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Anxious about your cat's health? Vet College online videos dispel the fears and confusion of administering to your pet

A new Cornell educational program, Partners in Animal Health, is offering state-of-the-art videos with 3-D animations on a variety of pet-care topics, including trimming a cat's claws and giving insulin to a diabetic cat.

Cornell Law School center to be dedicated in Paris July 17

The Cornell University Center for Documentation on American Law in Paris is an initiative of the Cornell Law School and the Cour de cassation, the highest court in the French judiciary. (May 7, 2007)

ILR Institute for Women and Work sponsors forum in Albany on the state of New York women

In New York state, women entrepreneurs still have trouble obtaining credit for small business, women lawyers are still paid less than men and domestic workers need more protection to get fair wages. (May 7, 2007)

For a 'green' lawn, focus on mowing, not early fertilizing, says CU turf specialist

Most lawns in New York already have enough phosphorus and don't need supplementation, especially if clippings are left on lawns, according to recent research by Marty Petrovic of Cornell. (May 7, 2007)

Traumas -- such as being close to twin towers on 9/11 -- could make people's brains more reactive to fear, Cornell study shows

Even people who seemed resilient but were close to the World Trade Center on 9/11 have brains that are more reactive to emotional stimuli than those who were more than 200 miles away. The study is one of the first to look at the effects of trauma on the brains of healthy people. (May 6, 2007)

From Pitch Burst to T.I., students cheer the end of classes at Slope Day 2007

Cotton candy, free ice cream, a strongman contest. Was this the county fair? No, it's Slope Day 2007. (May 4, 2007)

Geologist Larry Brown leads probe to test theory that Asia is being 'stuffed' under Tibetan Plateau

Cornell geologist Larry Brown is leading the fourth stage of a nearly 15-year seismic profiling effort in Tibet. Project INDEPTH aims to discover how continents formed millions of years ago. (May 4, 2007)

Kosali Simon is 2007 recipient of Thompson Prize

Assistant Professor Kosali Simon has won the prize from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration for 'contributions to the research literature in the field of health services.' (May 4, 2007)

Mercury has molten core, Cornell researcher shows

Newly released data -- from 21 delicately timed observations at three telescopes taken over five years -- yields the strongest evidence to date that Mercury has a molten core, reports Jean-Luc Margot in Science. (May 3, 2007)

Alumni, faculty reflect on two decades of cultural immersion and interdisciplinary study

Cornell in Rome alumni, faculty and current students alike say the program provides an exceptional experience and opportunity to learn and grow, personally and as artists, urban planners and architects. (May 3, 2007)

Revisiting history and contemplating the modern, Roman style

Cornell in Rome alumni revisited familiar historic sites and saw contemporary additions to the city as part of the program's 20th anniversary activities. (May 3, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Ezra Cornell ponders his fortune, 1863-64

The creation of Western Union had made Ezra Cornell a wealthy man. His philanthropies were numerous, but he always believed that the greatest good was education. (May 3, 2007)