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Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration 2008, April 10-11

It is not too early to register for the Third Annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, slated for April 10-11 on the Cornell campus. (Feb. 18, 2008)

Spitzer's budget will benefit higher education, says vice provost

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $124.3 billion executive budget proposal provides renewed support to higher education in New York, says Ronald Seeber, Cornell vice provost for land grant affairs. (Feb. 15, 2008)

At FBI meeting, Skorton discusses issues of visas and security

Denying visas to scholars who want to visit the U.S., especially when the denial is political rather than security-related, was discussed at the Feb. 5 meeting of the FBI's National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, which includes President David Skorton. (Feb. 15, 2008)

Panel on world's political regions celebrates new student journal on international affairs

Whether the European Union or Asia will reign as the global regional power was a focus of a panel discussion to celebrate a new Cornell student journal, the Cornell International Affairs Review. (Feb. 15, 2008)

Harold Tanner '52 honors Hunter Rawlings with gift supporting West Campus house fellows

Harold Tanner '52 supports programming for students on West Campus, naming the house fellow program for Hunter Rawlings, who spearheaded the residential initiative. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Posters in Bethe House reflect a world of art and opportunity

Images of art from the Johnson Museum displayed in Bethe House are helping to show students the opportunities for study abroad. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Ray Wu, Cornell's acclaimed pioneer of genetic engineering and developer of widely grown, hardy rice, dies at 79

Ray J. Wu, Cornell professor of molecular biology and genetics, who developed the first method for sequencing DNA and some of the fundamental tools for DNA cloning, died at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca Feb. 10.

Feb. 28 is deadline for Department of Homeland Security inventory of campus chemicals

Faculty members, researchers and facility managers in charge of campus spaces that use or store chemicals must fill out an online inventory to ensure Cornell's compliance with anti-terrorism standards. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Cornell, Columbia collaborate on workshop for fledgling companies

Cornell will partner with the Columbia University Center for Advanced Information Management to help six promising technologies get a boost toward commercialization at a March workshop in NYC. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Student Assembly pledges its support for financial aid plan

The undergraduate Student Assembly unanimously approved a resolution commending the university's 'commitment in providing students an affordable education.' (Feb. 14, 2008)

Inventor wins IPM award for rugged farm weather stations

John Leggett, of Canterbury, N.H., received an Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award from the New York State IPM Program at Cornell for development of automated weather instruments.

Volunteering: Getting connected to Cornell's 'big picture'

From Employee Celebration Day to Commencement, the spring semester provides many opportunities for staff members to volunteer on campus.