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Networking event connects layoffs with Cornell opportunities

The Division of Human Resources held its first 'Connecting with Cornell' informal networking event to help connect laid-off Cornell employees with the HR staff who recruit for Cornell positions. (Oct. 14, 2009)

Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality

A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them. (Oct. 13, 2009)

'Big Idea' contest encourages business brainstorming

'The Big Idea' competition offers undergraduates the chance to win $2,500 for their business or social enterprise ideas. Its first deadline is Dec. 23. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Lecture series covers basics in entrepreneurship

A lecture series by the Student Agencies eLab will help undergraduates develop a business idea into something worthy of venture capital. The series started Sept. 29 and continues through Nov. 17. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Homecoming to highlight student groups, campus life

Homecoming Weekend events Oct. 16-17 will include Cornell's Homecoming Parade, showcasing student organizations and campus life. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Skorton speaks of 'hope, optimism and confidence' in address to employees

President David Skorton thanked employees for 'staying the course' and continuing to accomplish goals despite a smaller workforce in his annual talk sponsored by the Employee Assembly. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Family, Friends of Astronomy celebrate Yervant Terzian

At a symposium and birthday party Oct. 9-11, Terzian received tributes, reminiscences and, of course, gifts, including the announcement of a $100,000 endowment for a lectureship series named for him. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Report: Higher education brings jobs, culture and economic stability to Tompkins County and beyond

Together Cornell and other area institutions of higher education employ more Tompkins County residents than any other business sector, contributing $1.5 billion to the county economy. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Rover team works to get Spirit unstuck, as Opportunity trucks along toward massive crater

In the past several weeks, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory finished experimentation on methods to get the rover Spirit unstuck from its location near a plateau called Home Plate. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Jamie Lloyd hunts for new planets, seeking clues on solar system's origin

The Cornell assistant professor of astronomy works on instrumentation that searches the night skies for planets outside our solar system, called extrasolar planets. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answers

Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans' own genetic footprints of adaptation. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Hispanic Business Magazine ranks engineering No. 4

In its September issue, Hispanic Business Magazine named Cornell's College of Engineering the No. 4 graduate school nationwide for Hispanic students. (Oct. 12, 2009)