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Students to design and build school in South Africa

The student-led Cornell University Sustainable Design has published 'Schoolhouse South Africa: Comprehensive Context,' a book on their design approach to building a school in South Africa this summer. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Six faculty named 2011 Sloan Fellows

The awards recognize early-career scientists and scholars for their achievements and their potential to contribute substantially to their fields. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Patel stresses interfaith cooperation and shared values as backbone for unity

Eboo Patel, executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core and this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker, Feb. 21 in Sage Chapel, stressed tolerance and interfaith cooperation. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker to present Olin Lecture

Best-selling author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker will present the 2011 Olin lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in the Statler Auditorium, speaking on 'the stuff of thought.'

'Molecular ballets' and microscopic battle of the sexes boost mating success

Microbiologist Wolfner discussed how proteins from male fruit flies influence females after mating at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 21 in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Citizen science is central at Lab of Ornithology

The Internet has dramatically boosted the power of citizen science - creating opportunities in science and education across disciplines, said Janis Dickinson, Feb. 20 at the annual AAAS meeting.

Professor Emeritus Christopher Pottle dies at 79

Christopher Pottle, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and a founder of the Department of Computer Science, died Feb. 15 at his home in Oxford, Maine. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Self-correcting robots, at-home 3-D printing are on horizon, says Lipson at AAAS

Robots that self-improve and machines that print products at home are technologies on the horizon, said Hod Lipson at the 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Genetic tools transform 'black box experimentation' to predictive science for designing better rice

Using the genetic variation found in wild and exotic rice, researchers are providing breeders with the tools and knowledge to develop new varieties, a Cornell researcher reported at the AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Genomic tools can help develop crops quickly with better yields or extra vitamins

Powerful genome sequencing tools can now help researchers exploit the genetic diversity of crops to improve productivity, sustainability and nutrition, a Cornell researcher reported at the annual AAAS meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Former budget director calls for entitlement spending cuts, other 'hard decisions'

Former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin called for difficult budget cuts in a talk Feb. 17 on campus. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Nobel laureate's talk covers 20 billion years of the universe

NASA astrophysicist John Mather covered nearly 20 billion years of the past and future of the universe in his Feb. 16 public talk in Schwartz Auditorium. (Feb. 21, 2011)