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ILR's Kheel Center commemorates Triangle Waist fire

The ILR School's Kheel Center - the foremost repository of information on the Triangle Waist Factory fire of 1911 - commemorates the disaster's centennial. (Feb. 16, 2011)

Student well-being is top priority, administrators say

Provost Kent Fuchs, Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy and Dean of the University Faculty William Fry recently discussed initiatives to support student mental health.

Executive MBA program looks to expand to Colombia

The Cornell-Queen's Executive Master of Business Administration program, now offered to professionals in more than 20 U.S. and Canadian cities, may add its first Latin American site this year. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Filmmaker, faculty explore life of author Zora Neale Hurston

Carole Boyce Davies, Kenneth McClane and filmmaker Kristy Anderson spoke at a Feb. 10 event celebrating writer and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Choice of smartphone apps helps define your computing style

Trevor Pinch found that apps make the man or woman. The smartphone apps you download and use creates an 'appitype' grouping personal characteristics. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Indoor antennas boost West Campus cell phone coverage

Students who returned to West Campus residence halls after winter break got a pleasant surprise: Their cell phones finally worked there thanks to a new antenna system that eliminates dead spots. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Cornell programmers helped make Kuali happen

Cornell will soon adopt the Kuali Financial System, created 'by higher education, for higher education.' Cornell talent has contributed to this 'community source' software from its very beginning. (Feb. 15, 2011)

CU exceeds United Way goal; presents check at halftime

Cornell has exceeded its largest campaign goal ever - $790,000, presenting a check for $792,637 to James Brown, president of the United Way of Tompkins County, at the men's basketball game Feb. 12. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Professor Emeritus David Ludington '56 dies at 76

David C. Ludington, 76, professor emeritus of agricultural and biological engineering, founder of the Cornell Agricultural Energy Program and holder of three patents, died Feb. 12. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Employee celebration attracts record turnout

A record 2,007 tickets were sold for Employee Celebration Day. Many of the ticket holders turned out for the women's ice hockey game against Yale before going to the community dinner. (Feb. 15, 2011)

Notice math all around; 'it really is beautiful,' says Strogatz

Cornell Cooperative Extension is training Fort Drum soldiers in ways to help Afghan farmers, including how to fight wheat rust - dubbed the 'H1N1 of the wheat world.' (Feb. 14, 2011)

'Enemies of democracy' don't protect 'negative liberties,' like we do, says speaker

Steven Strogatz presented the talk, Doing Math in Public: From the Columns of The New York Times to 'The Calculus of Friendship,' as part of the Conversations at Keeton discussion series. (Feb. 14, 2011)