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                                    <title>Bring your own aspirin: Cornell hosts its annual  Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 8</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell Police conducting joint patrols with Ithaca Police Department in areas surrounding campus</title>        
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                                    <title>Noted Nabokov expert Brian Boyd to  lecture on andlsquo;Nabokovandrsquo;s Literary Legacyandrsquo; on Nov. 19</title>        
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                                    <title>Cap and trade briefing on Capitol Hill: Agriculture could  provide carbon offsets for other industries</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell researchers identify a weak link in cancer cell armor</title>        
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                                    <title>Quasars and comets and quarks, oh my!  Cornellandrsquo;s andlsquo;Ask An  Astronomer LIVE!andrsquo; is Nov. 14 at Pixel Lounge in Collegetown</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell's Basu appointed a chief economic adviser to India</title>        
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                                    <title>Kathy Zoner is named chief of Cornell University Police Department</title>        
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                                    <title>Half of U.S. children andndash; and most black children andndash; will use food stamps, Cornell study reports</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell Police seek suspect in Arts Quad altercation</title>        
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                                    <title>Africana Studies Center kicks off 40th anniversary celebration with symposium</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell to host chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft</title>        
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                                    <title>Battling cancer with engineering: NCI funds new $13 million microenvironment and metastasis research center led by Cornell</title>        
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                                    <title>Friend this: Scientists will find research partners more easily, thanks to new $12.2 million NIH grant establishing national andlsquo;VIVOwebandrsquo; network</title>        
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                                    <pubDate>2009-10-21 14:46:55.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Counterterrorism expert to give LaFeber-Silbey Lecture at Cornell on Oct. 22</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Counterterrorism expert Timothy Naftali will give a lecture on former President George W. Bush&amp;rsquo;s &amp;lsquo;War on Terror&amp;rsquo; as part of Cornell University&amp;rsquo;s LaFeber-Silbey Lecture Series in History.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                    <title>Cornellandrsquo;s Unity Dinner and Latino Weekend 2009 honor  Latino heritage and culture, Oct. 16</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University&amp;rsquo;s Urban Environment program will be at Green Horizons, a free conference to provide middle school students with an opportunity to experience various environmental and natural resources careers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 10/12/2009 14:42</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornell President Skorton announces purchasing reform, savings up to $40M</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;President David Skorton has committed to developing and implementing sweeping changes in the way Cornell University buys goods and services.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                    <title>Cornell president previews business-university efforts to generate new high-tech jobs</title>        
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                                    <pubDate>2009-10-09 08:52:08.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell's 'rustic chic' Silo House readies for Solar Decathlon competition today</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell's Silo House -- the university's entry in the 2009 international biennial Solar Decathlon -- is a round peg in a rectangular plot.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 10/08/2009 13:46</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-10-08 13:46:19.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Stimulus funds to help Cornell andldquo;smart carandrdquo; become smarter, safer</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Federal stimulus funds will enable Cornell's self-driving car to serve as a test bed for new research in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 10/07/2009 11:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-10-07 11:24:32.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell alumnus Jack Szostak shares 2009 Nobel Prize</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Jack Szostak, Ph.D. '77, has received the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for research that has implications for cancer and the biology of aging.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 10/05/2009 15:42</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Tickets available for NPRandrsquo;s andlsquo;Science Fridayandrsquo; live broadcast from Cornellandrsquo;s Bailey Hall on Oct. 9</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Tickets remain available for NPR&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Science Friday,&amp;rdquo; with host Ira Flatow, which will broadcast live &amp;ndash; nationwide &amp;ndash; from Bailey Hall, Cornell University, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, from 2 - 4 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 09/29/2009 13:19</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornell offers rare exhibit</title>        
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                                    <title>Researcher receives almost $1 million to study cholesterol in cell membranes</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell announces endowment investment performance for the past fiscal year</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University&amp;rsquo;s endowment investment performance was down by 26 percent for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 09/18/2009 14:31</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Sept. 17 community meeting to provide flu updates from campuses</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Health care representatives from Cornell, Ithaca College, TC3 will talk about H1N1 on their campuses.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 09/11/2009 12:01</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Scoring for the community: Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden will speak on andlsquo;sports, service and leadershipandrsquo; on Sept. 10</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell users DVD to train vet students in clinical procedures</title>        
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                                    <title>NPRandrsquo;s andlsquo;Science Fridayandrsquo; will broadcast live from Cornellandrsquo;s Bailey Hall on Oct. 9</title>        
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                                    <title>$3.2 million NSF grant trains grad students to tackle food systems, poverty problems</title>        
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                                    <title>Register now for Cornell NanoScale Facility Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Local schools and groups interested in forming a team for the Cornell NanoScale Facility Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo, to be held in January 2010, can register now at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_jrfll.html&quot;&gt;www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_jrfll.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 08/26/2009 08:51</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornellandrsquo;s Einaudi Center hosts debate Sept. 15 on causes, future of financial crisis</title>        
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                                    <title>Using fruit flies as a model, Cornell scientists study</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell makes cancer vaccine for clinical use</title>        
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                                    <title>Cornell partners with TC3 to provide English-language instruction for international students at Cornell</title>        
