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Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance,' says Cornell professor

Morning sickness, reports Cornell's Paul Sherman, protects both the pregnant woman and the developing embryo just when the fetus is most vulnerable. (June 25, 2008)

Cornell creates life-changing business opportunities with the world's poorest people

The Johnson School's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise is helping to alleviate poverty by partnering multinational corporations with local communities in poor areas of the world. (June 25, 2008)

Any Cornell researcher can use the many high-tech life science core facilities available

The Cornell Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center provides an array of instruments and services for experimentation on genomics, proteomics, imaging, IT and informatics. (June 25, 2008)

Cornell sustainability center solicits proposals for new applied research

The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future is looking for innovative ideas on sustainability for its new Academic Venture Fund program. (June 25, 2008)

Cornell takes steps to protect identities after computer security breach

Cornell is offering free credit protection to 2,500 students and alumni after the discovery that a computer containing their personal information was infected with malicious software. (June 25, 2008)

Naming cabinet members pre-Convention would help presidential election process

The cure for what ails the American method of electing a president is a dose of parliament, says Ted Lowi, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell. (June 25, 2008)

Todd McGrain memorializes 'lost birds' with sculptures

Cornell professor of art Todd McGrain is immortalizing the passenger pigeon and four other North American bird species driven to extinction in his 'Lost Bird Project' to be shown in Rochester this summer. (June 24, 2008)

Agriculture's impact far more than economic, study says

Agriculture is important for generating jobs and income, but it also improves quality of life, according to a Cornell study that asked New Yorkers about the value of local agriculture. (June 24, 2008)

Noted economist and scholar Alan Mathios named dean of College of Human Ecology

Mathios, who has served as interim dean since July 2007, has been appointed the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology for a five-year term, beginning July 1. (June 24, 2008)

Law student wins Meyer Scholarship for legal essay

Cornell Law School student Nicholas A. Dorsey '09 won the 2008 Judge Bernard S. Meyer Scholarship for his winning legal essay on the Americans with Disabilities Act. (June 24, 2008)

Steven Stucky to chair American Music Center board

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Cornell professor will serve as AMC's public face and primary representative for its membership, beginning July 1. (June 24, 2008)

Hardware crash leaves Cornell e-mail users message-less for up to a week

A major hardware crash Sunday, June 15, left many Cornell users unable to receive e-mail for periods ranging from two days to almost a week. Some incoming mail was irretrievably lost in the process. (June 23, 2008)