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Book sculpture to be reinstalled on campus

The Humanities Book Art Project will be installed on campus at the Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library, on April 4 and will be on display until April 25. (March 27, 2007)

Giving nomadic Kenyan children a chance at education is 'life-altering experience' for alumna

Marilyn Tebor Shaw '76 and a group of six other volunteers are working to ensure that nomadic Kenyan children who hunger for an education are able to get one. (March 27, 2007)

Systems engineer Earl Valencia is a 'New Face of Engineering'

Recognized for his work on next-generation defense projects, systems engineer Earl Valencia was honored in February as a 'New Face of Engineering' by the National Engineers Week Foundation. (March 27, 2007)

Jay Waks and Paul Cole to receive top ILR School awards

Alumnus Jay W. Waks will receive the ILR School's Judge William B. Groat Alumni Award, and Paul Cole, secretary-treasurer emeritus of the New York State AFL-CIO, will receive the Jerome Alpern Award March 29. (March 27, 2007)

Barron's ranks alumnus Ratan Tata as one of 30 most respected CEOs

Cornell trustee Ratan Tata, B.Arch. '62, chief executive officer of Tata Sons Ltd., is recognized in the March 26 edition of Barron's magazine as one of the world's 30 most respected CEOs. (March 27, 2007)

700 educators visit campus for annual development day

More than 700 educators spent March 23 at Cornell to participate in the third annual Professional Development Day, sponsored by Cornell, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES and the Ithaca City School District. (March 26, 2007)

Reach out and touch an oscillator: Cornell researchers find a new way to read nanoscale vibrations

Cornell University researchers have come up with a simple, inexpensive way to measure the vibration of nanomechanical oscillators by 'tapping' with an atomic force microscope. (March 26, 2007)

Alternative spring break: Instead of fun in the sun, almost 150 CU students spend the week volunteering

Teaching self-defense, creative writing and Internet skills to battered women at a shelter in Welch, W.Va., are just a few of the ways that nearly 150 students spent their spring break this year. (March 26, 2007)

NYC alumni give job advice to students over spring break

Exploit opportunities and dress for the job you want were among the tips alumni offered to 18 students who took part in a three-day field trip for seniors in the Department of Communication. (March 26, 2007)

Art journal granted $100,000 from Warhol Foundation

Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, a magazine edited and published at Cornell, has received a $100,000 grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. (March 26, 2007)

BCERF wins award for innovation in breast cancer research and education

Cornell's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors has been recognized with a 2006 New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Early Detection and Research Award. (March 26, 2007)

Architecture program ranked No. 1 nationwide ... again

Cornell's Bachelor of Archiecture program has once again received the top marks in the annual survey conducted by DesignIntelligence magazine. (March 26, 2007)