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Things to Do, Jan. 29-Feb. 5

Events on campus this week include Sabine Haenni introducing 'Chinatown,' guitar lessons, a lecture on psychoanalysis, 'Soiree/Cabaret!' premiere, concerts and a brown bag lunch for Reimagining Cornell.

Stuck Spirit takes new role as stationary research platform

More than six (Earth) years after it parachuted onto Mars' Gusev crater, the long-lived rover Spirit is transitioning to a new role as a stationary craft.

Study: Trees retaliate when fig wasps don't service them

When a species in a mutually beneficial relationship fails to hold up its end of the bargain, sanctions may be necessary to maintain the relationship, a Cornell study of figs and wasps finds.

Truman Capote Trust funds creative writing lectureship

The Truman Capote Trust has awarded the Cornell English department a $30,000 Truman Capote Lectureship in Creative Writing grant for a graduate student.

Cornell's new monthly e-newsletter, debuts this month

On Jan. 29, look for a fresh new look - and a new name, Ezra Update - for Cornell e-News, the monthly newsletter for alumni, parents and friends of the university. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Deadly fish virus now found in all Great Lakes

A deadly fish virus - viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus - first discovered in the Northeast in 2005, has been found for the first time in Lake Superior. The virus is now in all of the Great Lakes.

Keys to happiness: Belief and the company of believers

A study by Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears finds that happiness comes from having firmly held beliefs and being around people who affirm those beliefs.

Engineers to work on disaster risk management strategies

The researchers will develop mathematical representations of strategic interactions between building owners and insurance companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Matt DeLisa honored by American Chemical Society

DeLisa has been selected as the 2010 Young Investigator of the society's Division of Biochemical Technology.

Report: Arecibo unparalleled for finding near-Earth objects

The radar system at Arecibo Observatory plays a unique role in the ongoing effort to identify and characterize near-Earth objects, according to a final report to Congress. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Devastation in Haiti had human causes, too, panelists say

The tragedy surrounding the earthquake in Haiti is the result of human failure as much as natural disaster, said geology and engineering faculty members in a panel discussion Jan. 25 in Phillips Hall. (Jan. 26, 2010)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address Senior Convocation

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the Senior Convocation speaker at noon, May 29. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be held at Schoellkopf Stadium.