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Cornell Plantations' Cascadilla Gorge trail reopens

Critical safety repairs recently were completed on Cornell Plantations' Cascadilla Gorge trail, and the trail is now open. (Sept. 2, 2008)

Grad students return to Hasbrouck

With completion of construction on West Campus, the Hasbrouck apartment complex is back to housing only graduate students, families, visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows. (Sept. 2, 2008)

Researchers locate geographic origins from DNA

In the journal Nature, an international team of researchers describes the use of DNA to predict the geographic origins of individuals from a sample of Europeans, often within a few hundred kilometers of where they were born. (Sept. 2, 2008)

How equal is opportunity? Seminars engage alumni in social sciences research

Interim Provost David Harris, a scholar on race, ethnicity and public policy, is one of four Cornell social scientists leading a series of interactive seminars on inequality and socio-economic mobility. (Aug. 29, 2008)

Long-awaited center opens for children of Cornell staff, faculty and students

CU's long-awaited child-care center opened its doors Aug. 25, marking a milestone in Cornell's efforts to help students, faculty and staff with a wide range of personal and family responsibilities. (Aug. 29, 2008)

10 questions for outgoing Provost Biddy Martin

Biddy Martin leaves a legacy of academic achievement at Cornell. Chronicle writer Daniel Aloi interviewed her earlier this month about her Cornell years and her new job as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Aug. 26, 2008)

Scaling walls and jumping planks, Johnson School students experience the meaning of leadership

Nearly the entire incoming class of Johnson School students attended this year's Johnson Outdoor Experience, organized and facilitated by second-year students. (Aug. 26, 2008)

Sage Chapel launches Wednesday lunchtime program

Sage Wednesdays, a new program of Cornell United Religious Work, will be held weekly from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. and will replace Sage Chapel Sunday afternoon vesper services. (Aug. 26, 2008)

Cornell Urban Scholars gain perspective, experience from summer program

Students in the Cornell Urban Scholars Program in New York City this summer relate some of their experiences working with agencies and nonprofits to alleviate poverty. (Aug. 25, 2008)

Faculty panelists dissect 'Lincoln at Gettysburg'

Faculty members discussed aspects of Garry Wills' book 'Lincoln at Gettysburg' at a New Student Reading Project event attended by more than 3,000 students, Aug. 24 in Barton Hall. (Aug. 25, 2008)

Skorton welcomes new students: 'Study hard, stretch yourself through public service ... and eat lots of ice cream'

Cornell President David Skorton welcomed new students and their families to the 'worldwide Cornell family' in a convocation ceremony Aug. 23 in Shoellkopf Stadium. (Aug. 25, 2008)

Move-in Day brings anticipation, nostalgia and new connections

Boxes, luggage, eager students and teary parents flooded the sidewalks and lawns of North Campus Aug. 22 as Cornell welcomed the Class of 2012. (Aug. 25, 2008)