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                                    <title>Champion mareandrsquo;s legacy lives on with birth of filly</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Mira, a foal born Aug. 4, trots happily in Binghamton, N.Y., even though her mother died almost a year ago from a ruptured intestine.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                    <title>andlsquo;The Philosopher Kings,andrsquo; a film featuring two Cornell custodians, debuts in Ithaca at Bailey Hall on Aug 26</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;In the halls of America&amp;rsquo;s most prestigious colleges, film director Patrick Shen has found wisdom. It comes not from professors or students, but from staff members who have suffered and seen it all: building custodians.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 08/11/2009 15:43</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Media tour: Cornell students will provide Solar Decathlon house tour on Aug. 13</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;House on the go: Student team members from the Cornell Solar Decathlon house &amp;ndash; the totally green, zero-carbon-impact home of the future &amp;ndash; will host a Media Day on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the High Voltage Laboratory, 909 Mitchell Street in Ithaca.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 08/11/2009 11:00</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornell's robotic submarine wins international competition</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Cornell team's new vehicle, Nova, was the only sub to complete every element of the course, which included dodging barbed wire, firing torpedoes and retrieving a pinging briefcase.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 08/05/2009 15:19</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>African village dogs are genetically much more diverse than modern breeds, study finds</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;African village dogs are not a mixture of modern breeds but have directly descended from an ancestral pool of indigenous dogs, according to a Cornell University-led genetic analysis of hundreds of semi-feral village dogs.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 08/04/2009 14:14</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>WVBRandrsquo;s "Sunday Forumandrdquo; to feature a close-up on the Finger Lakes wine country, August 2 at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week&amp;rsquo;s Sunday Forum, to air on WVBR 93.5 FM Sunday, August 2, at 6 p.m., will look at Finger Lakes wines.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/30/2009 08:32</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>David S. Yeh named assistant provost at Saudi Arabiaandrsquo;s KAUST</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;David S. Yeh, Cornell&amp;rsquo;s assistant vice president for student and academic services since 1987, has been named assistant provost for academic programs and projects at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a new university in Saudi Arabia, effective July 31.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/22/2009 14:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Two Cornell faculty members honored with PECASE awards</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Jiwoong Park, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and Derek Warner, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, are recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/20/2009 14:56</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornellandrsquo;s Sandeacute;amus Davis to receive the prestigious 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;J.C. S&amp;eacute;amus Davis, the James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University, will receive the 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/20/2009 13:50</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Fredrik Logevall is named new director of Cornellandrsquo;s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Fredrik Logevall, Cornell University professor of history, has been named the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies at Cornell and the new director of the university&amp;rsquo;s Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/16/2009 15:04</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Summertime and the living is andhellip; freezy</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Temperatures in Central New York State will climb above 80 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time all month on July 10.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/09/2009 15:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Cornell University named to national andldquo;Great Colleges to Work Forandrdquo; list</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;For the second consecutive year, a Chronicle of Higher Education survey has named Cornell University to its &amp;ldquo;Great Colleges to Work For.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                    <title>Cornell telephone press conference on andlsquo;late blightandrsquo;  plant disease will be July 10</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Two Cornell University experts on &amp;ldquo;late blight&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; the disease responsible for causing the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s &amp;ndash; will hold a telephone press conference on Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/08/2009 15:07</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Of small steps and giant leaps: Cornell celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing on July 18</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Build your own air-powered rocket, design a lunar landing device to protect two marshmallow astronauts, and find out how much you weigh and how high you can jump on the moon.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/08/2009 08:57</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <title>Oscar the bobcat andndash; hit by a car andndash; is on the road to recovery after surgery at Cornellandrsquo;s College of Veterinary Medicine</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Oscar the bobcat is healing by leaps and bounds after a team of surgeons at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine repaired injuries he sustained when he was hit by a car last month.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 07/02/2009 12:06</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-07-02 12:06:08.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell provides insights into results from new poll partnership with New York Times and NY1</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food. That's just one of the findings of the first Cornell/New York Times/NY1 poll, which gave New York state residents a snapshot of their collective zeitgeist about obesity, key politicians, the economy and gay marriage when it was released in early June.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 16:41</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-26 16:41:08.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Advice columnist Amy Dickinson gives talk at Cornell on July 8</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Syndicated advice columnist and Freeville native Amy Dickinson will give a talk at the Statler Auditorium on the Cornell University campus at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 15:30</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-26 15:30:35.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Motorola funds bring minority high school students to engineering college this summer</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Cornell University's Diversity Programs in Engineering will host a one-week summer program to engage underrepresented minority high school students in science and engineering, thanks to a $45,700 Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Foundation to support the CATALYST Academy.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 12:39</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25939</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-26 12:39:02.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Like burrs on your clothes, molecule-size capsules can deliver drugs by sticking to targeted cells</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/25/2009 15:23</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25859</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-25 15:23:06.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>NYC Mayor's Office and Cornell test biodiesel use on the set of The Taking of Pelham 123</title>        
