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Partnership agreement will bring $2.3 million annually to Arecibo Observatory for outreach, education

Puerto Rican Governor Anibal S. Acevedo Vila and Arecibo Observatory officials signed an agreement to expand outreach and education to schoolchildren through the Angel Ramos Visitor Center.

Mellon fellowships will aid Cornell professors' research on welfare reform and Roman burial practices

Professor of classics and history Eric Rebillard and Anna Marie Smith, professor of government, have received fellowships for 2008-09 to support extradisciplinary training for their research projects. (April 16, 2008)

A chance discovery in Mexico leads Cornell scientist to rewrite fossil history of shell-breaking crab

Cornell paleontologist Greg Dietl's chance discovery of a 69 million-year-old crab fossil shows that shell-breaking crabs lived 20 million years earlier than scientists thought. (April 16, 2008)

Gen. Anthony Zinni to America's next president: truly learn the 'new world order'

The next president of the United States needs to truly understand and engage the 'new world order,' says Retired General Anthony Zinni. (April 16, 2008)

Roland Martin to speak April 20 in Sage Chapel series

Journalist and author Roland S. Martin will deliver a commentary on race, politics, and ethics in public life in his talk, 'It's Time For Us to Rebuild,' April 20 at 4 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (April 16, 2008)

Leading Chinese economist Shi Zhengfu to give the Clarke Lecture at Cornell Law School, April 24

Economist Shi Zhengfu will address how recent market and political reforms are deeply linked in his talk, sponsored by the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (April 16, 2008)

Collecting culture: Cornell University students win prizes for book collections

Cornell University Library announced the winners of its 6th annual Book Collection Contest April 14. (April 16, 2008)

How to gauge your needs for life insurance

The special open enrollment period for long-term care and life insurance ends May 2. Paul Bursic, director of Benefit Services, provides a framework for estimating the amount of life insurance you should have. (April 16, 2008)

Local businesses form a network focused on disabilities to get a competitive edge

Business representatives from all over central New York as well as staff from Cornell and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce met April 2 to inaugurate the Business Leadership Network of CNY. (April 16, 2008)

Jovial Mike Huckabee visits 'left of center' Cornell to call for less government, more 'Golden Rule'

The former presidential candidate talked about the role of faith in his politics during his visit to Cornell April 15. (April 16, 2008)

Cornell University announces country's first veterinary clinical fellows program

The College of Veterinary Medicine's new two-year Clinical Fellows Program is the first in the country to address a growing shortage of academic veterinarians who conduct research on animal diseases. (April 15, 2008)

From cartilage to fruit-fly wings, physicist Itai Cohen studies 'squishiness' in everyday things

Assistant professor of physics Itai Cohen studies soft condensed matter, an example of which is human cartilage. One of his goals is to better understand the physics of how cartilage moves. (April 15, 2008)