http://www.news.cornell.edu News about international Cornell University activities en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/canivetConstitution.html Institutional reforms passed in France in 2008 are the most significant in that country in many years, said Justice Guy Canivet at the Cornell Law School Nov. 2. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Basu.kr.html The government of India has named Cornell economist Kaushik Basu as its new chief economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance. He will be on leave from Cornell for two years, beginning in December. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CULChinaCollab.html Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Ciencia.html A new Web site will help Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking scientists interact, find funding opportunities and even trade equipment. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:59:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/QatarGeneticsConf.html The prevalence of genetic diseases in the Middle East were among the topics of the second Qatar Genetics Symposium held Oct. 31 at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:58:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CornellChinaMOU.html A Sept. 24 agreement between Cornell and China will increase Cornell researchers' understanding of real problems in China and help China benefit from Cornell's agricultural expertise. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/PinstrupAndersen.html Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize laureate, has been named 'the most important Dane in the world' in combating poverty by Denmark's leading development magazine. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ClicksLinguistics.html Linguistics scholar Amanda Miller is doing research with high-speed ultrasound technology to help her and fellow researchers successfully record and classify clicks in an endangered African language. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:28:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/IsraelConsul.html In his campus visit Oct. 15, Asaf Shariv, consul general of Israel in New York, said he is still optimistic about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:51:09 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/WaterPlant.html AguaClara, a program in civil and environmental engineering in which students design municipal drinking water plants, celebrated the groundbreaking of its fifth full-scale facility last month. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:22:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/10_30_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml