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Bailey plaza groundbreaking scheduled for March 19

Groundbreaking for the $4.5 million Bailey Hall plaza project is scheduled for Monday, March 19, weather permitting. Completion is expected by Aug. 17. (March 13, 2007)

Nor any drop to drink: Cornell faculty and students to meet in Cairo on water shortages in Mediterranean region

It took a humanist to lasso the talents of Cornell lawyers, engineers, development sociologists and others to teach a new graduate course, 'Water and Culture in the Mediterranean: a Crisis?' (March 13, 2007)

Girl Scouts see -- and earn -- 'Science in Action' at student team's first outreach workshop

From building robotic submarines to designing communication devices, engineering career possibilities were seemingly endless at a science workshop for Girl Scouts, hosted by a Cornell student group March 10. (March 13, 2007)

BOOM '07 fills Duffield atrium with beeps, clicks and roars

The annual BOOM (Bits On Our Minds) exhibition filled the Duffield Hall Atrium with booths, posters and gadgets and drew hundreds of visitors. (March 12, 2007)

A rarity among arachnids, predatory whip spiders have a sociable family life, CU researcher finds

Two species of amblypygids, or whip spiders, long thought to be purely predatory, anti-social and just plain aggressive arachnids, exhibit surprisingly warm behavior, says Cornell researcher Linda Rayor. (March 12, 2007)

Cornell's undergraduate business major is 10th in BusinessWeek rankings

Cornell's applied economics and management program was ranked 10th in BusinessWeek's Top 50 undergraduate business schools, released March 8. (March 9, 2007)

30,000 hopeful freshmen vying for 3,200 slots at Cornell in fall, Skorton says

30,000 hopeful freshmen are vying for 3,200 slots at Cornell in fall, President David Skorton told the board at a meeting on campus March 9. (March 9, 2007)

Ezra Cornell, industrialist and educator, comes alive at Kroch Library bicentennial exhibit

Ezra Cornell, industrialist and educator, comes alive at Kroch Library bicentennial exhibit, which opened March 8. (March 9, 2007)

Imaging contest salutes unusual, artistic views of materials, from gold to mother-of-pearl

Stunning microscopy images of gold nanoparticles and calcium carbonate crystals, among others, win the Cornell Center for Materials Research imaging contest. (March 9, 2007)

CIT news: Mail file size increase, Traffic Control for spam

Cornell Information Technologies has raised mail file size limits from 15 MB to 50 MB during weekdays, and it has installed a new spam defense. (March 9, 2007)

Provost calls for more diversity in faculty hiring in her first Academic State of University Address

Cornell Provost Biddy Martin called for more diversity in faculty hiring in her first Academic State of the University Address March 7. (March 8, 2007)

Cornell United Way Campaign exceeds $700,000 for first time

The Cornell United Way Campaign not only exceeded its goal of $660,000, but surpassed the $700,000 mark in pledges. The 2006 campaign officially closes March 31. (March 7, 2007)