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After nearly 50 years, 76-year-old receives his Ph.D.

For Isao Fujimoto, achieving social change is an everyday -- and lifetime -- endeavor. It's also why Fujimoto, age 76, senior lecturer emeritus at the University of California (UC)-Davis, who helped found the Asian American Studies Program and the Graduate Program in Community Development at UC-Davis.

Trustees approve 4.5 percent endowed tuition increase; statutory tuition will rise by same dollar amount

The board of trustees has approved a plan that calls for a 4.5 percent tuition increase for undergrads in the endowed colleges and an increase of the same dollar amount for the state-supported colleges.

Jack Muckstadt named a Weiss presidential fellow

Jack Muckstadt, a professor of engineering who nurtures students by bringing the reality of manufacturing logistics and supply chain systems to the classroom, has been named a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow.

New vaccine method is cheaper and more effective

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has devised a new way to make vaccines that promises to prevent diseases much more cheaply. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Library seeks support from other institutions for arXiv

Cornell Library is asking other research institutions to contribute to the support of the online arXiv repository of science and mathematics preprints. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Scholars praise release of Nabokov's last work

Vladimir Nabokov wanted his family to destroy his unfinished final work, 'The Original of Laura.' Finally published in its original form after 30 years, scholars are praising its 'magnificent style.'

Researchers develop simple tools to predict cognitive decline in aging

Psychologists Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna are looking for ways to identify people at risk for developing cognitive impairment - early on, when chances for successful intervention are highest. (Jan. 25, 2010)

$1.4 million grant to aid study of how childhood poverty affects the brain

Environmental psychologist Gary Evans is examining whether being under chronic stress or having less responsive parents can lead directly to differences in brain structure and function in adulthood. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Clint Sidle discusses his new book on our need to do good

Clint Sidle of the Johnson School has published a new book 'This Hungry Spirit: Your Need for Basic Goodness,' which discusses the meaning we can derive from serving other people or greater causes.

Cornell temporarily suspends off-campus fraternity chapter

Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has had its university recognition suspended temporarily, pending investigation into an alleged incident involving underage drinking and possible hazing, Cornell officials announced Jan. 22. (Jan. 23, 2010)

David Levitsky -- part teacher, part showman -- wins USDA teaching award

A central plank of David Levitsky's teaching philosophy, honed over 40 years of instructing Cornell students, is to make his lessons unpredictable, and his style has earned him a USDA teaching award.

Employee talent show features music, dance

Cornell's Got Talent drew six contestants who provided a wide variety of performances, from opera to jug-band, swing-dancing to Indian bollywood, keyboard and guitar.