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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[Matsudaira named to White House Council of Economic Advisers]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/matsudaira-named-white-house-council-economic-advisers]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Jordan Matsudaira, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:44 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[Researcher to study, develop public ‘healing spaces’]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $750,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:06:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[In key Asian cities, global forces drive hotel revenues]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/06/key-asian-cities-global-forces-drive-hotel-revenues]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The most extreme case is Seoul, South Korea, where more than 90 percent of the hotels’ revenue per available room is affected by such global factors as Chinese and U.S consumer confidence.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:06:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Logevall: Despite doubts, presidents stoked Vietnam War]]></title>
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    <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[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[Physicist clarifies Higgs boson in human terms]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Peter Wittich, associate professor of physics, explained the Higgs boson particle at a community event May 28.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 16:05:51 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA['Big Red Recipes' to help combat hunger in local area]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cornell Students for Hunger Relief have just completed compiling more than 100 recipes from faculty and staff across about 40 departments on campus into a cookbook, Big Red Recipes. The book is on sale at the Cornell Store and Manndible for $15.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 16:05:41 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Genetic variants linked to educational attainment]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/genetic-variants-linked-educational-attainment]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[A multinational team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in 15 countries.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 14:05:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Workshops spread the science of selling wine]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/workshops-spread-science-selling-wine]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Cornell enologists are teaching tasting room staff the science behind turning customers' sips into sales.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 12:05:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recycling farm plastics gains momentum]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/recycling-farm-plastics-gains-momentum]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[For agricultural plastic recycling, Cornell's RAPP helps farmers find markets for their plastic waste.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 May 2013 11:05:36 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nanoscale facility tool map makes manufacturing sense]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/nanoscale-facility-tool-map-makes-manufacturing-sense]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility is partnering with a statewide educational and research powerhouse to solve the problem of design-for-manufacturing.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 11:05:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[After 25 years, 'Story of Stuff' creator finishes her degree]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/after-25-years-story-stuff-creator-finishes-her-degree]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Annie Leonard, environmental activist and creator of the 2007 viral hit video 'The Story of Stuff,' has completed her Cornell master’s degree following a 25-year hiatus.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 May 2013 14:05:41 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Diverse supplier event showcases range of services]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[About 60 people attended the first diverse supplier event offered by Procurement Services to highlight businesses, many of them local, owned by women, minorities and veterans.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:22 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Alan Alda tells scientists to cut the jargon, tell a story]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/alan-alda-tells-scientists-cut-jargon-tell-story]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Visiting campus May 21-24 to host workshops with Stony Brook University's Center for Communicating Science, Alda implored faculty members to skip the jargon and instead tell stories and make personal, emotional connections.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:13 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Alan Alda: Science shouldn't be like a blind date for the public]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/alan-alda-science-shouldnt-be-blind-date]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[Speaking to a sold-out Schwartz Auditorium May 22, Alan Alda brought his experience as an actor to initiate a dialogue on communication's vital role in science.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Students present vision for a revamped Ithaca waterfront]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Students in a landscape architecture class submitted an unusual plan for the Ithaca Inlet that has inspired the director of planning and economic development for the city of Ithaca.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hang 10 for gnarly waves on Titan's hydrocarbon seas]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The onset of spring on Saturn's moon Titan could stir up never-before-seen waves on its lakes of liquid methane and ethane, according to a new model.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Cornell to offer MOOCs through edX partnership]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A number of "CornellX" courses will soon be available for anyone and everyone to take online, now that Cornell has joined edX, a nonprofit online learning enterprise.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[American, Nepalese kids a world apart on social duties]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A cross-cultural study by Cornell development psychologists published May 20 in the journal Cognitive Science finds that American and Nepalese children differ on their perception of free will.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Yale-Loehr says 2013 immigration reform is unlikely]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate will likely pass a bill to overhaul immigration laws but the House will probably not vote on it this year, said adjunct professor of law, Stephen Yale-Loehr '77, J.D. '81, at a press briefing May 17 in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fences come down, nets go up on bridges]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cornell has begun removing the temporary fencing that has been on seven bridges on and around campus since 2010. This follows the installation of horizontal nets made of tensile steel mesh on the bridges.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 12:05:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Law School report targets Argentine women prisoners]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cornell Law School's Avon Global Center for Women and Justice and International Human Rights Clinic has issued a report on Argentine women in prison and recommends reform of drug sentencing.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 10:05:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wizards of odds: Alpha Delta Phi raises $11K for charity]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The fraternity donated the funds to Ithaca Public Education Initiative, a nonprofit that facilitates community connections and support for students and teachers in the Ithaca City School District.]]></description>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 09:05:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
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