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Four students keep Martin Luther King's legacy alive at memorial lecture

Martin Luther King's legacy of activism and commitment to social justice is reflected in the lives of four Cornell students who discussed their work on behalf of social change in Sage Chapel Feb. 19. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Kleinberg, Liepe receive Sloan fellowships

Cornell faculty members Robert Kleinberg, assistant professor of computer science, and Matthias Liepe, assistant professor of physics, have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Cornell supports city effort for new Collegetown vision

Members of the urban planning firm Goody Clancy met with community members and key stakeholders to discuss their roles in putting together an urban plan and design guidelines for Collegetown. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Vet College scientists aid investigation of why bats in Northeast are mysteriously dying

First it was bees that were mysteriously dying. Now it's bats. To help diagnose the problem, NYDEC scientists are sending samples to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Cornell Chorus and Glee Club to perform in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, March 13-25

The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club will travel to cities in mainland China to perform for a wide range of audiences, building on the Cornell-China relationship founded more than a century ago. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Chef Michel Roux brings taste of France, via Britain, to Cornell's Statler Hotel

Chef Michel Roux brought three-star French cuisine to the Statler Hotel's Taverna Banfi Feb. 16 as part of Cornell's 19th annual Guest Chefs Series. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Child-care center info sessions slated for March, April

To help answer questions about the new Cornell child-care center set to open fall 2008, numerous information sessions are slated for March and April.

Ancient 'Out of Africa' migration left stamp on European genetic diversity, Cornell-led study finds

A Cornell-led study that compared more than 10,000 sequenced genes from 15 African-Americans and 20 European-Americans suggests that European populations have more harmful variations. (Feb. 20, 2008)

To bring Sudanese voices to Darfur crisis, Africana Center is co-sponsoring international conference in Ethiopia

Cornell and the Africana Studies and Research Center are co-sponsoring a major international conference, 'Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan,' at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Asian-American students meet at Cornell to break the stereotype of a silent minority

In an attempt to dispel stereotypes about Asian-Americans and to network with each other, more than 1,200 students gathered Feb. 15-16 at Cornell for the 31st annual East Coast Asian American Student Union conference. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Hot potatoes spark excitement for chemistry among area fourth-graders

Several members of Alpha Chi Sigma, Cornell's chemistry fraternity, went to Belle Sherman Elementary School, Feb. 11 and 12, to teach the children about batteries and metals. (Feb. 19, 2008)

CU alumnus and 'Ithaca Is Gorges' sloganeer Howard S. Cogan dies at age 78

Well-known advertising executive, teacher of advertising and public relations and longtime Ithaca resident Howard S. Cogan '50, MPS '80, died Feb. 16 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. (Feb. 19, 2008)