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Skorton to hold meeting on university finances March 16

President David J. Skorton will hold a town hall meeting for the campus community on university finances Monday, March 16, noon to 1 p.m., in Room G10 of the Biotechnology Building.

Bronze Age bones offer evidence of political divination

Dice-like knucklebones and poker-chip colored stones aren't evidence of a 3,500-year-old casino, Cornell archaeologists explain. "House of Cards" President Frank Underwood might agree.

Engineering grad programs rank in top 10 in U.S. News

Several graduate engineering fields at Cornell are in the top 10 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 "Best Graduate Schools" rankings, released March 10. Cornell Law School was ranked 13th overall and Johnson was ranked 16th.

Taste of Culture 2015 to feature diverse food, performances

Culturally diverse food and performances highlight Taste of Culture, the Translator Interpreter Program’s semi-annual food festival, Monday, March 16, in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.

12 earn Cook Awards for improving campus climate for women

Eight individuals and the officers of a women’s leadership organization received Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Recognition Awards for their contributions to improving the climate for women at Cornell.

Biomarker monitors testosterone therapy for osteoporosis

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that a known biomarker of bone mineral density also can be used to monitor the effects of testosterone therapy in men who suffer from osteoporosis.

Professors explore how adults form attachments

A new book edited by Cornell psychologists Vivian Zayas and Cindy Hazan, “Bases of Adult Attachment," explores the cognitive processes behind romantic love and other adult relationships.

Charter Day panelist preview: film editor Tim Squyres '81

Academy-award nominated film editor Tim Squyres ‘81 will speak on campus April 25 at Charter Day: A Festival of Ideas and Imagination, part of Cornell's sesquicentennial celebrations.

Students produce magazine about Cornell – in Mandarin

“About Cornell,” a sesquicentennial magazine containing essays by students in an intermediate Chinese reading and writing course, will be sold in the Cornell Store later this spring.

Sociologist studies China’s transition to market economy

Victor Nee, director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society, has received a $1.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study capitalist institutions in China.

Method to find bad mutations may improve maize crops

Cornell researchers have developed a way to predict bad mutations in the maize genome, addressing a major challenge for breeders trying to grow better crops and feed rising populations.

Steven Strogatz wins Lewis Thomas science writing prize

Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, has won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing About Science. He will be honored at a March 30 reception at Rockefeller University.