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Book dissects anatomy training, surgical education

“Bodies in Formation: An Ethnography of Anatomy and Surgery Education” by Rachel Prentice describes how surgical simulators and other technologies are shaping surgeons in the 21st century.

Fees cancel tax advantage of college savings plans

New research shows ordinary mutual funds may offer better yields than tax-exempt college savings plans, thanks to excess administrative fees.

Crowdsourcing creates a database of surfaces

A database of images of surfaces will aid computer graphics simulations for home remodeling, animation and visual searches.

Cornell Perspectives: A high schooler’s taste of an Ivy lab

Ithaca High School senior Deanna Deyhim writes about her summer research work in the lab of William J. Brown, professor of cell biology, and the opportunity to be mentored and use high-end lab equipment.

Alum, banks support ag economics professorship

Sheldon Brown ’68 and financial institutions CoBank and Farm Credit East have made a give to establish an agricultural economics professorship in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

Young hawks found dead, injured on campus

Over the last few weeks, two juvenile hawks have died on Cornell’s campus, leading to an outpouring of public interest.

Skorton promises new students ‘great adventure’

Under faultless blue skies and a flawless temperatures, Cornell University President David Skorton welcomed the Class of 2017 at convocation Aug. 24. He presented them with a glorious Big Red world of opportunity, academic voyage and self-discovery.

Students help their new community before Orientation

This year, more than 50 incoming freshman and transfer students are spending Aug. 18-23 volunteering with the Cornell Public Service Center’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST).

Orientation 2013 welcomes new students to campus

More than 100 events, including receptions, speeches, presentations, entertainment and outdoor activities, will greet new first-year and transfer students during Orientation Week, Aug. 23-27.

Things to Do, Aug. 23-30

Events this week include the annual Dump and Run sale to benefit local charities, Glee Club and Chorus Orientation concerts, a lecture on trees in literature, events and lectures about sustainable seafood and new offerings by the Johnson Museum and Cornell Cinema.

'Fountain of youth’ for leaves discovered

Cornell horticulture professor Su-Sheng Gan has identified an enzymatic fountain of youth that slows down the process of leaf death and lays the foundation for the genetics of freshness.

$5M gift propels plans for upgraded health care facility

Cornell is in the planning stages of upgrading and expanding the Gannett Health Services facility – to 96,000 square feet, up from 38,000 – by 2017. In July, Cornell Board of Trustees Chair Robert S. Harrison ’76 and his wife, Jane, made a lead gift of $5 million in support of the $55 million project.