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-25 12:33:06.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>A mystery solved: Space shuttle shows 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by comet</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell research.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/24/2009 10:28</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25799</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-24 10:28:03.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Energy entrepreneur Adam Victor discusses US energy policy in NYC, June 25</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Energy entrepreneur and private power producer Adam Victor &amp;rsquo;74 will lead a thought provoking conversation about U.S. energy policy issues at The Cornell Club at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/22/2009 15:48</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-22 15:48:07.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Deadly beetle discovered for first time in New York, threatening state's ash trees</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The deadly invasive emerald ash borer -- a beetle that destroys ash trees -- has been discovered for the first time in New York state by Cornell University researchers.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/19/2009 08:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25180</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-19 08:24:39.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Money can't buy weight loss, finds Cornell study</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Even cash rewards may not motivate obese people to lose much weight, reports a new Cornell study.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/18/2009 13:17</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25101</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-18 13:17:37.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>A new era in energy: Cornell to cut ribbon on new Biofuels Research Laboratory, June 23</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;A new era in energy begins as the doors officially open for the Biofuels Research Laboratory at Cornell University.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/18/2009 12:49</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25079</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-18 12:49:58.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Computerworld names Cornell as one of the andlsquo;Best Places to Work in ITandrsquo;</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University is one of the 100 best employers of information technology (IT) professionals in the United States, Computerworld magazine announced.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/16/2009 15:25</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24879</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-16 15:25:11.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>James Siena '79 tapped for alumni artist award</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Painter James Siena '79 has been selected to receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, administered by the Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/16/2009 14:41</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=25159</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-16 14:41:49.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Interdisciplinary computer scientist Daniel Huttenlocher is named Cornellandrsquo;s new dean of CIS</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Daniel P. Huttenlocher, the John P. and Rilla Neafsey Professor of Computing, Information Science and Business at Cornell University, has been named the university&amp;rsquo;s dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science (CIS).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/15/2009 14:09</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-15 14:09:24.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Campus Memorial for Caroline Coffey set for June 27</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;A campus memorial service for Caroline Coffey will be held Saturday, June 27, at 11 a.m. in Sage Chapel. The service is open to friends, colleagues and members of the Cornell community. It is not open to the media.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/12/2009 11:53</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24534</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-12 11:53:43.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell civil engineering expert to testify before Congress  on earthquake mitigation research, June 11</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Thomas O&amp;rsquo;Rourke, Cornell professor of civil engineering and a noted expert on strengthening the infrastructure of utilities, will testify before Congress on the Reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Research and Development for Disaster Resilient Communities, on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at 10 a.m., at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/10/2009 14:40</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24399</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-10 14:40:59.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Plantations plagued by sophisticated plant thieves</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Rare and highly valued plants are being stolen from the Cornell University Plantations at an alarming rate, and such thefts are disrupting the Plantation&amp;rsquo;s educational mission, destroying research and robbing visitors of the ability to see the entire plant collection.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/10/2009 11:40</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24139</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-10 11:40:12.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Milk goes andlsquo;greenandrsquo;: Todayandrsquo;s dairy farms use less land, feed and water</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Dairy genetics, nutrition, herd management and improved animal welfare over the past 60 years have resulted in a modern milk production system that has a smaller carbon footprint than mid-20th century farming practices, says a Cornell University study in the Journal of Animal Science (June 2009).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/10/2009 11:31</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24119</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-10 11:31:18.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Accelerating toward a bright future: Families invited to Cornellandrsquo;s Wilson Synchrotron Open House on Saturday, June 27</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Even journalists should have fun! Editors, you are welcome to send reporters and photographers to this event.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/10/2009 11:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=24099</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-10 11:24:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>National cyber security: Cornellandrsquo;s Fred Schneider will tell Congress ways to shore up vulnerability, June 10</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Fred Schneider, Cornell University professor of computer science and noted expert on cyber security, will testify at the Hearing on Cyber Security Research and Development, Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 10 a.m., at 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/08/2009 10:39</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=23779</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-08 10:39:10.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell named to Conceive magazineandrsquo;s list of top 50 employers</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University is one of the best employers in the United States for workers who are building families, Conceive magazine announced.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/05/2009 13:56</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-05 13:56:06.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>East Avenue to be closed between Tower Road and University Avenue, June 8-14</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;East Avenue will be closed from the Tower Road intersection to the University Avenue intersection from Monday, June 8, through Sunday, June 14, Cornell University officials announced.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/05/2009 10:07</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-05 10:07:35.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell professors to speak on national food supply safety at Capitol Hill briefing, June 15</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Kathryn Boor and Robert B. Gravani, Cornell University professors of food science, will provide a briefing, &amp;ldquo;Strengthening the Safety of the Food Supply: Challenges and Opportunities,&amp;rdquo; on Monday, June 15, at 2 p.m. at 122 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/04/2009 15:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=23519</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-04 15:24:41.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Easily grossed out? Youandrsquo;re more likely a conservative, says Cornell psychologist</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Are you someone who squirms when confronted with slime, shudders at stickiness or gets grossed out by gore? Do crawly insects make you cringe or dead bodies make you blanch?&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/04/2009 11:45</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-04 11:45:53.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata '59 to speak on cars and corporate responsibility, June 5</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata '59, B.Arch. '62, will discuss corporate social responsibility and his company's revolutionary new car during Cornell Reunion Weekend, June 4-7.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/01/2009 13:03</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-01 13:03:16.