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From Lost Boy of Sudan to Cornell grad student

Graduate student Ayuen Ajok recently told middle school students what it was like to be a Lost Boy of Sudan. He fled his village in 1987 and walked for thousands of miles, often without food or water.

Neurobiology's Warden receives $1.5M stem cell award

Melissa Warden, a new hire in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, has received a $1.5 million grant to advance her research in novel neuroscience and translational stem cell research.

Larry Cathles offers remedies for Earth's eco future

With ecological viability threatened, world resources draining, the population burgeoning and despair running rampant, the end is nigh. Larry Cathles, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, begs to differ.

Grant preserves e-journals at Cornell, Columbia

A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will boost e-journal preservation efforts at Cornell and Columbia libraries.

Learning how organs form explains fatal birth defects

Cornell researchers have discovered a temporary molecular traffic system that starts embryos' organs growing in the proper direction and, without it, will trigger devastating diseases and defects.

Food inspires lithium-sulfur battery breakthroughs

A pair of common kitchen ingredients inspired Cornell researchers’ improvement of the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Women’s hockey raises nearly $2,000 for United Way

The opening game of women's hockey against Northeastern generated excitement with a 6-2 win and raised nearly $2,000 for the 2013-14 Cornell United Way campaign.

Native American students discuss sovereign spaces

Native American students from across the Ivy League gathered at Cornell Oct. 19 for the All-Ivy Native Council semiannual summit.

Small changes can reduce produce contamination

A new study shows how some agricultural management practices in the field that can boost or reduce the risk of contamination in produce from salmonella and listeria.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

'Building Dashboard' website conveys real-time energy use

Transparent is the new green: Cornell’s new Building Dashboard website provides raw, real-time energy data to reduce energy consumption and step toward a smaller carbon footprint.

Finance industry is cleaning up its act: Durland lecturer

TIAA-CREF CEO Roger Ferguson said the finance industry is policing itself and called for better personal finance education at the Johnson's Durland Lecture Oct. 17.