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$100 million gift establishes Belfer Research Building at Weill Cornell

On Nov. 9, Weill Cornell Medical College dedicated the Belfer Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will more than double the medical college's existing research space. (Nov. 9, 2011)

'Catch-22' gift rounds out WWII stories, images collected in Cornell Library

Computer science professor Fred Schneider '75 has given Cornell library a first edition of 'Catch-22.' The novel's author served with Schneider's father in World War II. (Nov. 9, 2011)

Union's pioneering 'mutual culturalism' subject of ILR talk

At an ILR School talk Nov. 8, Daniel Katz told of parallels between today and the 1930s, when the nation and its labor unions were divided by issues of race and gender equality and immigration. (Nov. 9, 2011)

Remember to complete Cornell employee survey

The deadline for completing the Cornell Employee Survey is Nov. 18. The survey, done at the request of the Employee Assembly, was announced by President David Skorton Oct. 24.

Graphene to propel mechanical device technology forward

The single-layer carbon sheets' stellar qualities are only just being understood in all their capacities, the researchers say in a review article about the material's past and potential. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Study: Drinking 'raw' milk puts farmworkers, babies and others at higher disease risk

A new study reports that drinking unpasteurized, 'raw' milk is of particular risk to farmworkers, pregnant women, babies and the elderly. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Mason Peck named NASA's chief technologist

Peck will serve as the agency's principal adviser and advocate on matters of technology policy and programs. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Book presents cross-cultural views of a classic Indian novel

Professor of English Satya Mohanty's recent book of critical essays, a collaboration with international scholars, offers several cross-cultural views of Indian literature and modernity. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Library digitizes interviews with international mathematicians

Eugene Dynkin recorded his talks with mathematicians around the world for more than 50 years. The library has digitized, organized and curated the information on a new website. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Faculty fellow studies sound art of old recordings

Brian Hanrahan, a faculty fellow in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, studies old radio recordings and teaches Weimar cinema, media theory and sound art. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Was Einstein wrong about faster-than-light travel? Physicist to explain Nov. 17

Three Cornell physicists will discuss new evidence about faster-than-light travel in an open forum Nov. 17 in 700 Clark Hall. Refreshments are at 7 p.m.; the forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 8, 2011)

Three-day student entrepreneurship 'boot camp' generates six possible startups

Forty-two students spent the Nov. 4 weekend in a sort of boot camp for budding student entrepreneurs; it generated six viable business ideas that just might go forward. (Nov. 8, 2011)