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University, New York Times, NY1 conduct statewide poll</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University, The New York Times and television station NY1 have forged an historic partnership that will result in a comprehensive, statewide poll of the attitudes, values and lifestyles of New York state residents.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 06/01/2009 11:51</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-06-01 11:51:58.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell-led study finds most overweight U.S. women gain too much weight during pregnancy</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Nearly two-thirds of U.S. women of childbearing age are overweight -- and almost half of those women are obese.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-29 09:43:10.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Blue whale discovered singing in New York coastal waters:  Cornellandrsquo;s Bioacoustics Research Program identifies rare whales</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;For the very first time in New York coastal waters, the voices of singing blue whales have been positively identified.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/28/2009 08:50</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-28 08:50:42.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell to test emergency systems on campus, Wednesday, May 27</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University will conduct a campus test of its emergency notification systems, including its sirens/public address (PA) system, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 27.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/26/2009 15:46</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-26 15:46:59.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell hosts workshop on large-scale wind power, June 12-13</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;To harvest the wind: Cornell University will host &amp;ldquo;Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power,&amp;rdquo; a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy, June 12-13, 2009, at Hollister and Kimball halls on the Cornell campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/22/2009 15:07</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-22 15:07:25.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Employers stepping up efforts to prevent unions in workplace, Cornell study finds</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Employer tactics against workers' efforts to form unions have increased and are more punitive than in the past, according to a new four-year study by Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer in the Cornell University ILR School and director of Labor Education Research.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/20/2009 15:35</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-20 15:35:01.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Deputy Chief Kathy Zoner is named interim chief of Cornell University Police Department</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Deputy Chief Kathy Zoner, an 18-year veteran of the Cornell University Police Department, has been named interim chief, effective today, said Stephen T. Golding, executive vice president for finance and administration.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/19/2009 14:50</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=22559</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-19 14:50:27.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Guidelines for news media covering Cornellandrsquo;s Commencement Weekend May 23-24</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University will celebrate its 141st Commencement on Sunday, May 24, with approximately 6,000 graduates receiving degrees at a ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. in Schoellkopf Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/19/2009 14:13</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=22539</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-19 14:13:47.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Marty Rauker named Cornellandrsquo;s interim assistant vice president  for Student and Academic Services</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;S. Martin (Marty) Rauker has been named Cornell University&amp;rsquo;s interim assistant vice president for Student and Academic Services.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/13/2009 09:28</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=22143</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-13 09:28:31.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>David Plouffe, Obamaandrsquo;s chief campaign manager, will speak to media prior to Cornellandrsquo;s Convocation on May 23</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;David Plouffe, chief campaign manager for Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s successful 2008 presidential bid, will speak to media prior to his Convocation Address on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 10:15 a.m. in the Pennsylvania Room, Statler Hotel, Cornell University campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/13/2009 09:21</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=22141</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-13 09:21:07.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR's "Sunday Forum" to feature a discussion about the 2009 job market for graduating seniors, May 17 at 6 p.m.</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week&amp;rsquo;s Sunday Forum will feature a discussion about an issue that affects all college graduates &amp;mdash; the job market.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/13/2009 09:16</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=22139</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-13 09:16:59.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University Sponsors Freedom Salute 2009 on May 17</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University will honor local veterans and their families at a special Freedom Salute ceremony, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Bailey Hall on the Cornell campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/11/2009 11:19</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=21259</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-11 11:19:40.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell announces road and lot closures for 2009 Commencement Weekend</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking lots on campus in order to accommodate numerous activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend, May 22-24.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/11/2009 09:28</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=21679</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-11 09:28:40.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell celebrates 141st Commencement Weekend, May 23-24</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University's 141st Commencement Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address, given by Barack Obama&amp;rsquo;s campaign strategist David Plouffe on Saturday, May 23, at noon. Cornell President David J. Skorton will deliver the Commencement Address on Sunday, May 24, at 11 a.m. Both events will be at Schoellkopf Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/11/2009 08:48</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=21640</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-11 08:48:03.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Golding to resign as executive vice president</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University Executive Vice President Steve Golding has announced his resignation from his current position to serve as senior consultant to the president, focusing on Cornell&amp;rsquo;s special role on economic development issues affecting the State of New York. This change will be effective July 1, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/06/2009 14:45</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=20939</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-06 14:45:15.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Clarity as priority: Cornell faculty aim for $10,000 top prize in science-poster communication contest</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Eavesdrop on talking cancer cells, observe proteins in their natural habitat and see light strong enough to stop a speeding cell at Cornell University&amp;rsquo;s Third Annual Public Engagement and Science Communication Symposium to be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from 1 to 6 p.m., Room G-10 Biotechnology Building on campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/06/2009 09:56</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=20919</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-06 09:56:02.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell is named a top andlsquo;adoption-friendlyandrsquo; university</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University has again been named to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplaces&amp;rdquo; list, which recognizes U.S. employers that offer outstanding employee programs for adoptive parents.