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Things to Do, March 7-14

Events this week include plays about love and sexuality, films about math and physics, Concerto Competition winners in concert, and a Community-Supported Agriculture Fair.

Grad student helps Chinese city foster an identity

Graduate student Arielle Levy took part in a design "camp" to help the Chinese city of Shenzhen develop an identity through design.

'Neurodinners' offer smorgasbord of research ideas

Two neuroscience graduate students have created regular cross-campus events at which to share and discuss varied research in their field.

'IndePennDense 2076' wins Philly planning contest

Cornell students examined Philadelphia’s Center City to disentangle traffic and create a sustainable, sociable economy for the city decades into the future. In a design competition, it won first place.

Service is key to sales at wineries

Two studies in the current issue of the International Journal of Wine Business Research point to service in winery tasting rooms being the most important factor in boosting wine sales at wineries.

Professor unearths a jazz age memoir

While researching a book, faculty member George Hutchinson discovered the memoir of a woman who mingled with famous writers and artists in the 1920s and '30s, unbound by race or class.

Cognitive scientist pens philosophical fiction e-book

In his first work of fiction, Shimon Edelman, professor of psychology, has published his first fiction e-book. “Beginnings” is an eclectic collection of narratives, poems and essays.

Warming temperatures push chickadees northward

The zone of overlap between two popular, closely related backyard birds is moving northward at a rate that matches warming winter temperatures, a new study finds.

Michelle Huang '14 wins Luce scholarship

An ILR School senior with an interest in international labor law, labor law, Michelle Huang ’14, is one of 18 new Luce scholars going to Asia in the fall.

Chi Psi fraternity suspended for hazing allegations

Chi Psi fraternity has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status as a result of credible allegations of serious hazing.

Context switching in daily life stresses us: study

Benjamin Cornwell, assistant professor of sociology, finds in a new study at moving between roles in one's daily life is a source of stress.

Supergene allows butterflies to mimic toxic relatives

New research reports that a single supergene can switch the entire wing pattern in certain swallowtail butterflies to mimic toxic relatives and avoid predation.