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With victory over Brown, Big Red now just two wins from NCAA tourney

With a raucous crowd rocking the house, the Cornell Big Red men's basketball team rolled over Brown, 74-65, before a near-sellout audience of 4,254 at Newman Arena on Saturday night. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Cornell student scientists take on role of journalists at AAAS meeting

Five Cornell science students saw this year's American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting from a new perspective: through the eyes of the press. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Chinese government is not doing enough to curb AIDS epidemic, activist asserts

In a talk at Cornell, Feb. 20, Dr. Wan Yanhai, one of the most outspoken Chinese AIDS activists, said the Chinese government has taken more aggressive action to fight HIV/AIDS in China, but it's not enough. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Conceive Magazine names Cornell a top place to work for prospective parents

Cornell has been named by Conceive Magazine as one of the top 50 most family-friendly employers in the United States because of the benefits it offers to employees who hope to be parents. (Feb. 22, 2008)

By color-coding atoms, new Cornell electron microscope promises big advance in materials analysis

A new type of scanning transmission electron microscope recently installed at Cornell is enabling scientists for the first time to form images that uniquely identify individual atoms and see how those atoms bond to one another. And in living color. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Retiring Stephen Cole leaves legacy onstage -- and off

Stephen Cole, professor of theater for almost 40 years at Cornell, will retire this year, leaving a legacy on campus and in the Ithaca theater scene. (Feb. 21, 2008)

AAAS session debates pitfalls and hidden costs of making online research articles freely available

Open access to peer-reviewed journals was a hot topic for Cornell researchers speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Feb. 14-18. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Cornell engineering conference in March to focus on sustainable energy

The 25th annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association Conference, March 28-29, will focus on alternative energy research and economics. (Feb. 21, 2008)

New York small businesses receive JumpStart awards

Three businesses in New York state have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research for this semester. (Feb. 21, 2008)

An 80-year-old student project revealed in the guise of dolls

Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections includes the Dora Erway Doll Collection, which comprises 37 costume dolls whose clothing and bodies were largely made by students in the 1920s. (Feb. 21, 2008)

DiSalvo named fellow of Materials Research Society

Frank J. DiSalvo, the J.A. Newman Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and director of Cornell's Center for a Sustainable Future, has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society.

College of Veterinary Medicine receives its largest-ever gift of over $7 million

The wife of a Cornell alumnus has donated $7.125 million to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine to help endow two veterinary programs and expand imaging facilities.