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'Tantalizing' new evidence of ivory-billed woodpecker in Florida expands Cornell's search for the elusive bird

Reports from ornithologists claim 14 new sightings of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Florida over the past year.

Book explores underlying details of structural engineering

A new book on the work of Jürg Conzett explores in-depth the relationship between engineering and architecture and the impact of engineering infrastructures on the natural environment.

Cornellians urged to stay alert to symptoms of pertussis (whooping cough)

A Cornell student is one of a small number of people in Tompkins County recently diagnosed with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.

Opportunity's view at the rim of Victoria: 'just breathtaking'

NASA/JPLA view of Mars' Victoria crater as seen by Opportunity's navigation cameras. The rover reached Victoria after a 21-month drive. The crater's layered rocks could offer a wealth of new information about Martian history…

What do people think about immigration, traffic and stem cell research? Cornell's Survey Research Institute finds out

From national surveys on what people think about Muslim Americans' civil liberties to stem cell research and even local parking issues, the Survey Research Institute (SRI) at Cornell makes the call or visit and asks the questions…

Daddy data: Conference focuses on new trends in fatherhood

The American pater familias has come a long way from "Father Knows Best" to deadbeat dad, house hubby and "main squeeze." To find out just how far, scholars tracking the movements of the elusive modern sire and his manifold forms…

Thurston Avenue Bridge to remain closed to all traffic for further six weeks

For the sake of public safety and project efficiency, the Thurston Avenue Bridge will remain closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic until the connections between the new arches and the existing bridge are completed, the…

Visiting labor leader to discuss 21st century labor movements

Anna Burger, a prominent labor official with the Change to Win Federation, will discuss the future of American labor Friday, Sept. 29, in a special address at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' (ILR) 2006 Fall…

'Half a Dozen of the Other': Outdoor art installation transforms forgotten plaza

Jason Koski/University PhotographyArtist Patrick Dougherty's Collegetown sculpture has been erected over the past several weeks. Above, people check out the finished work during the opening reception Sept. 21.Lindsay France…

Robin Davisson probes the molecular and genetic underpinnings of cardiovascular diseases -- in Ithaca and New York City

Question: How do you know you are in Robin Davisson's lab?Answer: The postdoc is still wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes T-shirt under her white lab coat.A new faculty hire in the College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Biomedical…

Reclusive mathematician rejected honors for solving 100-year-old math problem, but he relied on Cornell's arXiv to publish

Illustration by Carla DeMelloRussian mathematician Grigori Perelman posted his proof to the Poincaré Conjecture on arXiv in three parts. The titles of his submissions are encrypted above in three rebus puzzles created by Carla…

At Weill Cornell, Musharraf touts democracy, tolerance, peace ... and his new book

The world has a distorted view of Pakistan, said Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in an address at the Weill Cornell Medical College on Sept. 26. While a few militant extremists get the lion's share of the press coverage, he…