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'Planet doctor' warns that climate change will wipe out entire species

Eminent conservation biologist Thomas Lovejoy warns of dire consequences from global warming, April 18, at the Museum of the Earth. (April 22, 2008)

Lab of O helps protect endangered right whales with warning buoys in shipping lanes

Endangered North Atlantic right whales are safer along Massachusetts Bay's busy shipping lanes this spring, thanks to a new system of buoys that recognize whales' distinctive calls. (April 22, 2008)

Cornell Press publishes art book of manuscript pages

A lavishly illustrated new book from Cornell University Press makes medieval manuscripts accessible to students and general readers. (April 22, 2008)

Roger Ellis spreads veterinary expertise from Honduras to Ethiopia to rural Russia

The Cornell alumnus last traveled to Russia to volunteer on dairy farms through Farmer-to-Farmer, a USAID program.

How a Cornell team's study of horses is providing insights into a predicted human flu pandemic

A Cornell expert believes that the next influenza pandemic is a lot more likely to be an H7 serotype rather than an H5, which has been circulating in the human population for almost 10 years. (April 22, 2008)

Skorton stresses humility and humanitarianism with a dash of Indiana Jones in 'Last Lecture'

Cornell President David Skorton's hypothetical 'Last Lecture,' April 17, emphasized humility, service and scientific skepticism. (April 22, 2008)

'You're all in my work': Goldsworthy reflects on creating at Cornell

Artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for using natural materials to create striking images and unusual structures, spent his finals days as a professor-at-large creating an original piece of art for Cornell.

Andy Goldsworthy leaves legacy for his students with woodland sculpture

Internationally acclaimed environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy has a new work tucked away in a quiet corner of Cornell's Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary -- a stone cairn standing sentinel beside a trail. (April 22, 2008)

Manhattan seventh graders see stars at Space Sciences

Seventh graders from a Manhattan school visited the astronomy department for two days of all things astronomy.

Duke University Press joins Cornell Library to expand 'Project Euclid' by putting independent journals online

Cornell Library has partnered with Duke University Press to expand the services of Project Euclid, an online information community for independent publishers of mathematics and statistics journals. (April 21, 2008)

'Raw Footage,' a film by Drew Filus '95, features life in a dysfunctional family

Drew Filus '95 has a new DVD out titled 'Raw Footage,' a dramatic comedy that he wrote and directed about the complexities of love and family.

Effective climate change strategies call for new rules in global politics and economics

To combat global climate change, we need to change the rules underlying global politics and economics, said Timothy Wirth, president of the U.N. Foundation and Better World Fund, April 17. (April 21, 2008)