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African countries need more transparent and accountable governments

Cornell Perspectives: Daniel Lumonya, a graduate student in development sociology, says emerging African democracies need to be more accountable in how they use their resources. (Nov. 28, 2007)

Upcoming film is an open book on Spector's art

A Cornell audience had an advance glimpse of 'The Rise and Fall of Books,' a documentary about professor of art Buzz Spector, Nov. 15 in Willard Straight Theatre. (Nov. 28, 2007)

Rabid CU fans cheer hockey team at Madison Square Garden

About 13,000 Cornell hockey fans helped to sell out New York City's Madison Square Garden, Nov. 24. And despite Cornell's 6-3 loss to Boston University, the fans enjoyed turning the venerable Garden into 'Lynah East.' (Nov. 27, 2007)

Bee- and breakfast-themed ice cream licks the competition in Cornell class contest

All four flavors developed in the annual Food Science 101 ice cream-development contest had a health kick, but Beehive Crunch took first prize and will be for sale across campus during the spring semester. (Nov. 27, 2007)

By growing 3D tumors, CU researcher develops realistic cancer growth models

Claudia Fischbach-Teschl's lab creates realistic experimental tumor models, which may lead to better drug therapies or even a cure. (Nov. 27, 2007)

New BTI study unravels how plants respond to light

Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research on Cornell's campus report a breakthrough in understanding how plants perceive and respond to light. (Nov. 27, 2007)

Ben Nichols, professor emeritus, former mayor of Ithaca and lifelong activist, dies at 87

Benjamin Nichols, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering and former mayor of Ithaca, died Nov. 24 at 87. (Nov. 26, 2007)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors outstanding alumni and faculty

Six alumni and two faculty members of Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were honored at a dinner Nov. 16 in the Statler Hotel. Nearly 230 alumni, faculty and staff of the college attended the banquet. (Nov. 26, 2007)

Former Bush speechwriter who coined 'axis of evil' tells alumni how he juggled speechwriting with policy advice

Michael Gerson, an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post who penned most of President George W. Bush's speeches from 2001 to 2006, talked about his years in the White House at the Cornell Club in New York City, Nov. 19. (Nov. 26, 2007)

Marshall Scholarship goes to Michael Barany '08

Cornell's newest Marshall Scholar is Michael Barany, a College Scholar and senior mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences. (Nov. 21, 2007)

T. Michael Duncan named 2007 Professor of the Year for New York state

T. Michael Duncan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was named New York state's Professor of the Year, an award that salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country. (Nov. 21, 2007)

Two Taiwanese prosecutors-in-training to come to Cornell Law School

Two Taiwanese lawyers who are training to become prosecutors will attend the Cornell Law School next fall for one academic year as part of the law school's first formal international program for prosecutors. (Nov. 21, 2007)