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 05/01/2009 12:16</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=20759</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-05-01 12:16:56.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Science teachers in New York state are invited to Cornell for hands-on summer workshops</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Cornell University Institute of Biology Teachers (CIBT) will host two summer workshops for science teachers, which will provide hands-on labs and field experience for Cornell faculty.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/30/2009 15:33</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=20599</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-30 15:33:28.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>University issues statement advising against travel to Mexico</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University issued the following travel advisory today.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/29/2009 17:38</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=20179</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-29 17:38:31.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornellandrsquo;s Gannett Health Services issues precautions about swine flu</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The following statement was issued today to the Cornell University community from Janet Corson-Rikert, M.D., executive director of the university&amp;rsquo;s Gannett Health Services.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/27/2009 18:34</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=19521</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-27 18:34:39.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Police sponsor child safety seat check event April 25</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Cornell University Police Department is hosting a child safety seat check on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Grounds Department Shops at 307 Palm Road.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/16/2009 15:36</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18799</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-16 15:36:00.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell will provide student e-mail and collaboration services through Google Apps and Microsoft Live@edu </title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;More than 20,000 Cornell University students will be provided with new services for e-mail, calendar and collaboration through arrangements the university has made with Google and with Microsoft.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/16/2009 15:00</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18842</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-16 15:00:12.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Scheinman Institute partners with American Arbitration Association</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;An unprecedented partnership between the ILR School's Scheinman&amp;nbsp;Institute on Conflict Resolution and the American Arbitration Association (AAA) begins this year with a series of seminars.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/15/2009 11:42</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18699</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-15 11:42:37.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Chinese delegation visits campus to reclaim historic fungi collection after 70-year Cornell stewardship</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;After years of careful stewardship by Cornell scientists, a collection of more than 2,000 species of native Chinese fungi, spirited out of the country for safety before World War II, is finally set to make its way home.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/14/2009 13:09</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18619</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-14 13:09:22.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Bartels World Affairs Fellow Mo Ibrahim to lecture at Cornell on April 27</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Mo Ibrahim, founder of Celtel, one of Africa&amp;rsquo;s most successful private companies, will visit the Cornell University Campus April 27 to deliver a lecture as the 28th Bartels World Affairs Fellow.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/13/2009 15:42</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=19499</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-13 15:42:26.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>andlsquo;Vincent Who?andrsquo; kicks off Asian American Heritage Month at Cornell, April 14</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;As part of the Asian American Heritage Month celebration, Cornell University will screen the documentary film &quot;Vincent Who?&quot; on Tuesday, April 14. Ryan Canlas, Cornell visiting assistant professor of Asian American Studies, will introduce Curtis Chin, the producer of the film.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/13/2009 15:17</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18599</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-13 15:17:26.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Fifteenth annual Perkins Prize ceremony to be held April 15</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The fifteenth annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Harmony and Understanding will be awarded to a student-run organization, MOSAIC &amp;ndash; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;For Queer and Same Gender Loving People of Color, for its outstanding efforts to advance interracial relations and education.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/13/2009 14:56</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18559</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-13 14:56:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Vice President Mary Opperman Statement regarding Staff Retirement Incentive application acceptance</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Vice President Mary Opperman issued the following statement today on the university's Staff Retirement Incentive (SRI).&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/10/2009 15:20</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18419</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-10 15:20:31.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Gen. Anthony Zinni to discuss Middle East peace prospects April 21</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professor, will visit Cornell University on Tuesday, April 21, to present a talk, &quot;The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/10/2009 11:54</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18359</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-10 11:54:10.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Unique and huge: Installation on Arts quad will celebrate and study geographical space</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;A monumental and unique site specific installation will take place from April 11- 14, on the Cornell University Arts Quad.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/10/2009 11:28</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18319</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-10 11:28:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Design League celebrated 25th anniversary with 'Once Upon a Runway' fashion show, April 4</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;More than 3,500 students, faculty, staff and alumni of Cornell University turned out for the Cornell Design League's 25th annual, student-run fashion show on the Ithaca campus Saturday night, April 4.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/09/2009 10:55</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18199</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-09 10:55:31.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Hottest hip-hop industry executives will speak at Cornell, April 11</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Movers and shakers of the hip-hop industry will visit Cornell University to share industry insights and experiences on April 11 at 4 p.m. in Robert Purcell Community Center on campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/08/2009 16:56</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18179</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-08 16:56:07.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Former N.Y. Gov. Pataki to discuss economic crisis and 'green' energy sources at Cornell, April 14</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Former New York Gov. George Pataki will visit Cornell University on Tuesday, April 14, to give a talk about the current economic crisis and the potential of 'green' energy sources.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/08/2009 14:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18139</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-08 14:24:17.