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    <title><![CDATA[Physics Nobel laureate Kenneth Wilson dies]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Kenneth G. Wilson, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his research at Cornell, died in Maine June 15.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:06:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Procurement Gateway allows easy purchasing]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A new Procurement Gateway streamlines the purchasing process, making it easier for staff and faculty to initiate the purchase of the goods and services they need and to track the progress of their orders.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:06:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Destito clarifies 'Tax-Free NY' proposal]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[RoAnn Destito, commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services, presented particulars about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed "Tax-Free NY" program to the Cornell community June 14.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:06:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Professor Martin Bernal, 'Black Athena' author, dies at 76]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/professor-martin-bernal-black-athena-author-dies-76]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Martin Gardiner Bernal, professor emeritus of government and Near Eastern studies at Cornell and author of "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization," died June 9, 2013 in Cambridge, England. He was 76.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:06:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Martha Haynes takes alumni on trip through cosmic history]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/martha-haynes-takes-alumni-trip-through-cosmic-history]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Astronomer Martha Haynes took an alumni audience on a trip through the universe at the Reunion 2013 lecture, "Our Cosmic History and a New View of our Origins" in Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall June 7.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[University Auditor Michael Dickinson to retire]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[University Auditor Mike Dickinson has announced his retirement from Cornell's senior leadership after 25 years of service, effective July 16.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:06:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Endowed health plans improve for business travel abroad]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/endowed-health-plans-improve-business-travel]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Employees covered by an endowed health plan will have enhanced coverage for their international travel on university business, effective July 1, through Aetna International, at no extra cost.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:06:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Endowed health plans to cover transgender services and autism]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Employees and their family members enrolled in an endowed health plan will be covered for transgender services and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:06:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Experts lament fragmented U.S. political system]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Partisanship and bureaucratic fragmentation are major challenges today's U.S. foreign policy, professors said during the discussion "America and the World," June 7 during Reunion.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:06:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gorge work, stewards increase safety of natural areas]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Repairs and renovations on the most arduous section of the Cascadilla Gorge trail system, from Stewart Avenue to College Avenue, will proceed through the summer.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:06:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA['Living vicariously' has marked Gruner's time at CHESS]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[On July 1, Sol Gruner will step down as director of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, to be succeeded by Joel Brock, professor of applied and engineering physics.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:06:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Turin Program gives students taste of politics, culture]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Cornell in Turin summer study abroad program June 2-22 brings students to Turin, Italy, for an accelerated course on European and Italian politics.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:06:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tour allure: Enjoy Cornell's 'garden of weedin'']]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/tour-allure-enjoy-cornells-garden-weedin]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Cornell Weed Garden is a scientific utopia that features 85 tenacious, loathsome and sometimes tasty plants.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:06:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Police department receives reaccreditation]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Cornell Police has again received accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, due in part to its crime prevention and outreach programs.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:06:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Campus buses to NYC end Oxley stop]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/campus-buses-nyc-end-oxley-stop]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[A new look and new stop for the Campus-to-Campus bus signify its growing popularity in bridging Ithaca and New York City.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:06:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Skorton touts faculty renewal in Reunion address]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[President David Skorton promoted Cornell's faculty renewal initiative and cited several new faculty hires in his State of the University Address June 8 to alumni and friends during Reunion Weekend.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:06:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ray Coolbaugh recognized for dedicated service]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Rayburn Coolbaugh, equipment technician, received the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service for his positive attitude and dedication to his work, May 30 at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:06:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[New service allows pay-by-phone parking]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/new-service-allows-pay-phone-parking]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Cornell has adopted service by Parkmobile USA that lets students, faculty, staff and visitors pay for parking throughout campus using Parkmobile applications for smartphones.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:06:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Faculty members discuss evolution of teaching]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The world has changed a lot since the '60s, and so have Cornell students, a panel of historians told alumni at Reunion 2013.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:06:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Logevall: Despite doubts, presidents stoked Vietnam War]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/logevall-despite-doubts-presidents-stoked-vietnam-war]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Cornell historian Fredrik Logevall outlined how the Vietnam War happened and the lessons the war teaches today in his Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture June 7 during Cornell Reunion 2013.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:06:10 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA['Spirit of '31' lives on at Reunion]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[More than 100 alumni and guests from the classes of 1938, ’43, ’48 and 2008 gathered at “The Spirit of ’31: Passing It Forward” ceremony June 6 on campus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:06:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Things to Do, June 7-30]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Events on campus in June include a Reunion book signing, outdoor film screenings, a Savoyards performance and other free summer concerts, and Bound for Glory shows.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:06:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Skorton addresses Cuomo's 'Tax-Free NY' summit]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[President David Skorton addressed Gov. Cuomo's "Tax-Free NY" summit June 3.  The proposed program is designed to spur upstate New York business.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:06:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Jay and Eileen Walker to lead library campaign]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Alumni Jay and Eileen Walker will co-chair Cornell University Library’s Campaign for Collections, which aims to raise $15 million by the end of 2015.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:06:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Faculty, staff, students win SUNY awards for excellence]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Twenty students, faculty and staff members in Cornell's contract colleges have been named 2013 winners of State University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:06:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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