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Johnson School is one of the best 'B-schools with entrepreneurial flair,' says magazine

Fortune Small Business says Cornell is 'ahead of the pack when it comes to bringing students of all disciplines together in entrepreneurship classes.' (Aug. 22, 2007)

Forgo bottled water -- and soda -- to save the planet

Bottled water wastes energy and hurts the environment, asserts Cornell extension associate Jennifer Wilkins in this Cornell Perspectives opinion piece. (Aug. 22, 2007)

Edgy 'Tapestry of Possibilities' works to stretch comfort zones of new students

'Tapestry of Possibilities,' an orientation performance of skits about diversity, seeks to stretch the comfort zones of new students at Cornell. (Aug. 22, 2007)

New students connect Nadine Gordimer's 'The Pickup' to college life

In a New Student Reading Project small-group discussion, Aug. 20, led by Associate Professor Marianella Casasola, students relate 'The Pickup' to their experience of being new on campus. (Aug. 22, 2007)

Students ponder whether 'The Pickup' is existentialist, Marxist, feminist ... or all three

In a New Student Reading Project small-group discussion led by Professor Dan Schwarz, Aug. 20, students ponder whether 'The Pickup' is existentialist, Marxist, feminist ... or all three. (Aug. 22, 2007)

Debate in the air over University Avenue as city considers Milstein Hall plans

The proposed construction of Paul Milstein Hall, the new building of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, has sparked a debate over Cornell's plans to extend the structure above University Avenue. (Aug. 21, 2007)

The Ezra Files: A great seal, a timeless maxim

The now-legendary motto 'I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study' first appeared on the university's Great Seal. (Aug. 21, 2007)

A house divided about 'The Pickup': Students pick apart Reading Project's post-apartheid novel

The Cornell community gathered Aug. 18 to discuss 'The Pickup' as part of the New Student Reading Project. (Aug. 20, 2007)

Skorton emphasizes freedom with responsibility in address welcoming new and transfer students

President David Skorton welcomed several thousand new and transfer students and their families huddled in Schoellkopf Stadium Aug. 18, on a morning with more than a hint of autumn in it. (Aug. 20, 2007)

Indian film star, activist Shabana Azmi to speak, Aug. 28

The South Asia Program at Cornell will present films and a discussion with Indian film star and activist Shabana Azmi, Aug. 28 in Cornell's Alice Statler Auditorium. (Aug. 20, 2007)

Jim Houck and team celebrate fourth anniversary of Spitzer Space Telescope's 'dust-busting' the universe

Celebrating the fourth anniversary of the launch of the $800 million Spitzer Space Telescope, Professor Jim Houck, leader of Cornell's Spitzer team, says the telescope's greatest accomplishments are yet to come. (Aug. 20, 2007)

Researchers discover 'exotic' interface between two materials

In a step toward understanding matter at its most fundamental levels, Cornell researchers have found that two rather conventional materials can be made to exhibit very unconventional properties when they interface. (Aug. 20, 2007)