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College of Veterinary Medicine's annual open house is Saturday, April 8, 2000 at Cornell

The students, faculty and staff of the College of Veterinary Medicine are inviting the public to the college's 34th annual open house, Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Author of influential "Music in the Twentieth Century" was 80

William W. Austin, the Given Foundation Professor of Musicology emeritus at Cornell University, died at his home in Ithaca, March 15. He was 80.

Proposals requested for 2000 community-project grants

The committee for the 2000 Robert S. Smith Award for community progress and innovation is calling for proposals from local community organizations and agencies.

Cornell Theory Center nominated by Michael Dell for Computerworld Smithsonian Awards

An innovative approach to supercomputing at the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) will become part of the Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History on April 3.

Cornell issues dragon warning for Thursday, March 16

Reports of the impending appearance of a dragon on the Cornell campus March 16, have prompted university officials to issue a dragon warning and road closure alert for Thursday afternoon.

As graduation standards get tougher high school dropout rate rises, economists find

In a comprehensive study finds that an average increase in stricter high school graduation requirements results in a 3 to 7 percent jump in the dropout rate.

University Faculty Forum March 15 in Kennedy Hall will focus on students, teaching and learning

A University Faculty Forum, titled 'Connecting with Students: Some Best Practices in Teaching and Learning at Cornell,' will be held March 15.

Cornell trustees approve Cornell statutory tuition rates for 2000-01

The Cornell University Board of Trustees, at its regular meeting March 10, approved the following tuition rates for the New York state statutory colleges for 2000-01.

Forum on sweatshops and collegiate apparel set for March 13

Cornell will sponsor a public forum on sweatshop labor and collegiate apparel production Monday night, March 13, in 305 Ives Hall on campus.

Cornell trustees approve resolution to create e-Cornell

The Cornell University Board of Trustees has approved a recommendation to create e-Cornell, a legally separate but Cornell-controlled for-profit company to create and market distance learning programs.

Difference between Martian poles is the 'cheese,' Cornell researcher Peter Thomas and colleagues discover

New high-resolution images from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft comparing the ice caps at the red planet's north and south poles show the difference between the two regions is the 'cheese.'

Cornell University names three new Liberty Hyde Bailey Professors in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Cornells New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has named three new Liberty Hyde Bailey professors.