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Rebuilding efforts in Iraq are not working, warns former special United Nations adviser Brahimi

The situation has become "too difficult" in Iraq and the peace process aimed at rebuilding the country is not working, warns Lakhdar Brahimi, former special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He was on…

'Lazy?' 'Apathetic?' No, today's students are eager to make a difference, says ex-Peace Corps leader

"This is a generation that is idealistic in wanting to make a difference. Our challenge is to honor that motivation," said former Peace Corps director and Clinton administration official Mark Gearan talking about civic engagement…

'Proper balance between work and life' vital to success, first woman to head Deloitte & Touche USA asserts in lecture

"Being talented and dedicated, one of you could be standing here in 2039 as the chairman or CEO of a major American company and looking back at the good old days in 2006," said Sharon L. Allen, the first woman chairman of…

Cornell's role in National Textile Center reaps awards at annual forum

Cornell was a dominant presence at the National Textile Center's 14th Annual Forum in Hilton Head, S.C., Feb. 19-21. Lisa Staiano-Coico, the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology, was the featured…

Career Pathways: Deciding on how to walk the academic road

NEW YORK -- A capacity crowd filled the Weill Auditorium for a recent Career Pathways presentation, "Walking the Academic Road." A panel of junior faculty from the Weill Cornell Graduate School spoke with students at length about…

Doha Diary: Teaching assistants inspire pre-medical students in Qatar

Students at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) are finding better ways to tackle intensive premedical courses, thanks to an extension of Cornell University's teaching assistant (TA) program to Doha. Over the past…

Diverse visions: Cornell art faculty members show their work

The Cornell Art Faculty Exhibit at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art samples the creative output and traditional and nontraditional approaches of 15 faculty members, all of them working artists. Liz Emrich, a collections…

Stabbing has had 'galvanizing effect' on campus, says Rawlings, as students and faculty voice concerns at forum

The stabbing of a visiting black Union College student allegedly by a white Cornell student on West Campus, says Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings, "has had a galvanizing effect on all of us. ... This is an incident that makes…

Walk among the planets with a star: Bill Nye, the Science Guy, guides a tour of Ithaca's Sagan Planet Walk on March 7

Jog by Jupiter, saunter past Saturn and meander about Mercury: Get a walking tour of the solar system and let Bill Nye, the Science Guy, be your guide, on March 7 in downtown Ithaca. Nye will be making his last visit as a Cornell…

New DNA bank at Veterinary College collecting samples to study genetic basis of diseases

As genomics - the study of genes - continues to revolutionize the life sciences, Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has announced the opening of a DNA bank, administered through its Department of Clinical Sciences.

Complex web of funding helps spread Cornell Cooperative Extension's impact across the state

The 56 county-based Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations are a vital part of Cornell's land-grant mission. They act as fingers reaching out from Cornell, providing information and services that may be the only…

From walking robots to screening children for dyslexia -- Bits on Our Minds showcase is March 8

The annual BOOM (Bits on Our Minds) exhibition Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Duffield Hall atrium.