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Media hoopla no match for a determined Big Red

During NCAA tournament time, the day before game day can be as mad a rush as the game itself. On Thursday, the Cornell men's basketball team enjoyed some time in the media spotlight. (March 19, 2009)

Three years after career-ending injury, Gant is steady presence for Big Red

Khaliq Gant has not worn a basketball uniform since a career-ending injury in January 2006. But he's still part of a team that went from just one winning season in nine years to winning Ivy League championships. (March 19, 2009)

Big Red arrives in Boise

Clear skies all the way from Ithaca to Idaho made for a smooth five-hour flight to Boise for the men's basketball team, which will face the University of Missouri Friday in first-round NCAA tournament action. (March 18, 2009)

President David Skorton gives staff budget update

President David J. Skorton addressed more than 400 staff members March 16, answering their questions about Cornell's $215 million budget deficit.

Cornell continues to generate more than $3 billion in New York annually

CU's newly released economic impact report finds that the university generated $3.317 billion statewide in fiscal year 2007, 8 percent more than in 2005, and again led universities in the state in research expenditures. (March 18, 2009)

University supports community efforts to increase passenger traffic at Ithaca airport

Flyithaca.com enables passengers to book directly with airlines while offering discounted airfare rates, rental car deals and other benefits. It is part of a larger effort to preserve service at the airport. (March 18, 2009)

Physicist Berkelman dies; led Cornell's Lab of Nuclear Studies during pivotal years

Karl Berkelman, the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Physics and a leader in experimental particle physics at Cornell, died Feb. 26 in Sayre, Pa. (March 18, 2009)

Family, friends celebrate astrophysicist Ed Salpeter

Friends, family and colleagues gathered in Barnes Hall March 14 to celebrate the life of astrophysicist Ed Salpeter. (March 16, 2009)

Local foods: Good for your health and the economy, stresses state commissioner

'Local foods, first' is more than a new food fad. It is a high priority for Albany policymakers, said New York agriculture commissioner Patrick Hooker at a March 10 conference on campus. (March 16, 2009)

Estroff, Cosley and Perelstein honored by NSF

Lara Estroff, Daniel Cosley and Maxim Perelstein have received 2009 Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation. (March 16, 2009)

Chen, McAllister and Siepel are named Sloan fellows

Assistant professors Peng Chen, chemistry; Liam McAllister, physics; and Adam Siepel, biological statistics and computational biology, have been selected as 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellows. (March 16, 2009)

Four chemists honored by American Chemical Society

Roald Hoffmann, Geoffrey Coates, Garnet Chan and Paul Chirik have received awards from the American Chemical Society for outstanding contributions to the field. (March 16, 2009)