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Things to Do, May 6-13

Events on campus this week include a museum party, spring dance concerts, student films, a reading by MFA fiction writers and poets, and all five Beethoven piano concertos conducted by Leon Fleisher. (May 3, 2011)

Synthetic life forms can produce vaccines, gobble up CO2 and more, says expert

J. Craig Venter, a co-author of the human genome sequences, spoke about the future of synthetic life forms for producing vaccines and consuming carbon dioxide, among other uses, in a talk April 28. (May 3, 2011)

Evelyn Bing '12 receives first Clete Daniel Memorial Medal

The ILR School awarded the first Clete Daniel Memorial Medal April 29 to Evelyn Bing '12, who studied in a program in Dublin established by Daniel. (May 3, 2011)

A.T. Miller named associate vice provost for academic diversity initiatives

After an extensive search, Andrew Thompson Miller has been named associate vice provost for academic diversity initiatives. Currently at the University of Michigan, he will assume his new position July 1. (May 2, 2011)

Cornell Racing introduces its 'most powerful and technologically innovative' car

Student team members introduced ARG11 to a gathered crowd on the Duffield patio April 29 to update their progress and describe their latest exploits, including a pending trip overseas. (May 2, 2011)

Fruit flies 'swim' through air, using the same physics as fish, study shows

Like a fish paddles its pectoral fins to swim through water, flying insects use the same physics laws to 'paddle' through the air, say Cornell physicists. (May 2, 2011)

Rui Hai Liu, Malcolm Bourne honored with IFT awards

Professor Rui Hai Liu and Professor Emeritus Malcolm Bourne, both of food science, have been honored with awards from the Institute of Food Technologists. (May 2, 2011)

Cornell in Tinseltown event features young filmmakers

A panel of young alumni filmmakers discussed some of their challenges in making films April 29 at the Cornell Club in New York City. (May 2, 2011)

Professional book-lovers discuss careers for English majors

Four panelists - including two writers, a curator and a bookstore owner - talked about the kinds of careers that can grow from being an English major, April 27 on campus. (May 2, 2011)

Students react to news of bin Laden's death

Students celebrated across campus - and at ground zero - after learning of the death of Osama bin Laden May 1. (May 2, 2011)

Poetry in the air with MFA writers at high school slam

Six MFA students in Alice Fulton's poetry seminar joined middle and high school students, teachers, parents and administrators for a poetry slam April 28 at Ithaca High School. (April 29, 2011)

Stem cell scientists: Don't buy 'hype,' but progress is real

Five Cornell scientists discussed the future of stem cells and the validity of its hype in the media April 28 as part of the weeklong student-run Sick in America Series. (April 29, 2011)