Academic

Achebe's Things Fall Apart is text for 2005 student reading project
Blind graduate student 'reads' maps using CU software that converts color into sound
New IES award funds Slavic travel

Administration

CU trustees approve plan for 4.3 percent endowed tuition increase
EzraNet will bring better data, phone networks to 60 campus buildings

Cornell People

CU's Steven Tanksley is winner of prestigious Kumho science award
Law professor proposes term limits for Supreme Court justices
CU earthquake expert Tom O'Rourke was stuck in Mexico when tsunami hit

Events

Coverage

Liu, returning from research trip to tsunami areas, reports grim details
Web map enabling scientists to see detailed features of tsunami damage
CU Hillel establishes the Tanner Prize for service to Jewish life and Cornell
Photo - Dean on tour
Photo - Psyched up for Big Red

Upcoming

Fred Gray, a driving force of the civil rights movement, to give talks at CU
Peking U. dance troupe to make a stop at CU Feb. 2
Bilson leads fifth annual Mozart Birthday Concert
Schwartz Center premieres Alan Ball comedy Feb. 2
Light in Winter Festival returns to add art, music, warmth to local area

Research

Cornell scientists discover critical step in flu virus infection pathway
New model traces missing gas in Earth's atmosphere to tree root systems

Departments

Briefs
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Obituary -- Edward W. Hart
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