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To survive, tiger moths are bright for birds, click for bats

A study shows that a tiger moth's bright coloring and clicking sounds evolved independently as a response to specific predators - visually oriented birds and acoustically oriented bats.

Whales heard for first time in waters around New York City

For the first time, beckoning calls of endangered fin, humpback and North Atlantic right whales have been recorded in waters around New York City, according to Cornell experts. (Sept. 16, 2008)

Campus going greener than expected, with new goal of reducing carbon emissions by one-third by 2010

Cornell's first greenhouse gas inventory reveals that the university expects to reduce its central utilities emissions by almost one-third by 2010 -- far exceeding its goal of being 7 percent below 1990 carbon emission levels by 2012. (Sept. 16, 2008)

Seven receive American Heart Association grants

The American Heart Association has awarded seven new grants to Cornell researchers for their work, which is geared at fighting heart disease and stroke. (Sept. 16, 2008)

Jason Becraft dies at 32

Jason Becraft, a 32-year-old computer analyst with Cornell's Division of Risk Management and Public Safety, died Sept. 13 while participating in the AIDS Ride for Life. (Sept. 16, 2008)

Jazzed about art: American Artistic Renaissance Symposium looks at 1970s creative movement

Jazz greats Henry Threadgill, Stanley Crouch and Charlie Haden, painter Fred Brown and others will gather at Cornell Sept. 22-24 to discuss and recapture the spirit of the SoHo art scene in the 1970s. (Sept. 15, 2008)

From mice to men, evidence of evolutionary selection is found in 544 genes in analysis going back 80 million years

By comparing the genomes of humans and five other mammals, Cornell researchers have identified 544 genes that have been shaped by positive selection over millions of years of evolution. (Sept. 15, 2008)

CNF, cancer institute to host cancer research workshop

Experts in cancer biology and nanotechnology will discuss problems in the clinical and basic science of cancer, and will showcase nanotechnology advances that have led to breakthroughs in research and treatment. (Sept. 15, 2008)

Perlus appointed associate dean of AAP

Barry Perlus, a member of the Cornell art faculty since 1984, has been named associate dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. (Sept. 15, 2008)

German fellowships available

Fellowship opportunities are available to Cornell students and postdocs for study in Germany in academic year 2009-10. (Sept. 15, 2008)

CU faculty can now work with regional ecosystem unit

Cornell is now a member of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, which involves research in biological, physical, social and cultural sciences needed to study ecosystems in North America. (Sept. 15, 2008)

Cornell librarian Lucille N. Wright dies at age 93

Lucille (Neumann) Wright, a librarian at Martha Van Rensselaer Hall Library who also did agricultural bibliographical work in Cornell's Mann Library, died Aug. 25. (Sept. 15, 2008)