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Sustainability is already front-and-center issue for researchers and teachers at Cornell, says Provost Martin

Cornell officials say David Skorton's Feb. 22 signing of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is only one piece of the larger picture for Cornell's sustainability goals. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Leader, facilitator and overseer: Provost's role has expanded over seven decades

Biddy Martin's presentation of the first Provost's Annual Academic State of the University address March 7 will mark another milestone in the evolving role of the Cornell provost. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Students put marketing and management skills to work for Kenya's seed industry

Five students recently traveled to Kenya for an intense 10-day field study. They worked with two local seed companies to lay out business and marketing strategies in Kenya's competitive seed industry. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Cornell's self-coached synchro-skating team glides its way to the nationals

They have the grace of ballerinas, the rhythm of dancers, the teamwork of a soccer squad and the stamina of runners. Add to that the razzle-dazzle unity of the Rockettes and the Big Red spirit, and you have the Cornell Synchronized Skating Team. (Feb. 27, 2007)

O.M. Ungers' time at Cornell in 1970s was transformative -- both for CU and for the architect, panel asserts

The influential German architect's tenure as dean not only helped put Cornell's architecture program on the international map but also served as a catalyst for Ungers' career, said three panelists at a Feb. 22 symposium. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Events celebrate late playwright Wendy Wasserstein

The Cornell Department of Theatre, Film and Dance celebrated Wasserstein's place in the American theater with a series of events, Feb. 23-25. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Low-cost, home-built 3-D printer could launch a revolution, say Cornell engineers

Some day, Assistant Professor Hod Lipson believes, every home will have a 'fabber,' a machine that replicates objects from plans supplied by a computer: Instead of buying an iPod, download the plans and the fabber will make one for you. (Feb. 26, 2007)

Schoonmaker '61 wins her third Oscar for work with director Martin Scorsese

Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker '61 won an Academy Award Feb. 25 for 'The Departed.' It was her third Oscar win and sixth nomination for her work on the films of director Martin Scorsese. (Feb. 26, 2007)

David Herman to receive materials science award

David Herman '07 has been awarded the J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. (Feb. 26, 2007)

Skorton signs Presidents Climate Commitment

President David Skorton has signed the Presidents Climate Commitment, a multi-university effort toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (Feb. 23, 2007)

With 1 billion people suffering from neglected tropical diseases, students attract top names to forum on global health

As part of Cornell's Africa Initiative, students at Weill Cornell Medical College organized a forum on neglected diseases that included some of the most important names in global health. (Feb. 23, 2007)

Schumer tours Cornell's Technology Farm in Geneva

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer toured Cornell's Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva, where he met with Cornell plant scientists to discuss new research in grape genomics and pitched a plan to improve education in math and science nationwide. (Feb. 22, 2007)