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Cornell urges caution as Hurricane Sandy approaches coast

University officials are urging the Cornell community to take precautions and monitor updates as Hurricane Sandy progresses inland. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Federal grants will fund study of food system, environment

Cornell's agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension will allocate annual federal grants to land-grant universities of $9 million to study food systems, environmental problems. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Daniel Decker honored by The Wildlife Society

Cornell Professor of Natural Resources Daniel Decker has received The Wildlife Society's Aldo Leopold Award, the nation's highest award in wildlife sciences. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Barton Hall banquet celebrates public engagement mission

In an event that honored Cornell's long tradition of public engagement, a dinner banquet at Barton Hall was held Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Student's dress design a highlight of weekend banquet

Katrina James '96, chair of the Cornell University Council, was so impressed with one student's dress design that she asked her to make one for her to wear to the Barton Hall 'Cornell Now' banquet Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Study: Comparing U.S. education to others can backfire

Stephen Morgan, professor of sociology, says his new study finds that comparing U.S. schools to schools in other countries can actually lower public support for U.S. education. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Engaged Cornell discussion uses Auburn prison program as example

A panel discussion on Cornell's Engaged Learning and Research Oct. 27 focused on the collaboration with a theater group at the Auburn Correctional Facility. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Economists discuss policies, recession on eve of election

Three Cornell economists discussed economic policy in the context of the current recession and the upcoming election at an Oct. 26 panel in Ives Hall. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Skorton: Progress ongoing for strategic plan initiatives

President Skorton outlined the progress made on strategic plan initiatives and the work that yet remains, while looking toward the sesquicentennial, in his State of the University Address, Oct. 26. (Oct. 26, 2012)

Iran, Syria will take center stage, advisers say

On Oct. 25, former national security advisers Samuel Berger '67 and Stephen Hadley '69 discussed the challenges the next U.S. president will face in trying to reassert America's leadership in the world.

New book focuses on LGBT performance artists

Sara Warner, associate professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts, has published her first book, 'Acts of Gaiety: LGBT Performance and the Politics of Pleasure.' (Oct. 26, 2012)

Cornellians plan historic gardens for Harriet Tubman home

Cornell students, staff and faculty are working on designs for historic gardens at the Harriet Tubman home in Auburn, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 2012)