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Cornell's Class of 2012 is diverse, smart and global

Cornell's new Class of 2012 is smart and diverse -- some 32 percent identify themselves as 'students of color,' and more than 88 percent are from the top 10 percent of their high school class. (Aug. 6, 2008)

Two alumni aim to row to victory at Beijing Olympics

Former Cornell student athletes Ken Jurkowski '03 and Jennifer Kaido '03 will compete as members of the U.S. Rowing Team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. (Aug. 6, 2008)

Taking wireless to a new level, Alyssa Apsel seeks to build integrated system of tiny radios

Alyssa Apsel envisions next-generation circuits to have shrunk to the most infinitesimal of length scales, but with higher efficiency and more predictable properties. (Aug. 6, 2008)

CU Police observe National Stop on Red Week

National Stop on Red Week is an effort is to educate motorists about the dangers of running red lights. (Aug. 6, 2008)

Students from China complete college prep program

Fifty Chinese high school students in the Cornell China College Preparatory Program spent the summer on campus engaged in academic work and cultural and language immersion. (Aug. 4, 2008)

Roberto Sierra to compose inaugural Sphinx <br />commission for 12 orchestras

Composer and Cornell professor Roberto Sierra has been selected to compose the inaugural work for the Sphinx Commissioning Consortium, an alliance of 12 American orchestras. (Aug. 4, 2008)

New art in Corson-Mudd combines realism, abstraction -- and biology

Works by Ithaca-area artists Edward Heiple and Jay Hart hang in the atrium of Corson-Mudd Hall on Cornell's campus. (Aug. 4, 2008)

Overworking husbands drive working wives back into the home, study finds

Working long hours has increasingly become expected in the work culture, yet seemingly gender-neutral workplace norms can result in discriminatory outcomes, the study says. (Aug. 1, 2008)

Free articles get read but don't generate more citations, Cornell study finds

Academic articles that are freely available are read more often, but they are not cited more in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study published in the British Medical Journal. (July 31, 2008)

CU transportation study available for public review Aug. 1

Cornell's transportation-focused Generic Environmental Impact Statement explores hypothetical transportation-related effects of population growth in the Ithaca area. (July 30, 2008)

Behavioral ecology conference offers special pricing for Cornellians

Learn how animals mate, communicate, feed and prey by attending the 12th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Aug. 10-14, at Cornell. (July 29, 2008)

Gail Finan '69 named director of dining and retail services

A graduate of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, Finan has more than 30 years of dining experience in higher education. (July 29, 2008)