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Cornell Cooperative Extension to show how it helps agriculture thrive at celebration day Tuesday, Oct. 5

To show how extension activities help individuals and enterprises to thrive in agricultural ventures and food systems, Cornell Cooperative Extension invites the public to its Celebration Day, Tuesday, Oct. 5.

Syndicated columnist Nat Hentoff to discuss free speech Oct. 5

Nat Hentoff, award-winning author and syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, will discuss "Free Speech at Cornell and Other Centers of Higher Learning" at Cornell on Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

Prize-winning author Michael Kammen reveals passion for art as well as for history

Historian Michael Kammen's two most recent books are a rare and impressive display of vocation and avocation fulfilled in service to history and to art.

Single motherhood does not affect how well young children do in school, Cornell study finds

A large, multiethnic Cornell study has found that single motherhood does not necessarily compromise how well prepared six- and seven-year-olds are for school.  

Cornell will be key site for the World Food Day teleconference, 'Tomorrow's Farmers: An Uncertain Future,' Oct. 15

To examine the forces working against tomorrow's young farmers in today's changing world and the problems of domestic food security, Cornell will be a viewing site for the 16th annual World Food Day teleconference.

Boyce Thompson Institute celebrates 75 years of plant research to benefit human welfare

As the world population passes the 6 billion mark, pioneering work to guarantee food sustainability continues at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. the largest not-for-profit organization dedicated to plant research in the world, celebrates its 75th anniversary.

When workers heed computer's reminder to take a break, their productivity jumps, Cornell study finds

Workers who used computer software to remind occasionally them to assume good posture, take short breaks and occasionally stretch do more accurate work and as a result are more productive, according to a new Cornell study.

Cornell researchers awarded $1.7 million to study circuits that might lead to era of 'disposable electronics'

The integrated circuits of the future could possibly be made with a substrate of silicon with a thin film of polymer containing the transistors and the interconnections dropped on top. Cornell researchers awarded $1.7 million to study circuits that might lead to ear of 'disposable electronics.'

Collegetown cleanup by residents and students is set for Oct. 2

Cornell students, including members of fraternities and sororities, and Collegetown residents will clean up the streets of Collegetown Saturday, Oct. 2.

Impact of biotechnology will be examined Oct. 11 at Cornell symposium

From hepatitis prevention to virtual lab animals on a chip, five scientific advances with the potential to change society will be examined at a symposium on Monday, Oct. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cornell.

Birds vs. Towers: Ornithologists fear growth of communications industry

If Alfred Hitchcock made disaster films, "Birds vs. Towers" might go something like this: It was a dark and stormy night during fall migration season.

Compassion is topic for pet overpopulation expert Patty Olson in Sept. 27 veterinary lecture at Cornell

"Compassion and Commitment: Veterinary Medicine as a Model for the 21st Century" is the topic for Patricia "Patty" Olson in a Sept. 27 presentation at 5:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall I of the Veterinary Education Center.