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An eye for organic: Photography helps student sustain a sustainable mindset

Ben Scott-Killian '09, summer co-manager of Cornell's student-run organic farm, uses photography to help sustain a sustainable mindset. (Oct. 26, 2007)

Ten professors awarded Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships

Ten professors received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, to extend their capacity to work with students. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Skorton and Rhodes attend groundbreaking for Saudi Arabian university, a potential Cornell partner

Cornell President David Skorton visited Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, for the Oct. 21 groundbreaking ceremonies for the nation's first independent, international graduate-level research university. (Oct. 25, 2007)

EnCAPSulating China: Program prepares Cornell grads to understand Chinese culture, politics

CAPS program prepares Cornell grads to understand China through intensive study of Chinese and semesters in Beijing and Washington. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Researchers identify key protein in leptospirosis bacterium

Weill Cornell researchers have targeted a protein they believe is responsible for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease which infects a half-million people and leads to the death of up to 100,000 annually.

Nap now, sleep tonight -- and think better tomorrow

Napping has little effect on nighttime sleep onset, say researchers, and a nap today may be beneficial for mental processing tomorrow. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg

Drs. Beatrix and David Hamburg are the recipients of the 2007 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Emin Gün Sirer listed among 'Brilliant Ten' by Popular Science

Emin Gun Sirer, Cornell associate professor of computer science, chosen from hundreds of nominations for doing 'the most creative and important research in the country.' (Oct. 25, 2007)

Three days with retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks candidly about her experiences in and out of the courtroom as the Law School's 2007 Jurist in Residence. (Oct. 24, 2007)

How old trees and ancient wood are helping rewrite history explained by tree-ring lab director

Cornell archaeologists are rewriting history with the help of tree rings from 900-year-old trees, wood found on ancient buildings and radiocarbon dating of isotopes in that wood. (Oct. 24, 2007)

First-Year Family Weekend features slate of activities

From Oct. 26-28, families of the Class of 2011 will visit their students' residence halls and meet their classmates, sit in on open classes, and attend lectures and cultural events on and off campus. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Why won't the Americans teach their children how to speak French, Spanish and German, asks European linguist

In the United States, insistence on English as the national tongue diminishes emphasis on learning languages other than English, asserted scholar Ludo Beheydt, speaking on campus Oct. 12. (Oct. 24, 2007)