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"The New Science of Life: Cornell helps engineer a revolution" series home page

Part two in the "New Science of Life" series

• Cornell scientists use genetic tools in a race to feed the world's hungry
• From papaya to rice, foundation gets research to world's poorest
• New faculty in the spotlight: Walter De Jong

Faculty Senate discusses university's distance learning developments
Introducing New Members of the Faculty

Administration

University and city partner in proposed Commons building
University's department chairs briefed at new orientation session
Seven are honored with the Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award

Events

Coverage

Professor-at-Large Jane Goodall discusses her life work during lecture
Cornell Cinema lets area filmgoers find movie connections
Photo - Putting caring to work

Upcoming

Annual Employee Family Day to be celebrated Oct. 14
Physicist Clifford Will to give the Thomas Gold Lectures Sept. 25, 28
Denny's diversity officer, Rachelle Hood-Phillips, to speak Sept. 26
Peter Neufeld, Innocence Project founder, to speak at Law School Sept. 27
Marcia Greenbaum, ILR School's first neutral-in-residence, speaks Sept. 27
Work of celebrated choreographer comes to CTA stage
Lute music, Glee Club are weekend's concert offerings

Research

CU to lead project to create software that adapts, evolves
Biologists demonstrate molecular motors' role in cell birth, cell failure
Research on structures of future technology yields secrets of bonding

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Corrections - Names misspelled
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