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June 2008
Five Cornell Ph.D. students named Newcombe Fellows
Five Cornell University graduate students from the fields of Asian religions, comparative literature, development sociology and philosophy have been named 2008 Newcombe Dissertation Fellows. (June 27, 2008)
Cornell named a best place to work in IT for second year
Cornell University has been named by Computerworld Magazine as one of the 100 best places to work in information technology (IT) for the second consecutive year. (June 27, 2008)
News released from the Cornell Chronicle
Parsons architect, scholar Kent Kleinman named dean of College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Steven Stucky to chair American Music Center board
Noted economist and scholar Alan Mathios named dean of College of Human Ecology
Journalists are welcome to attend the 12th International Behavioral Ecology Congress held at Cornell University, Aug. 10-14
Journalists are welcome to attend the 12th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, hosted by the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Aug. 10 -14, 2008, at Cornell University in Ithaca. (June 24, 2008)
News released from the Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researcher strives to break the link between obesity and diabetes
Cornell community mourns death of student Douglas Lowe '11
The official statement in reaction to the drowning death, June 12, of Cornell student Douglas Lowe. (June 13, 2008)
Cornell to close George Jessup Road for a week beginning June 16
George Jessup Road on the Cornell University Campus will be closed to traffic from the Jessup Place intersection to the Triphammer Road intersection starting at 6 a.m. Monday, June 16, for approximately one week. (June 13, 2008)
Cornell to close East Avenue June 16-21
Cornell University will close East Avenue from 6 a.m. Monday, June 16, through 6 p.m. Saturday, June 21, to facilitate the assembly of a crane for the physical sciences building construction project. (June 12, 2008)
News released from the Cornell Chronicle
Pell named Cornell vice provost for international relations
Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to receive Grand Challenge Award for environmental vision
Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will receive a U.S. Department of Agriculture Grand Challenge Award on June 19 in Washington, D.C. (June 10, 2008)
Find hidden treasure - using GPS - at the 4-H Cache Bash 2008, June 21
Got doubloons? Find hidden treasure all over the green acres of 4-H Camp Bristol Hills in Canandaigua on June 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the 4-H Cache Bash 2008. (June 5, 2008)
News released from the Cornell Chronicle
Aggression between nursing-home residents more common than widely believed, studies find (June 2, 2008)
Stewart J. Schwab reappointed Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Law School (June 2, 2008)
G. Peter Lepage reappointed Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (June 2, 2008)
Cornell temporarily closes Cascadilla gorge trail
Cornell University has closed the Cascadilla gorge trail from the intersection of Court Street and University Avenue upstream to the College Avenue bridge due to unsafe conditions, until further notice. (June 2, 2008)
Lecture and wine tasting will open "Song of the Vine" exhibition
An exhibition devoted to the history of wine and viticulture in the Eastern United States will open Thursday, June 5. (June 2, 2008)