Sierra's Diferencias will make world premiere at Cornell concert on March 8

Diferencias, a composition written by Roberto Sierra, Cornell associate professor of music, will make its world premiere March 8 in a performance by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Mark Scatterday. The free program will begin at 8:15 p.m. in Bailey Hall.

Learn how to teach children to garden at symposium scheduled for July 31-Aug. 1

Do you want to give kids the gift of a green thumb? Learn how to teach children about gardening at a two-day educational symposium, "Education in Blossom: The School Garden - Community Partnership," July 31 to Aug. 1, at the State University of New York College at Cortland, hosted by the college and Cornell.

Guest Chef Series brings California, Chinese and Mediterranean cuisine to Cornell

California, Chinese and Mediterranean cuisine will tempt the palates of patrons attending this year's Guest Chef Series, sponsored by Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.

World Bank executive director to speak at Cornell Feb. 21

Leonard Good, executive director of the World Bank, will give a lecture at Cornell titled "International Development and the World Bank in the 21st Century" on Friday, Feb. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room of the A.D. White House.

Witness, a Grammy-nominated Gospel group, will perform at Cornell University's Festival of Black Gospel Feb. 21

Witness, a Grammy-nominated singing quartet, will headline the 21st Annual Festival of Black Gospel at Cornell, Feb. 21 to 23. The festival is the centerpiece of the university's Black History Month celebration.

Fabric-eating cats sought for study at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine Condition may be feline obsessive-compulsive disorder, animal-behavior experts suggest

One of the most bizarre and baffling cat behaviors, fabric-eating, is the subject of a new study at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, where nearby cats are sought for medical trials.

Ellen Hart Pe–a will be the featured speaker during Health Awareness Week at Cornell, Feb. 10-14

An address by Ellen Hart Pe&241;a, wife of United States Secretary of Transportation Federico Pe–a, will highlight activities during Health Awareness Week on the Cornell campus, Feb. 10 through Feb. 14.

$1 million in grants will expand writing program

Cornell has received two grants totaling $1 million to expand the John S. Knight Writing Program, which seeks to improve student writing and the teaching of writing.

Proceeds from Feb. 9 concert in Bailey Hall will benefit AIDS Work of Tompkins County

Cornell Choral Director Scott Tucker routinely teaches the works of Western classical artists like Brahms and Handel to his students in the Glee Club and Chorus. But lately he has been directing them in songs of African origin and in an African language.