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Eisner wins 2005 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Thomas Eisner, a world authority on animal behavior, ecology and evolution, is the winner of Rockefeller University's 2005 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Cornell marks first Constitution Day

Cornell commemorated Constitution Day Friday, Sept. 23, with a discussion that challenged the modern interpretation of one of the living document's most fundamental tenets: the separation of church and state.

Celebrating four decades, materials science department looks back and forward

Cornell's Department of Materials Science and Engineering marked 40 years with a daylong symposium Sept. 20 titled 'Materials Science and Engineering in 2020.'

Labor leaders urge students to seek careers that 'make a difference' in lives of others

More than 100 Cornell students from across campus discussed opportunities for careers in the U.S. labor and social justice movements with 18 labor professionals Sept. 16, as part of the Third Annual Labor Roundtable.

Urie Bronfenbrenner, father of Head Start program and pre-eminent 'human ecologist,' dies at age 88

Urie Bronfenbrenner, a co-founder of the national Head Start program and widely regarded as one of the world's leading scholars in developmental psychology, child-rearing and human ecology died on Sept. 25.

In a funky setting, Science Cabaret debuts with images of Mars

Ithaca area residents turned out for the debut of Science Cabaret, a public event featuring talks and discussion sessions in informal social venues.

Unwed mothers' prospects for marrying well, or at all, are greatly diminished, Cornell study finds

Unwed mothers are significantly less likely to marry; when they do marry, they are less likely to improve their socioeconomic status through marriage than their childless counterparts, says a Cornell study.

Cornell tapped for regional Sun Grant hub to use $8 million in U.S. funds to spearhead next green revolution

Cornell has been tapped as one of five Sun Grant Centers of Excellence - regional hubs that will solicit and fund proposals that focus on using renewable agricultural resources to produce heat, electricity and fuel, natural products, such as biopesticides and bioherbicides, and industrial chemicals.

Cornell American article incites bigotry

As Cornell prepares to celebrate the 5th anniversary of its Statement on Diversity and Inclusion: Open Doors, Open Hearts, and Open Minds, The Cornell American (September 2005; Vol. 8, No. 2).

'Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds' celebration a time for reflection, not vandalism

As an undergraduate student leader and an active member of several minority organizations on campus, I would like to praise the fifth-anniversary celebration of the "Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds" initiative. It is a…

Assuming the mantle: White coat ceremony ushers medical students into lifetime at the bedside

Forget fashion forecasts - the Class of 2009 knows its color of choice for the next four years. As they donned their white coats Aug. 24, they officially assumed the mantle of the medical student.

In Katrina's wake, alumni remember the children

On Sept. 10 close to 100 Cornell alumni, family and friends filled the Cornell Club to give the smallest victims of Hurricane Katrina a little something to hearten their spirits.