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Locally Grown Dance performances showcase improvisation, discipline

The 2018 Locally Grown Dance concerts, March 1-3 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, will feature original choreography, improvisation and live music.

Blood transfusions decline 2011-14, new study finds

A Feb. 27 by Weill Cornell Medicine and other investigators reveals that blood transfusions are declining nationally.

Alum continues activism in new role as president of City College

Vincent Boudreau, Ph.D. ’91, initially thought he would study African politics. Then he walked into a class taught by Professor Benedict Anderson, an expert on the politics, history and languages of Southeast Asia.

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New seed catalog restores vegetable flavor to savor

Cornell plant breeder Michael Mazourek, chef Dan Barber and seed producer Matthew Goldfarb have launched a new vegetable seed catalog that provides a vegetable bounty that any foodie will crave.

Yeast research aims to reduce stress for New York wineries

Food science professor Patrick Gibney is researching stressed-out yeast, which poses difficult production problems for the wine industry.

Historian to speak on athletes, politics and race

Historian Amy Bass will discuss what happens when professional athletes speak publicly about political issues March 8.

Business faculty weigh the promise, pitfalls of technology

Three Cornell SC Johnson College of Business professors offered their thoughts on the value of technology during a Jan. 18 alumni event in San Francisco.

A homegrown business with billion-dollar ambitions

Hotel School alumnus Alan Rosen ’91 shared his journey at the helm of one of the most delicious operations in the country – Junior’s, a restaurant chain famous for its cheesecake.

First African-American landscape architect launched career at Cornell

The nation’s first African-American landscape architect, David A. Williston, got his start at Cornell in 1896.

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Water troughs are key to toxic E. coli spread in cattle

A major study led by Cornell researchers reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a pathway for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle. 

Budget plan for 2018-19 to focus on academic excellence, student access

The Cornell University Board of Trustees approved tuition rates and other planning parameters for next year’s budget that include investments in key academic priorities to spur academic excellence, research collaboration and educational innovation while ensuring student access and greater socio-economic diversity.

Einaudi Center to provide research help to doctoral students

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has selected 12 Cornell graduate students for the 2018 Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program.