Academic

Cornell educators help turn area high-schoolers into toxic-risk sleuths
Cornell law graduates are tops in the state for passing bar exam
CU Library gets $297,000 grant to digitize its Douglas Political Americana collection
Nominations of tenured faculty are sought for Weiss fellows

Administration

Peter C. Meinig elected chairman of the Cornell Board of Trustees
Trustees approve plan to raise CU endowed tuition by 5 percent
Trustees approve Alumni Field as site for new life science technology building
New building promises to be 'magnet' providing connectivity and education
Policy prohibits smoking in all residence halls for undergrads

Cornell People

Big Red, white and blue: 2 students on U.S. Olympic team
Richard Schechner '56 promotes a new world of performance studies
Medieval to hip-hop, Judith Peraino is employing the 'new musicology'
Biologist's children's book draws on research to explain cooperative breeding
New coordinator hired for Integrated Pest Management Program in fruits

Events

Coverage

Photo - Piece of cake
Photo - Face to face
Photo - Snow memory

Upcoming

The Rev. Amos C. Brown is Martin Luther King Jr. speaker, Feb. 5
CU entrepreneurs and principal investors offer their expertise, Feb. 8
'Girls in the Van' author to discuss covering Hillary Clinton campaign
Cornell Cinema screens six films of Marlene Dietrich
Experimental filmmaker Bruce McClure visits campus Feb. 1
Music department offers concert featuring rare French instrument

Outreach

CU Lab of Ornithology and Audubon promote backyard bird count
How does your garden grow? Find out at Cornell Gardening Day, March 23
Municipal development education is a click away at CU/PSU web site

Research

Researcher: Fingerprint evidence unlikely to be replaced by DNA profiling
Same flower chemicals tell some insects 'yes' while warning others 'no'

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Obituary - Edward Cohen-Rosenthal
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