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Mellon Mays celebrates 25th year with symposium

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a symposium at Cornell Plantations March 15. The event is free and open to the public.

Peck receives NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Mason Peck, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who served as NASA’s chief technologist from January 2012 to December 2013, has received the agency’s Distinguished Public Service Medal.

Mertha documents Chinese 'tutelage' of Khmer Rouge

"Brothers in Arms," a new book by Cornell's Andrew Mertha, documents Maoist China’s secretive relationship with the ruthless Pol Pot regime, 1977-1979.

Human Sexuality Collection celebrates 25 years

Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection celebrates its 25th anniversary with a series of events in March.

Study: Winter harvest boosts feedstock security

A new study shows that the off season can produce a second harvest ongoing work will refine fertilization guidelines to boost crop production with minimizing risk of soil loss and nitrogen leaching.

New journal speeds access to sociology research

Cornell sociologists Kim Weeden and Stephen Morgan have founded a new journal, Sociological Science, that aims to speed the peer-review process.

Deer proliferation disrupts a forest's natural growth

Literally digging up the dirt, Cornell researchers have found that burgeoning deer populations forever alters a forest’s natural future by disrupting the soil’s seed banks.

President David Skorton to lead Smithsonian Institution

President David J. Skorton has been named the next secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex. He will continue all the duties and activities of his office at Cornell through June 30, 2015.

Barnard president to women: Avoid trap of perfection

Barnard College president Debora Spar brought a message to women in a March 6 campus talk: Don't focus on inward perfections.

Things to Do, March 7-14

Events this week include plays about love and sexuality, films about math and physics, Concerto Competition winners in concert, and a Community-Supported Agriculture Fair.

Grad student helps Chinese city foster an identity

Graduate student Arielle Levy took part in a design "camp" to help the Chinese city of Shenzhen develop an identity through design.

'Neurodinners' offer smorgasbord of research ideas

Two neuroscience graduate students have created regular cross-campus events at which to share and discuss varied research in their field.