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Mandated Medicaid managed care to cause upheaval in health care; new study will examine experiences

As the Medicaid system moves into a managed care model on a state-by-state basis, the entire medical structure in this country will change dramatically and the potential consequences "could be monumental," warns a Cornell University health economist.

Dad's marital tension spreads to kids even more when mom works full-time

On days that parents bicker, both mothers and fathers are much more likely to also have tense days with their children, according to a new Cornell University/University of Arizona study.

Cornell students donate 27,450 pieces of clothing to local agencies

Before they left campus in May, Cornell students donated 27,450 items of clothing to six local community agencies, according to Connie Fuess, one of the organizers of the annual clothing drive.

Ten alumni will feature works in a Cornell Reunion art exhibition, June 3-14

Ten artists from this year's reunion classes will exhibit their work at the second annual Cornell University alumni art exhibition June 3 through 14 in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Hall.

Ford Motor Co. selects Cornell Theory Center as partner in high-performance computing

Ford Motor Co. of Dearborn, Mich., has joined the Cornell Theory Center's Corporate PartnershipProgram (CPP). Ford plans to apply CTC's high-performance computing capabilities in order to reduce the time it takes to bring a new car to market.

Eastman Kodak Co. joins Cornell Theory Center Corporate Program

Eastman Kodak Co. has joined the Cornell Theory Center Corporate Partnership Program (CPP) to access strengths in algorithm development as well as the center's 512-node IBMRS/6000 Scalable POWERparallel Systems (SP).

Cornell exhibit, open through Aug. 22, features evolution of dress

See how basketball and skiing athletic wear has become part of popular fashion, how surrealism in the fine arts in the 1930s has influenced fashion ever since and how the first couturier, Charles Worth, incorporated aesthetic ideas from Chinese and Japanese textiles into his great designs.

Teaching hospital serves farm animals, companion animals and equine patients

Dedication ceremonies set for 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, will mark the official opening of the new Veterinary Medical Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell.

Cornell graduate researchers to provide New York lawmakers with recommendations on attracting business May 29

Local and state government officials are learning that factors such as skilled labor, strong infrastructure and good schools provide more incentive than tax subsidies for businesses to start up or relocate to New York, according to a Cornell report by graduate researchers delivered on May 29.

Quotations from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his Convocation address at Cornell University on May 25

The following are quotations from an address by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Cornell's Senior Convocation, held from noon to 1 p.m. on May 25 in Barton Hall.

Cornell associate vice president for human resources is named

The appointment of Mary George Opperman as associate vice president for human resources at Cornell has been announced by Senior Vice President Frederick A. Rogers. She will assume her new position July 15.

Cornell Trustees approve statutory tuition and new housing policy

The Cornell University Board of Trustees unanimously approved 1996-97 statutory college tuition rates and a new residential housing policy at its meeting May 25.