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Emeritus professor H. David Thurston dies at 87

H. David Thurston, Cornell professor emeritus of international agriculture and plant pathology, died Sept. 26 after a short illness.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty, 2014-15

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2014-15 academic year.

Computer science times are a-changing

A panel of Cornell computer science veterans recalled what it was like to pioneer a new discipline, and predicted new things to come.

Accents impact workplace and consumer choices

An ILR School study finds that speaking accents affect an individual's evaluation and impact perceptions of competence.

Sense of purpose might ease diversity anxiety

Envisioning an increasingly diverse America causes anxiety for a lot of white people, except, that is, whites with a defined “purpose in life,” a Cornell-Carleton University psychology study has found.

Day of Caring, food drive launch United Way campaign

The 12th annual Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring and food drive kicked off the county's 2014-15 United Way Campaign Sept. 30 at Stewart Park. The county campaign goal is $2,150,000.

'Data smashing' could unshackle automated discovery

Cornell computing researchers have come up with a new principle they call "data smashing" for estimating the similarities between streams of arbitrary data without human intervention, and without access to the data sources.

Global financial crises are recalibrating 'American Power'

International financial crises are altering "American Power," Jonathan Kirshner claims in his most recent book.

Things to Do, Oct. 3-10

Events this week include a Science Cabaret program on hard cider and flavor chemistry, "Tarnation" director Jonathan Caouette, and visiting scholar Afrika Bambaataa playing vinyl from his archive.

Bill Gates talks with students on education, innovation

From higher education’s affordability problem, to the meaningfulness of student service trips abroad, to a balanced view of Washington politics, Bill Gates, visiting campus for the first time in a decade, touched on a little of everything during a public Q&A.

Philanthropist Bill Gates helps dedicate CIS's Gates Hall

On Oct. 1 Microsoft's founder and Cornell leaders dedicated the new building for Computing and Information Science.

Marines lead Cornell athletes through 'friction points'

Marines lead Cornell athletes through leadership training to improve teamwork and communication.