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Irene Smalls '71, children's author, storyteller and historian, performs this Sunday</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University alumna Irene Smalls &amp;rsquo;71 visits campus Sunday, April 12, for a presentation entitled &amp;ldquo;Reading, Writing, and Race: Back in the Day and Now.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/08/2009 13:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18119</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-08 13:47:59.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>'Sick in America' expert lecture and event series on health care begins April 20</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;&quot;Sick in America 2009,&quot; a new series presenting expert discussion on healthcare in the United States, will take place on the Cornell University campus April 20-24, with a final event April 30 in New York City.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/07/2009 09:14</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=18059</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-07 09:14:09.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to hold economic roundtable at Cornell on April 7</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will hold an agriculture and economic development roundtable at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/06/2009 13:27</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17979</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-06 13:27:04.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell emergency alert systems, including sirens, to be tested, April 8</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University will conduct a test of its emergency alert systems, including its sirens/public address (PA) system, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 8.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/06/2009 11:15</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17959</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-06 11:15:05.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Tradition to recognize local volunteer Mary Grainger as Newman Award winner</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Mary Grainger of Ithaca will receive The Cornell Tradition's eighth annual Debra S. Newman &amp;sup1;02 Community Recognition Award during a special ceremony on Saturday, April 18, at 11 a.m.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/06/2009 11:09</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17939</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-06 11:09:17.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell hosts Festus Mogae, former Bostwana president, on April 7</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;&amp;shy;The Cornell Institute for African Development will host a special presentation by Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former president of Botswana, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 in Room G-10 of the Biotechnology Building on the Cornell campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/02/2009 12:54</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17839</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-02 12:54:47.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR's "Sunday Forum" to feature a discussion about the future of Collegetown, April 5 at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week's &lt;em&gt;Sunday Forum,&lt;/em&gt; to air on WVBR 93.5 FM Sunday, April 5 at 6 p.m., will feature a discussion about an issue that divides Ithaca -- the future of Collegetown.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 04/01/2009 12:39</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17759</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-04-01 12:39:29.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Lecture discusses controversial photos of the Spanish Civil War</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Sally Stein, a specialist in 1930s American photography and media, will examine the continuing debate over Robert Capa&amp;rsquo;s &amp;ldquo;Falling Soldier&amp;rdquo; (1936) in her talk &amp;ldquo;Close-ups from Afar: The Still-Contested Framings of the Spanish Civil War, 1936&amp;rdquo; at 5 p.m., April 6, in Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/30/2009 16:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17559</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-30 16:47:43.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>New politics and new policies: Prospects for labor in the Obama administration</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell's ILR school will host Union Days 2009, April 14-16. Following a theme of &quot;Prospects for labor in the Obama administration.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/30/2009 12:22</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17539</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-30 12:22:09.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to address "Capitalism and Confusion" April 13</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Amartya Sen, noted economist, philosopher and public intellectual, will give the first annual George Staller Lecture, April 13, at 4:30 p.m. in the Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall at Cornell University.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/30/2009 12:14</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17519</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-30 12:14:31.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Model United Nations Conference to be held at Cornell, April 2-5</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The 8th annual Cornell University Model United Nations Conference (CMUNC) will be held on the Cornell campus, April 2-5. More than 550 students from 37 different high schools are expected to attend, including Ithaca High School, Lansing High School and Watkins Glen High School and international delegations from Hong Kong, Nigeria, and South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/27/2009 15:42</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17439</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-27 15:42:10.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal to give a public lecture, andldquo;What We Expect From America: A Saudi Perspective,andrdquo; at Cornell, April 23</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia will give a lecture, &amp;ldquo;What We Expect From America: A Saudi Perspective,&amp;rdquo; Thursday, April 23, at the Statler Auditorium in Statler Hall on the Cornell University campus.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/24/2009 14:07</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17279</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-24 14:07:48.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Singer/songwriter Sean McConnell to headline Lauren Pickard '90 Emerging Artist Series event, April 6</title>        
                                    <description>
                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Singer/songwriter Sean McConnell will perform on the Cornell campus, Monday, April 6, as the featured artist for the Lauren Pickard '90 Emerging Artist Series.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/24/2009 10:51</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17260</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-24 10:51:38.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell professors to brief Capitol Hill on andlsquo;How the Warming Climate will Change Agriculture,andrsquo; March 27</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;David Wolfe, Cornell professor of horticulture and Arthur DeGaetano, Cornell professor of climatology, will speak on Capitol Hill to explain how the warming climate will change agriculture on Friday, March 27, 1:30 p.m., at 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/20/2009 15:52</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17179</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-20 15:52:30.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Recent graduate Jonathan Wong to give dance presentation and receive Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award, April 8</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Recent graduate Jonathan Wong (B.A. &amp;lsquo;08), a dancer now residing in Hong Kong, will receive the Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award for excellence in the arts, and present a site-specific, interdisciplinary performance piece with dancers and members of the a cappella group &amp;ldquo;Last Call,&amp;rdquo; in the Weill Hall atrium on April 8.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/19/2009 15:18</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=16679</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-19 15:18:00.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Physicist Paul C. W. Chu shares insight into scientific discovery in the 2009 Bethe Lecture, March 25</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Paul C.W. Chu, physicist, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and executive director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity in Houston, presents a lecture, &amp;ldquo;An Exciting Odyssey of Discovery: From Houston to Hong Kong.