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Cornell Vet College to feature tours, Teddy Bear ER and treadmill demo at April 12 open house

The College of Veterinary Medicine's 42nd annual open house will highlight such activities as milking a cow, watching students ultrasound dogs' hearts and education and career sessions. (April 1, 2008)

Birders help Great Backyard Bird Count set records

More checklists submitted and more species identified than ever before made this year's Great Backyard Bird Count a banner year.

Obama's March 18 speech called 'unprecedented, risky, daring' by Cornell panelists assessing race and politics

A panel of five Cornell professors and administrators talked on the topic 'American's Original Sin: Obama, Race, Religion and Politics' before several hundred people in Sage Chapel on March 27. (April 1, 2008)

Cornbread and challah: Members of Cornell's Hillel and Black Students United break bread together

On March 30, Jewish and African-American students ate dinner together and talked about religion and culture at Ithaca's St. James AME Zion Church as part of the 'Breaking Bread' diversity series.

Students pull an all-nighter to raise money for cancer reach -- and have fun

Many of the nearly 3,000 participants in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at Cornell, March 29, were up until 6 a.m. in Barton Hall to fight cancer -- and have a little fun. (April 1, 2008)

Area students learn how small particles make a big difference at Cornell's NanoDay

Local children of all ages learned about nanotechnology March 30 by making slime, extracting salmon DNA and attending workshops at Cornell's NanoDay, an open house in Duffield Hall.

'I Believe in ... Dinner' at Cook House brings 125 diners together to talk religion

For the third year, students of different faiths shared a meal at the 'I Believe in ... Dinner,' March 27, at the Alice Cook House on West Campus to discuss ideas and beliefs. (March 31, 2008)

Digital library expert Anne Kenney is named to lead Cornell University Library system

Anne Kenney, an internationally respected expert in digital library development, has been named Cornell's Carl A. Kroch University Librarian. She has been serving as interim university librarian since February 2007. (March 31, 2008)

Inaugural medical class in Qatar celebrates 'extraordinary' match day for postgraduate residency training

On March 20, the inaugural class of Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar learned where they would be doing their postgraduate residency training. (March 28, 2008)

Qatar premed student wins Adelphic Award for essay on genetic disorders in intrafamily marriages

Maen Abou Ziki earned an Adelphic Award from the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, the first time a Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar student has won a prize. (March 28, 2008)

Doha calling Ithaca: Video chat focuses on Ithaca's diversity, life and even the city's best ice cream

On March 4, faculty, staff and students woke up near the crack of dawn on Cornell's Ithaca campus to meet and greet students in the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar via videoconference. (March 28, 2008)

Weill Cornell medical educators reach out to inspire Qatari high schoolers

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar is stepping up its ongoing effort to reach out to Qatari high schools with regular visits to schools and invitations to students to visit the medical college. (March 28, 2008)