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Joe Burns lauded at dedication of office named in his honor

With enough warmth and admiration to fill an expanding universe, colleagues, family and friends of Joe Burns, dedicated a brand-new office – the Joseph Burns Faculty Office – in the renovated Upson Hall.

Cornell's quest: Make the first CubeSat to orbit the moon

A team of students, led by associate professor Mason Peck, is attempting to send a CubeSat, a small satellite made from readily available hardware, into orbit around the moon with water as propellant.

Neurotech symposium features Brain Prize winners

Some of Cornell's best scientists working on how the brain works will gather Sept. 29 for the Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium. It features three alumni winners of the 2015 Brain Prize.

Golden Goose Award honors bee expert's impact on computing

Thomas Seeley and four engineers from Georgia Tech will share the Fifth Annual Golden Goose Award for the "honeybee algorithm," which adapted basic bee research to the $50 billion web hosting industry.

Iscol lecturer to challenge mass jailing in Sept. 27 talk

The annual Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service Lecture Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in G10 Biotech, features criminal justice reformer Glenn E. Martin.

Dean of Students office reorg reflects VP's inclusive vision

Vice President Ryan Lombardi has a vision for how Student and Campus Life can advance a more inclusive and enriching educational experience for all students at Cornell and, by example, nationwide.

Rawlings catalyzes faculty review of undergrad curriculum

At Wednesday's faculty Senate meeting, Interim President Hunter Rawlings discussed his desire for the university faculty to review the undergraduate curriculum with an emphasis on the value of a liberal education.

Tame your Oobleck: Researchers able to control thickening

Using low-amplitude vibration, researchers show the ability to control the flow rate of a dense liquid. This discovery has potential applications in advanced technology fields, including 3-D printing.

Book shares stories of 'proud, popular' young gay men

Ritch Savin-Williams, professor emeritus of developmental psychology, has written the new book "Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay," with stories of 'proud, popular' men.

Breaking Bread will focus on police, post-election America

The campus community is invited to join discussions of police-community relations Sept. 21 and politics in America Nov. 9, hosted by the university's Breaking Bread initiative.

Johnson, Weill Cornell Medicine launch dual MBA/M.S.

Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management today announced a new dual MBA/M.S. degree program for health care leaders.

Prasad: Despite yuan's meteoric rise, dollar will dominate

Eswar Prasad's latest book, "Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi," describes how China's currency is reshaping global finance, and explores the implications for the dollar's status as the dominant global reserve currency.