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October 2006 |
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Cornell launches $4 billion campaign |
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CU seeks to maximize student diversity amid escalating tuition costs In a seller's market, CU needs to recruit hundreds of new faculty Africana Center begins reading project with Angela Davis book Library partners with Microsoft to put public domain books online King Lear goes to court in 'Law and Order' spinoff at Weill Cornell Sandra Gilbert named first M.H. Abrams visiting professor Civil engineering school celebrates opening of Bovay lab complex Lehman Fund to stimulate China-Cornell research Theater troupe in biology class stimulates ethics discussion Sprint football defeats Army to end season undefeated Video of professor's robotic chair creates stir online Campus to Coast program fosters interest in marine science |
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Pianist Malcolm Bilson receives Smithsonian honor Kevin McGovern '70 named Cornell 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year Alan Paau named to lead Cornell technology transfer Bioengineering professor Dan Luo wins NSF Early Career award Chad Walter '93 is crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports Alumna turns novice Namibian volleyball team into national champs Seven distinguished alumni receive 2006 Rhodes Awards Alumnus Doug Block explores his family's hidden history Allyn B. Ley, M.D., former director of Gannett, dies at 87 |
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Cassini observations show faint new rings around Saturn Squyres and Bell release stunning images from Mars crater Leave the skates on Earth: no evidence for ice on the moon Ecologist to study how a species might affect its own evolution CU-led team gets $2.5 million for house finch disease project New technique boosts size of proteins that can be analyzed |
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Project to build water treatment systems in Honduras wins national award Novel diversity programs offer promise, new study finds CU program named finalist in $1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability Nutritional Sciences joins Upstate N.Y. Research Network Law professor is helping draft Rwanda's new code of contract law ROTC assists in Broome County flood-relief efforts Extension teaches farmers alternatives to toxic pest control Rural Vision Project recognized for contributions to rural health care |
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29th annual CU Athletic Hall of Fame awards banquet and induction Alternative energy presentations by Cornell alumni Big Red Band Sy Katz '31 Parade |
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