Posts Tagged “2011 graduation”

International and Cornell Headlines: 2011 Commencement Speaker, The Latest on Japan, Miraculous Tornado Survival, and More

Posted on April 13th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

International:
Japan: The nuclear emergency crisis level at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been raised to a 7, the highest level on the International Nuclear Events Scale, which equates to a “major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures.” This is the level for the [...]

Wake Up Cornell! Episode 4 April 12, 2011

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by jenny.schlesinger

This Week’s Highlights:
The 2011 Cornell Convocation Speaker is Announced
Sixty Percent of an Iowa Town is Destroyed by a Tornado, But All Residents Survive
An Update on Japan