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Major preservation projects on McGraw Hall to begin

McGraw Hall will undergo major renovations beginning this month. The roof work won't begin until after Commencement and should be completed by fall semester. (April 4, 2011)

Economic prosperity, sustainability are linked, says Guzy

Making the transition to clean energy is vital for achieving a sustainable economic recovery in America, said Gary Guzy, B.A. '79, J.D. '82, in Myron Taylor Hall's Mancuso Amphitheater April 2. (April 4, 2011)

Condoleezza Rice's former adviser offers tips on giving advice -- 'a dangerous game'

Eliot Cohen, Condoleezza Rice's former adviser, offered advice on giving advice when he spoke on campus April 1 as part of the Einaudi Center's Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series. (April 4, 2011)

Curator recounts challenge of developing African-focused global art exhibit in NYC

A.D. White Professor Lowery Stokes Sims, curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, spoke on curating the Global Africa Project March 29 at the Johnson Museum. (April 1, 2011)

Margaret Atwood's advice: 'Write every day no matter how awful you think it is'

Renowned writer Margaret Atwood gave a public reading on campus March 29. She also met with students in two small discussion groups the next day to talk about writing and to answer questions. (April 1, 2011)

Two trustee leaders talk finances, faculty and 'polishing the jewel'

Robert S. Harrison '76, the newly elected chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, and current chair Peter C. Meinig '61 share some thoughts on the state of the university. (April 1, 2011)

Comet collisions could cause rippled planet rings, research shows

A curious corrugated pattern in Saturn's rings and similar features in Jupiter's main ring could be the residual effects of comet collisions, report astronomers at Cornell and the SETI Institute. (April 1, 2011)

Collision of climate change and aging populations needs serious study

In the Journal of Aging and Health, Cornell researchers stress the need for more research on how aging global populations will intersect with climate change and calls for environmental sustainability. (April 1, 2011)

University Ombudsman Walter Lynn steps aside

In June, University Ombudsman Walter Lynn will leave the job to his yet-to-be-chosen successor. Nominations are being accepted for the position. (March 31, 2011)

$2 million in grants will help bioacoustics research program monitor marine animals

Cornell researchers are developing underwater recorders that distinguish marine mammal sounds from background noise and are creating a mobile recording device that uses wave motion to propel itself. (March 31, 2011)

Grant will attack late blight outbreaks, from genome to smartphone work

Cornell researchers were recently awarded $1.5 million as part of a $9 million grant to develop a unified, interdisciplinary and tech-savvy approach to outpace the pathogen. (March 31, 2011)

Johnson's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute takes its expertise global

The Johnson School's new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute led a 10-day program with aspiring innovators from around the world in a collaboration with KAUST in Saudi Arabia. (March 31, 2011)