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But poverty reaches two-thirds of all Americans during their adult lives

The great majority of African Americans experience poverty during adulthood, Cornell and Washington University researchers report.

Cornell's Southeast Asia Program hosts acclaimed Indonesian writer

The Cornell Southeast Asia Program will host the visit of Indonesia's most accomplished prose writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, to Central New York, April 15-20.

Want to save children from abuse? Apply models used to save wildlife, Cornell experts recommend

We have pulled the bald eagle from the brink of extinction, we've saved the California condor, and even the alligator and the buffalo have made a comeback.

Law School forum will examine what happens when laws governing antitrust and intellectual property collide

The Microsoft case, Clinton administration policy and intellectual property rights all will be discussed at a Cornell Law School symposium on April 10.

Cornell's "world class" accelerator physics group awarded $88 million over 54 months by the National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell University $88,183,000 for the operation of the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) accelerator over the next 54 months.

Campus event will feature Iroquois smoke dance, singer Joanne Shenandoah and arts

Native American students at Cornell (NASAC) are hosting a powwow Sunday, April 11, that will feature Iroquois dancers from across the state, nationally known singer Joanne Shenandoah.

William Vendley's visit begins year-long project sponsored by Religious Studies Program

Among the peace negotiators forced to depart from the borders of Kosovo when NATO bombing began in March was William Vendley, secretary-general of the World Conference on Religion and Peace/International (WCRP).

First time grants fund Cornell faculty in creative community outreach projects

The creation of an "Art Church" in Danby and a "Corn Street Garden" in downtown Ithaca are among the 1999 community outreach projects to be funded through new grants awarded by Cornell's Council for the Arts.

Tickets for April 7 talk are free and available on campus

Ever wonder how the pyramids were constructed? Or the great cathedrals of Europe? Or the castles that housed royalty in medieval England.

Historian Barry Strauss muscles through a mid-life crisis in "Rowing Against the Current"

Sometimes a mid-life crisis can teach a man how to keep both oars in the water for the rest of his life. Barry Strauss was 40 when he became obsessed with sculling after a summer rowing course.

Cornell Theory Center hosts workshop May 20 and 21 on virtual worlds

Want to build your own world? It's only $69.95. That will get you 40,000 virtual acres in cyberspace, where, using computer graphics, you can build any sort of world you like, then invite others to visit.

Cornell Plantations welcomes wildflower aficionados

ITHACA, N.Y. --Wildflowers of all colors, shapes and sizes soon will be in bloom at Cornell Plantations' Mundy Wildflower Garden.