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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)

Change the world by starting small and focused, says founder of Free the Children

Craig Kielburger, who founded Free the Children at age 12, spoke at Cornell, Sept. 10. He told students to not get overwhelmed by the scope of the problems in the world, but to focus on specific issues they care about. (Sept. 11, 2007)

NYS Agricultural Experiment Station celebrates 125 years with open house, Sept. 15

The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., will celebrate its 125th anniversary with an open house, Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The official welcome will take place at 11 a.m. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Of 31 organizations trying to build a 100-mpg car, only one is a university: Cornell

The Automotive X Prize, which promises a multimillion-dollar award for the development of a practical, marketable 100-mpg car, has so far attracted 31 competitors, only one of which is a university: Cornell. (Sept. 10, 2007)

More than 1,000 share eco-friendly Shabbat dinner

The fourth annual Shabbat 1000, sponsored by Cornell Hillel, put great emphasis not only on cooperation among people from different backgrounds but also on environmental consciousness. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Soil, grass and mud: Art of Horticulture students create sculpture from the earth

Students in Marcia Eames-Sheavly's Art of Horticulture class created a 10-ton earth-and-sod sculpture Sept. 4 at Cornell's turfgrass plots. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Cornell summer interns apply smart growth ideas to Coral Gables, Fla.

Smart growth and small business development in South Florida were the focus for five Cornell students this summer serving as interns in the Cornell in Miami Program. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Former CU Press managing editor Elsie Myers Stainton dies at age 96

Elsie Myers Stainton, an editor and author who spent most of her adulthood in Ithaca, died Aug. 31 in Silver Spring, Md., of cancer. She was 96. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Michelle Knudsen '95 draws on Cornell Library memories for best-selling children's book

Would Cornell allow a lion in any of its libraries? Perhaps, if it were like the kind-hearted lion brought to life by Michelle Knudsen '95 in her children's picture book, 'Library Lion.'

'Recent Acquisitions' at the Johnson

Now through Sept. 30, the Johnson Museum is showcasing contemporary, African and Asian artworks acquired in the past five years, many of which have never before been on public display. (Sept. 7, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Ezra and the Arts Quad

Cornell's Arts Quad is the product of first president Andrew D. White's tastes. (Sept. 7, 2007)

Entrepreneurship expo showcases Cornell resources

More than 200 people learned more about developing their own entrepreneurial spirit at the seventh Entrepreneurship@Cornell Resource Expo, Sept. 5 in Willard Straight Hall. (Sept. 6, 2007)