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Science and humanities wed to explore origins and consequences of domesticated rice

An upper level undergraduate course and symposium take an interdisciplinary look at the origins and spread of domesticated rice. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Jeff Lehman '77, former CU president, receives high honor from China

Former Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman '77, dean of the School of Transnational Law at Peking University, was one of 50 people to receive the People's Republic of China Friendship Award. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Game victory, dinner highlight Employee Celebration

Highlights of the fall 2011 Employee Celebration include a Big Red win over Wagner and a chicken barbecue and pasta dinner at Barton Hall. (Oct. 3, 2011)

After 29 years, nine-spotted ladybugs found on Long Island

After three decades of being lost, the nine-spotted ladybug, New York's official insect, has finally been found in New York state - rediscovered first by a citizen scientist on Long Island July 30. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Bethe lecturer: Physics shows how global warming has been 200 years in the making

Paul Alivisatos, the fall 2011 Bethe lecturer, explained the science behind the evidence that human activity is causing global warming, Sept. 28. (Sept. 30, 2011)

ILR's Global Labor Institute: Pipeline could cost more jobs than it creates

A study by ILR's Global Labor Institute finds that a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico might kill more jobs than it generates. (Sept. 30, 2011)

200 alumni at NYC 'techpreneur' event buzz with tech campus prospects

At a sold-out Sept. 27 event in New York Ciy, 200 alumni heard from a panel of alumni 'techpreneurs' to discuss the prospect of a Cornell tech campus in the city. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Open for business: Skorton bullish on New York state development effort

At a Sept. 28 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Development Council, Cornell President David Skorton, who co-chairs the council, expressed optimism for New York state's recovery. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Facilities: $5M annual energy savings by 2017; $10M savings from zone system

Up to $5 million in annual energy conservation savings will be realized by 2017, and nearly $10 million annually for savings in Facilities Services by 2012, said staff from Facilities Services. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Giving advice: Jack and Meryl Mann endow a pre-major advising fund in College of Arts and Sciences

Jack and Meryl '81 Mann recently donated $100,000 to endow a pre-major advising fund in the Office of Admissions and Academic Advising at the College of Arts and Sciences. (Sept. 30, 2011)

On its 10th birthday, library's Chats in the Stacks series branches out

Cornell University Library's Chats in the Stacks series of faculty talks about recently published work celebrates its 10th anniversary. (Sept. 30, 2011)

Tweets: People across the globe report similar, ever-changing moods

A new Cornell study drew on millions of tweets from Twitter users in 84 countries to track mood rhythms across time. (Sept. 29, 2011)