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Jazz, classical, dance, laptops: Cornell's fall concert season

The music department's fall season features jazz, world and classical music, Indian dance, music for Halloween, music for laptops and acclaimed guest performers. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Science must be seized 'with all the senses,' says Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier in campus lecture

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science writer Natalie Angier spoke about her latest book, 'The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science,' Sept. 11 on campus. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Open forum on Campus Code slated for Oct. 2

The University Assemblies' Codes and Judicial Committee will share the revised Campus Code of Conduct with the Cornell community in October. (Sept. 12, 2007)

CU to offer its first degree program in Africa, with faculty traveling to Ethiopia to teach water management course

Cornell University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to offer an MPS degree in international agriculture and rural development that will specialize in watershed management. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Activist, scholar Angela Davis to lecture on prisons

The Africana Studies and Research Center will bring Angela Y. Davis to campus Sept. 17-18. She will give a public lecture, 'The Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?' Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Four departments get top billing for faculty productivity

Cornell's Departments of Food Science, Information Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are No. 1 in the country in their fields, according to the latest Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Cornell United Way launches its 2007 campaign in tandem with Tompkins County; sets goal at $700,000

In a common-sense blending of town and gown, the 2007 Cornell United Way campaign was launched in tandem with Tompkins County's campaign at the annual Day of Caring at Stewart Park, Sept. 11. (Sept. 12, 2007)

'Wearable art' by students on display until Sept. 28

An exhibit of wearable art by 12 apparel design students, supported by Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation grants, is on display in Gallery 1 of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall on campus, through Sept. 28. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Calling all birders: Help scientists investigate if changing bird patterns relates to changing climate

To see the effects of global climate change, scientists in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch say they need new and veteran participants alike to help count birds.

New NSF program will foster interdisciplinary CU graduate student research training in nanoscale science

The Cornell Center for Materials Research is administering a new $2.9 million Cornell graduate student training program, funded by the NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center to lead NSF-funded research in flexible electronics and biosensors

Growing interest in using flexible electronics for next-generation biomedical devices has prompted the creation of a new graduate student research program at Cornell, funded by the National Science Foundation. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Palestinian spokeswoman and scholar Hanan Ashrawi to speak Sept. 20

Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar and political activist, will deliver a talk, 'Peace in the Middle East: Who Needs It?' Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public. (Sept. 11, 2007)