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Flexible work arrangements webinars offered Feb. 18 and 24

Interested in trying out a flexible work arrangement for yourself or for the staff members in your unit? Human Resources is offering free webinars for supervisors and employees this month. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Evolution and race: Biologically, race is no longer an issue, scientific panel agrees

A Feb. 10 panel discussion, part of 'Darwin Days' events marking the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, provided perspectives on what race meant to Darwin and what it means to evolutionary biologists today. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Johnson School students launch coaching and loan program for small local businesses

A program of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, BR MicroCapital pairs first-year MBA students with self-employed entrepreneurs who live or work in the Tompkins County area. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Improved test screens fungal pests for biofuel sources

Cornell researchers have improved a method that can now rapidly screen hundreds of fungal species to find ones that can most efficiently produce biofuels from such nonfood sources as cornstalks. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Student talks on globalization and the environment at World Social Forum

Natural resources major Apollonya Porcelli '10 spoke on violence against nature and the social and economic structures that can prevent it, from grassroots to governmental levels. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Emeritus trustee Earl Flansburgh dies at 77

Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Cornell helps India's small farmers fight moth larvae with genetically modified eggplant

Small farmers in India will soon have a cheaper, safer and more effective option for growing one of India's favorite foods: genetically modified eggplant, developed with Cornell's help. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Role of protein in tumor growth is highlighted by researcher using 3-D model

By observing the behavior of cancer cells grown in both two and three dimensions, a Cornell researcher has shown that a previously underestimated protein could be a key factor in allowing cancer to grow and spread. (Feb. 10, 2009)

In 'breathtaking' service-learning trip to Kenya, students teach nutrition, HIV prevention

Seven students recently returned from a three-week service-learning trip to Kenya, where they taught nutrition and HIV prevention. The students found that teaching and learning went both ways.

Cornell podcasts offer career advice in a sinking economy

The job market may look increasingly bleak for graduating seniors and young alumni, but '10GoodMinutes,' a free weekly podcast of interviews with experts can help. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Annual Johnson School competition invites business idea submissions

The Cornell Venture Challenge, formerly the Business Idea Competition, is sponsored by BR Ventures and rewards unique business ideas with a top prize of $10,000. Entries are being accepted through March 1. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Cornell professor faults systemic failures in salmonella outbreak from peanut butter

When the media needed background on the national salmonella outbreak that has been traced to a Blakely, Ga., peanut-processing plant, they turned to food scientist Robert Gravani. (Feb. 10, 2009)