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Project provides bird migration forecasts to inform conservation, climate change

Ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth in New York City told members of the media Sept. 6 about a project that develops bird migration forecasts. (Sept. 10, 2012)

$20 million boosts competitive edge for aid initiative

Arthur Wolcott '49, founder and chairman of Seneca Foods Corp., his wife, Audrey, and the Seneca Foods Foundation have made a $20 million commitment in support of Cornell's Award Match Initiative. (Sept. 10, 2012)

Electron's magnetic moment calculated to new precision

Researchers have calculated the value of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and muon to the most precise degree known to physics. (Sept. 10, 2012)

Malnourishment likely for Ugandan pregnant women despite HIV treatment

Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected pregnant women even when they receive antiretroviral therapy, according to a recent study by research scientist Sera Young. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Letters inspire symposium on 19th-, 20th-century scholars

A Sept. 4 symposium, inspired by letters found in the Cornell University Library archives, drew on many Cornell connections to intellectual history. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Dale Corson and the founding of the Cornell Chronicle

Arthur W. Brodeur, the founding editor of the Cornell Chronicle, recalls President Emeritus Dale Corson's crucial role in establishing the campus newspaper. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Alan Mathios to serve second term as Human Ecology dean

Alan Mathios, the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology, has been reappointed to a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2013.

Anne Kenney reappointed university librarian

Anne Kenney has been reappointed to a second term as Cornell University librarian; she has had many successes and looks forward to several new challenges.

On North Campus, disc golfers find their 'ching'

Cornell is well-known for its Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, but it's also home to the Robison Disc Golf Course, where players try to 'ace' the nine-basket course on North Campus. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Cornell has a banner year of giving in 2011-12

In June Cornell closed the books on a record $777.8 million in gifts to 'Cornell Now - 2015' and marked the 10th consecutive year of growth for the Annual Fund. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Bartels lecturer examines status of women worldwide

Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile and an undersecretary general at the UN, spoke on women's political empowerment Sept. 4.

Things to Do, Sept. 7-14

Cornell events this week include an eco-cruise on Cayuga Lake, 'A Trip to the Moon' and other films in Willard Straight Hall, a lecture on entrepreneurship, and jazz musician Tia Fuller in Bailey Hall. (Sept. 6, 2012)