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Reunion looks to set class, overall attendance records

Reunion 2015, June 4-7, is shaping up to set attendance records from several of the oldest and youngest classes, with events including an Olin Lecture with Junot Diaz, MFA '95.

New Ph.D.s urged to stay connected to Cornell

President David Skorton told more than 300 new Ph.D. graduates they were "uniquely qualified to contribute" solutions to societal problems at a ceremony May 23 in Barton Hall.

The art of seeing: Course gathers new data on old masters

Using image processing tools and data analysis, Cornell scientists, scholars and curators shared their expertise with students and each other in a spring course on art and science intersections.

Africana professor issues call for modernity in Africa

Olúfémi Táíwò, professor of Africana studies, explores problems that African countries are currently facing and the progress of those nations in recent years in his new book, "Africa Must be Modern."

Stem cell technology could lead to ailing heart mending itself

A new technique, published May 28 in Stem Cell Reports, could allow scientists to generate large numbers of rare cells in the network that pushes the heart's chambers to consistently contract.

Weill Cornell Graduate School honors Avery August

Avery August, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award May 27.

Clinical test validates precision medicine for cancer

A Weill Cornell Medical College research team has shown how next-generation genome sequencing can offer new insights and treatment targets in patients with advanced, treatment-resistant cancer.

To hunt and eat, bats listen for signals in prey mating calls

When hunting and eating male katydids, different bat species locate their prey by listening for specific signals in male katydids' mating calls, according to a recent study.

Cornell researchers selected for Europa science teams

On a new mission to probe Jupiter’s mysterious icy, oceanic moon Europa, three Cornell researchers have joined three scientific instrument teams May 26 that will be aboard the yet-named NASA expedition.

18 Cornellians win SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

Eighteen students, faculty and staff in Cornell's contract colleges have won State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Awards for Excellence for 2015.

New and returning trustees elected to new terms

New and returning members of the Cornell University board of trustees were elected or re-elected at the boards May 23 meeting.

Cornell addresses short- and long-term student housing needs

The university will provide support to current and newly accepted residents in Maplewood Park Apartments, who have recently received notification that the complex will close at the end of the 2015-16 academic year.