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Former President William J. Clinton to speak during Cornell's 136th Commencement weekend May 29-30

The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, will present the Senior Convocation address Saturday, May 29, during Cornell University's Commencement weekend. Cornell will celebrate its 136th Commencement Sunday, May 30. University President Jeffrey S. Lehman will present his first commencement address and confer degrees at that ceremony. (March 4, 2004)

Discover your inner green thumb at Cornell Gardening Day in Canandaigua, N.Y., March 27

Cornell Gardening Day will be held Saturday, March 27, at Canandaigua Middle School, Canandaigua, N.Y. The event, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., is organized by Cornell's Department of Horticulture and the Cornell Cooperative Extension.

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Getting medieval at Cornell: University Lecture, March 11, launches Vagantes Conference March 11-14

Richard A. Landes, professor of history and director of the Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University, will give a University Lecture.

Cornell named a 'top 10' university for patents in 2003, sees bright future for technology transfer in 2004

Landing a spot in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's list, Top 10 Universities Receiving Most Patents in 2003, did not surprise technology-transfer specialists at Cornell Research Foundation (CRF).

Cornell Center for the Environment names Peter H. Raven, director of Missouri Botanical Garden, as '04 Iscol Lecturer for April 29-30 series

Peter H. Raven, the internationally known biologist who heads St. Louis' Missouri Botanical Garden, has been named as the 2004 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecturer at Cornell.

Weill Cornell receives $950,000 grant for study of mantle cell lymphoma treatment

New York, NY (February 27, 2004) -- A $950,000 grant to fund the study of a new treatment approach for mantle cell lymphoma was recently awarded to Weill Cornell Medical College by the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Lymphoma is the most common blood cancer and the third most common childhood cancer. Mantle cell lymphoma is a less common but particularly aggressive form of the disease.The Weill Cornell grant is part of $12.8 million in new LRF grants that will fund research into finding a cure for mantle cell lymphoma. Weill Cornell Medical College received the largest of 18 grants disbursed worldwide.

2004 veterinary open house at Cornell is Saturday, April 17

The 38th annual open house at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine will be Saturday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cornell study reveals surprising findings on death row, race and the most death penalty-prone states

A new study by three Cornell faculty members that is the first to compare death row demographics with murder statistics produced some findings that are just as likely to surprise both sides of the political spectrum as they are to confirm popularly held beliefs.

Cornell and Stanford to work with Israel and Jordan on Bridging the Rift research center to include world's first databank for all living systems

On March 9, Cornell will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony 50 miles south of the Dead Sea, on the border between Israel and Jordan.

Cornell Law Review symposium Feb. 28 revisits Brown v. Board of Education on 50th anniversary of Supreme Court integrated schools ruling

A symposium at Cornell Law School Saturday, Feb. 28, revisits Brown v. Board of Education on the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.