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Library digitization projects span multiple millennia

Six new grants have been awarded to Cornell faculty to digitize content of enduring value. Projects range from hip-hop posters to ancient Greek coins.

CU backs launch of 'Silicon Alley 500' tech recruitment event in NYC as exclusive academic partner

Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. (Oct. 12, 2011)

Extension's Marcellus Shale Team receives award for 'innovative solutions'

The Cornell Cooperative Extension Marcellus Shale Team will receive the 2011 community and economic vitality award from Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute Oct. 18. (Oct. 12, 2011)

Dig no more: Just till 2 inches for tulip bulbs, study finds

A Cornell researcher has discovered a much simpler way to plant tulip bulbs: Loosen the dirt two inches deep, drop bulb and then top it with mulch. (Oct. 12, 2011)

New pub to open in the Straight in spring 2012

A late-night entertainment venue in Willard Straight Hall's Ivy Room will open in spring 2012, according to the Student Assembly and the Office of the Dean of Students.

Ornithology lab provides bird recordings for 'The Big Year'

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology provided audio and video recordings of birds to producers of the Hollywood comedy 'The Big Year,' starring actors Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. (Oct. 12, 2011)

Study: 96 percent of vertebrates descended from common ancestor with 'sixth sense'

A landmark study finds that the vast majority of 65,000 living vertebrate species descended from a common ancestor that had a well-developed system for detecting electrical fields in the water. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Outdoor legend Horace Kephart's many Cornell roots

Cornell librarian Janet McCue has co-written an 80-page biographical introduction to a classic outdoors text whose author had many Cornell ties. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Different ages need different risk messages, research finds

From emergency evacuation notices to how many vegetables to eat, people need good information to make good choices. Professor Valerie Reyna explains that risk messages must be tailored to different age groups. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Endowment rises nearly 20 percent in fiscal 2011, marking second year of growth

The final numbers are in: Cornell's long-term investments jumped for a second year in a row. The total value rose 19.9 percent to $5.35 billion. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Resource fair shows local teachers how Cornell can help

Some 600 teachers in the Ithaca City School District attended the Resource and Networking Fair at Ithaca High School Oct. 7 to learn about Cornell resources they can use in their classrooms. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Collaboration is the key to successful IT streamlining

Collaboration among those with a stake in Cornell's information technology is going to be the key to streamlining it successfully, said project managers speaking at an Oct. 6 forum. (Oct. 11, 2011)