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Annual report outlines successes, challenges of 2008-09

Cornell has released its annual report for 2008-09, which summarizes the university's progress in academics, research and public outreach, and how it dealt with a year of fiscal adversity. (Nov. 4, 2009)

We will soon command computers via gesture and voice, says Microsoft's Mundie

As it becomes easier to use, 'The computer will become much more of a helper for people and not just a tool,' said Microsoft exec Craig Mundie in a talk on campus Nov. 2. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Sophomore plucked from Cornell lab to sing on 'Oprah'

One minute, Kristina Brooks was finishing an animal science lab. The next, she was a semifinalist on Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge Contest. Brooks will sing on the show live Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Cornell Cinema: an education in the dark

Cornell Cinema's eclectic year-round repertory and specialty programming offer film buffs access to a wide range of films, and co-sponsorships with a variety of academic programs. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Cornell Cinema faces 'devastating' decrease in Student Activity Fee funding

The undergraduate Student Assembly has upheld a decision to cut Cornell Cinema's funding from the Student Activity Fee by 22 percent. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Celebrants of women's studies look to a bright future of interdisciplinary inquiry

Women's studies at Cornell has come a long way in 40 years. The Oct. 30 kickoff featured panelists who described how Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies has helped shape their academic careers.

Half of U.S. children -- and most black children -- will use food stamps, Cornell study reports

Almost half of American children -- and most black children and children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households -- will eat meals paid for by food stamps at some point while growing up. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Library collaboration with China strengthens scholarship

Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus.

'Temporal telescope' compresses optical signals

An ingenious method to time-compress optical signals could enable optical communication systems to carry many more bits per second. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Two grad students earn prestigious Intel fellowships

Shuang Zhao and Mark Cianchetti have each received a Ph.D. Fellowship Award from Intel Corp., which recognizes their potential as future technology leaders. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Real graffiti will splatter the set for upcoming 'Romeo and Juliet' performances

To make the graffiti look real on the set for the upcoming performances of 'Romeo and Juliet' in the Schwartz Center, Ithaca High's Graffiti Club and Cornell students will add their graffiti designs. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Virtual tour app for iPhones and an appliance that makes tea bags win 'elevator pitch' contest

For this year's Cornell Entrepreneur Organization Elevator Pitch Competition, contestants had 60-90 seconds to sell their idea to a panel of three judges. The top prize was $100. (Nov. 2, 2009)