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For two decades, Dear Uncle Ezra, world's first online advice column, has aided the perplexed, the shy and the confused

Novelist, blogger and electronica musician, J. Robert Lennon is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing Program who 'understands the student mentality.' (Feb. 20, 2007)

Novelist and electronica musician J. Robert Lennon mentors writers in the art of fiction

Associate Professor Amy Villarejo spoke on 'TV Time, or Thughts on TV' at the Society for the Humanities annual invitational lecture Feb. 15. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Media matters

Ezra Cornell became increasingly politically active as well as interested in agriculture in the 1830s and 1840s. (Feb. 20, 2007)

The Ezra Files: 'This war ... was provoked by our rulers to gratify a lust for conquest'

Teaching game design is motivating students to learn fundamental engineering skills and even preparing some of them for careers in the multibillion-dollar digital gaming industry. (Feb. 19, 2007)

Students discover that computer games are serious fun

The real causes of the Hurricane Katrina flooding in New Orleans are historical and political, according to Cornell expert Thomas O'Rourke, who calls for better disaster planning everywhere. (Feb. 19, 2007)

Katrina flooding caused more by history and politics than engineering, Cornell's O'Rourke says

Cornell veterinarians have been helping manage the health-care challenges of this historic animal relocation, including vaccinating the captive-born rhino against Sumatran diseases for which he has no immunity. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Andalas, rare Sumatran rhino, helped by Cornell veterinarians on historic relocation to Indonesia

In anticipation of the Thurston Bridge closing, TCAT is adjusting its routes starting Sunday, Feb. 18. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Thurston Bridge will close completely beginning on or near March 1

Most of us would know our mother's voice on the phone from the first syllable uttered. A recent Cornell study suggests that crows also can recognize the voices of their relatives. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Avian caller ID: Sound analysis shows differences in alarm calls of individual crows

Consumers perceive restaurants with higher menu prices but no tipping to be more expensive than restaurants with lower menu prices and tipping, finds a new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Restaurants that add service charges in lieu of tips appear more expensive to customers, study finds

Life was tough in the 1830s, and Ezra Cornell, after being laid off, tried several ventures to make a living. (Feb. 16, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Trying to make a decent living

On Jan. 13, Kenneth Brown '74 and his family attended the dedication of a new water plant in Ojojona, Honduras, built with his gift of nearly $30,000. The plant was designed by Cornell engineering students. (Feb. 15, 2007)

With engineering alum's support, Honduras water plant is up and running

It was three years ago when Kenneth Brown '74 first heard of Cornell engineering students' efforts to bring clean water to rural Latin American villages. This, he thought, was a cause worth supporting. (Feb. 15, 2007)