Academic

Computer wizardry to fill Duffield atrium at BOOM
New schedule to reduce students' final exam crunch this semester
Foundation gives $2M to CU, colleagues to study China's booming economy

Administration

CU offers a program to reimburse some adoption expenses
Kroch Library sprinkler project will continue through semester

Cornell People

Paleontologist traces medieval manuscripts through Dark Ages
A poet's passion for instilling a sense that words matter
Economist's textbook focuses on economics of aging
Socioeconomic trends, rural health, 'civic' agriculture covered in new books
Senior Esosa Edosomwan wins 2005 playwriting competition

Events

Coverage

Howard Dean speaks to students on needed Democratic Party reform
Simons says politics may win out over values in Mideast, elsewhere
Solving problems of world's poorest may help businesses, and the planet, thrive

Upcoming

Snoop Dogg to headline Slope Day
Jon Stewart adds a second show at 10 p.m. on March 4
Emmy Award-winning writer Randy Cohen to give public talk March 11
Heart modeling, simulation focus of professor's talk
English conference will address 'Contact, Contagion and Containment'
Fiske exhibit highlights Cornell's first librarian and collections he built
Jewish, African film fests come to Cornell Cinema
Upcoming Debussy Festival in Barnes will warm winter's end
Photo - Dance concert

Outreach

CU offers K-12 teachers grants for curricula on Africa
CU Plantations seeks volunteer tour guides

Research

Apples could help reduce the risk of breast cancer, study suggests
Mysterious galaxies discovered by CU-led team on Spitzer telescope
Creating a wax works of the Earth's crust to chart global shifting
Brain-damaged patients may be aware of surroundings, research suggests

Departments

Briefs
Notable
Obituaries - Robert E. Doherty; Maurie Semel
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