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Temporary bus stop is added on East Avenue on Cornell campus

Cornell transportation officials have announced that a temporary bus stop has been added on East Avenue, by Stimson Hall, to address the needs of southbound passengers generated by the Sage Hall renovation project.

New Cornell report summarizes worldwide hidden hunger problem and offers international research agenda

More than 2 billion people -- one-third of the planet's population -- suffer from "hidden hunger," debilitating mineral and vitamin deficiencies that impair growth, physical and intellectual development, activity and survival, especially among women, infants and children in developing nations.

Fire department leads investigation in McGraw Place blaze

The Ithaca Fire Department, in cooperation with the Ithaca Police Department and Cornell Police, is investigating a fire of suspicious origin that broke out shortly after 3 a.m. today (June 10) at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at 2 McGraw Place.

Three on Cornell faculty named 1996 Weiss Presidential Fellows for distinguished teaching of undergraduates

Cornell President Hunter Rawlings has named the 1996 Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows, honoring their "effective, inspiring and distinguished teaching of undergraduate students."

Study: 'Nuisance-barking' dogs respond best to citronella spray collars

When it comes to calming "nuisance-barking" dogs, a spritz of fragrance under the chin is more effective than electric shock, a test by the Animal Behavior Clinic at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has found.

Cornell biologists' technology will be given to developing countries through the Rockefeller Foundation

Biologists at Cornell and Washington universities have genetically engineered and successfully field tested rice plants that resist some of the most destructive insects as well as salt and drought damage.

In search of the perfect bluefin, Cornell anthropologist's Tokyo market studies foster East-West understanding

When Theodore C. Bestor haunts the wharves of New England and the Tsukiji Wholesale Seafood Market in Tokyo, he's not just looking for really fresh fish. What the Cornell University social anthropologist is learning about Japanese expectations for imported seafood may aid the U.S. trade balance.

Cornell President Hunter Rawlings announces appointments of three interim deans

Cornell President Hunter Rawlings today announced the appointment of three interim deans, filling key positions in the Cornell Medical College, the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and the College of Art, Architecture and Planning.

Video tour of Cornell Plantations Path leads "Journey Through Time and Nature"

It's no substitute for roaming the leafy byways, intriguing gardens and spectacular gorges in one of America's most beautiful college campuses. Rather, the new video presentation, A Journey Through Time and Nature: Cornell Plantations Path, adds a fourth dimension as archival film footage summons scholarly ghosts to join the modern-day walker through a living museum of natural history at Cornell.

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.