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January 2008

Cornell to drop need-based loans for students from families with incomes under $75,000

Building on a long history of need-blind admissions and need-based aid, Cornell University's Provost Carolyn A. Martin announced today a sweeping new financial aid initiative, starting next year, to eliminate need-based loans for all undergraduate students from families with incomes under $75,000, making it possible for new students to graduate debt-free. (January 31, 2008)

Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art receives $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant

Cornell University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art has been awarded a $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant to support its new wing, an underground extension of the museum's I. M. Pei-designed building, scheduled to break ground this spring, pending municipal approvals. (January 30, 2008)

Cornell animal hospital offers 24-7 emergency neurology services

Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) has recently expanded its neurology and neurosurgery services for the public to include referrals and 24-7 emergency appointments for clinical services. (January 30, 2008)

Cornell continues to be a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers

Cornell ranks fourth in 2008 among institutions whose graduates go into the Peace Corps; in 2007, it ranked third and in 2006 Cornell ranked sixth. (January 30, 2008)

Vincent Harding to deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Feb. 19

Vincent Harding, founder and chair of the Veterans Hope Project and professor emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo., will deliver the 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 4:45 p.m. at Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus. (January 28, 2008)

Cornell celebrates surpassing the halfway mark in $4 billion campaign

Halfway there and climbing! Surrounded by more than a thousand enthusiastic alumni, faculty, students and staff gathered in New York City, Cornell University President David Skorton announced Friday that Cornell had passed the $2 billion mark in its five-year, $4 billion fund-raising campaign - the largest in the university's history and one of the largest in the history of higher education. (January 26, 2008)

Arecibo astronomers prepare to obtain close images of a near-Earth asteroid

The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico will observe a newly discovered asteroid on Jan. 27-28, as the object called 2007 TU24 passes within 1.4 lunar distances, or 334,000 miles, from Earth. (January 25, 2008)

Brides-to-be take extreme measures to be big losers for their big days, new Cornell study shows

Order flowers, rent a reception hall, buy a wedding dress, plan the honeymoon and do whatever is necessary to drop more than 20 pounds before the big day. (January 24, 2008)

Monkey see, monkey do: Cornell and PRI celebrate Darwin Day with a stream of events, Feb. 11-17

The celebration evolves: Cornell University and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) will honor Charles Darwin, Feb. 11-17, in an events series that marks Ithaca's official Darwin Day celebration. (January 24, 2008)

N.Y. Gov. Spitzer's executive budget will benefit higher education in the long run, Cornell official says

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $124.3 billion executive budget proposal provides strong, renewed support to higher education throughout the state by utilizing wide-ranging initiatives, such as the proposal to create a $4 billion endowment for state higher education. (January 23, 2008)

Media are welcome to cover immigration labor conference in Liverpool, N.Y. on Feb. 12

With immigration legislation on hold at the federal level, agricultural employers are concerned about having enough farm laborers in the year ahead, says Thomas Maloney, Cornell University senior extension associate in applied economics and management. (January 21, 2008)

Cornell revokes official recognition of Sigma Pi fraternity chapter

Cornell Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce released the following statement regarding the decision to revoke official university recognition of Sigma Pi fraternity. (January 21, 2008)

The Big Apple plays host to 1,000 Big Red Cornellians who will celebrate the university's leadership in education, research and outreach

Move over New Yorkers! The Big Apple is making room for an expected 1,000 Big Red Cornellians for the "Big Red in the Big Apple" event, Jan. 25 and 26, in the city. (January 21, 2008)

The Big Red lends a big hand in the Big Apple, Jan. 26

More than 300 Cornell University alumni volunteers will participate in "Cornell Cares" public service activities throughout New York City, Saturday, Jan. 26. (January 21, 2008)

Gladiators, Elves, Blockheads, Bright Girls and others will model energy paths in the Junior FIRST LEGO Expo at Cornell, Jan. 26

It's Gladiators against Elves, the Bright Girls versus LEGO-ologists, and The LEGO Dream Team against The Blockheads. (January 16, 2008)

Flower power: Cornell's newly patented Mauve Majesty 'lily' blooms all summer

Meet Mauve Majesty. This new pinkish-purple, lily wanna-be, recently patented by Cornell University, can last for two weeks in a vase. (January 15, 2008)

Cornell University receives nearly $2 million in stem-cell research grants from New York State

Cornell University, including the Ithaca and New York City medical college campuses, has received nearly $2 million in grants to conduct stem cell research, according to an announcement made by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson on Jan. 7. (January 14, 2008)

Arecibo telescope finds critical ingredients for the soup of life in a galaxy far, far away

Astronomers from Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have detected for the first time the molecules methanimine and hydrogen cyanide - two ingredients that build life-forming amino acids - in a galaxy some 250 million light years away. (January 11, 2008)

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