.