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Civil rights leader Julian Bond says movement has far to go, and voices hope that Democratic-led Congress will take action

Civil rights leader Julian Bond says movement has far to go, and voices hope that Democratic-lead Congress will take action.

Jordanian scientists in Bridging the Rift project come to Cornell for training in analyzing biological data

A group of 15 prominent Jordanian scientists visited Cornell Nov. 2 to begin work on a long-term project to study life forms that live in extreme conditions.Their weeklong visit, during which they trained with Cornell researchers…

First Amendment scholar stresses importance of public forums and of balancing biased media reports

"Public forums serve the purpose of giving unanticipated, unchosen and, sometimes, unliked encounters," said Cass Sunstein, a professor at the University of Chicago, presenting the inaugural Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture.

Cornell University Librarian Sarah Thomas named to directorship of Oxford University's libraries

Cornell University Librarian Sarah Thomas will be leaving Cornell to become Bodley's Librarian and Director of University Library Services at Oxford University in England. Her appointment begins in February of 2007."Sarah Thomas…

Thurston Avenue Bridge reopens to northbound traffic

The city of Ithaca has reopened the Thurston Avenue Bridge to vehicular traffic in the northbound direction only, with pedestrians allowed only on the east-side sidewalk of the bridge. Vehicles and pedestrians will be separated…

Bonuses can boost performance 10 times more than merit raises can, Cornell study finds

Giving a 1 percent raise boosts employee job performance by roughly 2 percent, but offering that same money in the form of a bonus that is strongly linked to a job well done can improve job performance by almost 20 percent, finds…

With oompah-pah's, kazoos and baton twirlers, Big Red Band and 105-year-old alumna parade down Fifth Avenue

NEW YORK -- Only a parade down one of Manhattan's busiest thoroughfares could match the love that Seymour "Sy" Katz '31 felt for Cornell. So on a cool Nov. 11 evening, in keeping with the tradition Katz started more than three…

Trip to the U.N. gives Cornell students global awareness and insights into the problems of war and maintaining peace

Peace-building in Africa and the Middle East, extreme poverty and the need for more conflict resolution may be the business of the diplomats at the United Nations, but on Nov. 3, they also were the concerns of 110 members of the…

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors outstanding alumni and faculty/staff

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors Outstanding Alumni Award winners.

Street-fashion exhibit launches new Cornell collection that is looking for donations

Punk, goth, hippie, neohippie, hip hop and hipster are just a few types of street fashion that Cornell researchers are taking seriously. A new exhibit, "Street Fashion and Youth Subculture: An Ethnographic Costume Exhibition,"…

The 'red wall of Korea' divides Arts Quad

Divided they stand. To catch the eye -- and interest -- of Cornell passersby on the Arts Quad, two students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) have designed and installed an artwork called BORDER::PASSAGE, a…

Cornellians, former President Rawlings and Trustee Elizabeth Moore, named to New York governor-elect's transition team

Former Cornell President Hunter Rawlings and Cornell Trustee Elizabeth D. Moore '75 have been named to the transition team of New York State Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer.Spitzer named his six-member transition team at his first…