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/19/2009 14:10</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=16579</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-19 14:10:41.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Design League Celebrates 25th Anniversary with "Once Upon a Runway" fashion show, April 4</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Cornell Design League (CDL) is a student-run organization that has produced an annual fashion show on the Cornell campus since 1984.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/19/2009 13:17</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=17859</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-19 13:17:40.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University is a 'stable generator of economic activity' in a tough economy, report shows</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The overall stability of Cornell University's annual $3 billion in economic activity throughout New York state is highlighted in an economic impact report newly released by the university.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/17/2009 16:15</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=16381</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-17 16:15:39.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Funding renewed for national nanotechnology network</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;A high-profile consortium of nanotechnology research centers, of which Cornell is the lead institution and a founding member, has received a five-year renewal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $17 million per year.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/10/2009 13:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=14359</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-10 13:47:20.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR's "Sunday Forum" to feature a discussion on the reality of sustainability, March 15, at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week's &quot;Sunday Forum&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Palatino&quot;&gt;,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&quot; to air on WVBR 93.5 FM Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. will feature a discussion about sustainability at Cornell University and beyond.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/10/2009 12:59</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=14319</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-10 12:59:25.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Insect pest threatens local hemlocks; workshops are planned</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;An insect pest newly arrived in the Finger Lakes region was recently discovered in both the Cornell Plantations area of Cascadilla Gorge and the Beebe Lake natural areas, and is threatening hemlock trees and the biodiversity they support.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/09/2009 16:02</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=14179</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-09 16:02:26.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell President Skorton announces actions to lessen pressure on endowment and increase liquidity</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University President David Skorton issued the following statement to the Cornell community, following Friday's meeting of the Cornell Board of Trustees.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/06/2009 16:40</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=14099</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-06 16:40:00.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Avon Foundation Commits $1.5 million to Cornell Law School</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Today, the Avon Foundation for Women awarded a $1.5 million grant to establish the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/03/2009 13:06</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=12839</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-03 13:06:30.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell trustees to meet in Ithaca, March 4-6</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Cornell University Board of Trustees will meet on campus in Ithaca, Wednesday through Friday, March 4-6.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 03/03/2009 09:27</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
                                    </description>
                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=12999</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-03-03 09:27:58.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell announces retirement incentives for long-service staff</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The following announcement was issued by Cornell University Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman to the Cornell community.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/27/2009 09:48</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=12501</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-27 09:48:51.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell Vice Provost Moody-Adams named to deanship and vice presidency at Columbia University</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education at Cornell University since 2005, has been named dean at Columbia College and vice president for undergraduate education at Columbia University<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/27/2009 09:37</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=12499</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-27 09:37:45.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR's 'Sunday Forum' features a Student Assembly candidates debate broadcast live from Willard Straight Hall, March 1, at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;For the first time ever, the Cornell University Student Assembly's president and vice president will be elected by the popular vote of the Cornell student body.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/26/2009 15:43</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=12343</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-26 15:43:22.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Depression-era Steinbeck novel is recession-year Reading Project choice</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;The Grapes of Wrath,&amp;rdquo; John Steinbeck&amp;rsquo;s once-controversial and now-classic 1939 novel of Dust Bowl refugees who struggle to make a new life in California is the 2009 selection for Cornell&amp;rsquo;s New Student Reading Project.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/20/2009 13:28</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11841</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-20 13:28:36.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell again named to President's Community Service Honor Roll</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;For the second consecutive year, the Corporation for National and Community Service has named Cornell University to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction in recognition of its exemplary local, national and international community-service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/20/2009 13:26</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11839</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-20 13:26:12.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University will end its business relationship with Russell Athletic</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University today announced that it is ending its business relationship with Russell Athletic on March 31, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/20/2009 13:22</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11801</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-20 13:22:00.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Forum to highlight problem of global water shortages, offer supporting research and seek solutions</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;As many as 3 billion people will live &quot;under conditions of severe water stress&quot; in our lifetime and the Mediterranean basin can be called a &quot;poster-child&quot; for the problems posed by water shortages.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/18/2009 13:18</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11799</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-18 13:18:01.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell hosts International Women's Day Celebration, Feb. 24 - March 11</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University students, faculty, staff and members of the Tompkins County community will join together for the International Women&amp;rsquo;s Day Celebration, Feb. 24 through March 11.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/13/2009 14:00</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11045</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-13 14:00:15.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell panel offers economic advice to President Obama Feb. 19</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;A panel of Cornell University faculty will offer President Obama advice on the international financial crisis, economic challenges in health care, employment policy, and a host of other issues on Feb. 19.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/13/2009 13:57</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11043</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-13 13:57:03.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Statement by Cornell President David Skorton on the vandalism of an Arts Quad display</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Cornell University President David Skorton issued the following statement on events on the Arts Quad over the past few days involving the theft and vandalism of an installation denouncing the violence in Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/12/2009 13:52</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11041</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-12 13:52:59.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell economist answers: 'Will the Stimulus Work or Are We Looking at a Rerun of the Great Depression?' Feb. 26, on campus</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;Car sales dive, consumers suffocate without credit, unemployment nears double-digits, housing prices plummet and Congress dawdles.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/11/2009 13:49</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=11039</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-11 13:49:58.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR's 'Sunday Forum' to feature discussion about evolution and Charles Darwin, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week's &quot;Sunday Forum&quot; on WVBR 93.5 FM, Sunday, Feb. 15, will feature a discussion of the basis for evolution, the current debate on teaching evolution in schools, and why the life of Charles Darwin is celebrated around the world.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/09/2009 13:02</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=10999</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-09 13:02:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Rappers Ludacris and Shawnna to appear in Concert, Feb. 28</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;The Minority Concert Fund Advisory Board (MCFAB) is bringing rap sensation Ludacris (Chris Bridges) along with special guest Shawnna (Rashawnna Guy) to Barton Hall on the&amp;nbsp; Cornell University campus, Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/09/2009 12:46</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=10959</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-09 12:46:49.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell VP Tommy Bruce comments on agreement reached by New York Attorney General Cuomo with Aetna</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Tommy Bruce, vice president for university communications at Cornell University, has issued the following statement regarding the agreement between New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Aetna on student health insurance reimbursements.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 02/04/2009 11:35</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=10940</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-02-04 11:35:39.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>WVBR radio's 'Sunday Forum' to feature discussion with area experts on the current financial crisis, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m.</title>        
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                                    <PRE>&lt;p&gt;This week's &quot;Sunday Forum&quot; on WVBR (93.5 FM) on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. will feature a rich discussion of the current financial crisis, its effect on Central New York, potential solutions and it's possible positive outcomes.&lt;/p&gt;<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/27/2009 13:46</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=8943</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-01-27 13:46:35.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>President Skorton updates Cornell community on measures to address budgetary challenges</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Cornell University President David Skorton issued a statement Sunday, Jan. 25, updating the Cornell community on actions approved by the university's board of trustees over the weekend to confront financial challenges.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/26/2009 13:19</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=8940</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2009-01-26 13:19:37.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Statement From Cornell President David Skorton</title>        
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                                    <PRE>The following is a statement by Cornell University President David Skorton to the Cornell community on measures the university will adopt in response to the changing economy.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 10/30/2008 09:27</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=4233</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-10-30 09:27:05.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell to drop need-based loans for students from families with incomes under $75,000</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Cornell University's Provost Carolyn A. Martin announced today a sweeping new financial aid initiative, starting next year, to eliminate need-based loans<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/31/2008 22:20</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5166</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-31 22:20:24.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell continues to be a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/30/2008 22:26</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5169</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-30 22:26:08.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell animal hospital offers 24-7 emergency neurology services</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/30/2008 22:24</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5168</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-30 22:24:53.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art receives $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Cornell University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art has been awarded a $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant to support its new wing<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/30/2008 22:23</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5167</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-30 22:23:40.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Vincent Harding to deliver Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Feb. 19</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/28/2008 22:27</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5127</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-28 22:27:07.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell celebrates surpassing the halfway mark in $4 billion campaign</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/26/2008 22:30</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5128</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-26 22:30:16.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Arecibo astronomers prepare to obtain close images of a near-Earth asteroid</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/25/2008 22:32</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5170</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-25 22:32:00.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Monkey see, monkey do: Cornell and PRI celebrate Darwin Day with a stream of events, Feb. 11-17</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/24/2008 22:35</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5172</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-24 22:35:04.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Brides-to-be take extreme measures to be big losers for their big days, new Cornell study shows</title>        
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                                    <PRE>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.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/24/2008 22:33</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5171</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-24 22:33:53.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>N.Y. Gov. Spitzer's executive budget will benefit higher education in the long run, Cornell official says</title>        
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                                    <PRE>New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $124.3 billion executive budget proposal provides strong, renewed support to higher education<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/23/2008 22:37</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5173</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-23 22:37:40.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>The Big Red lends a big hand in the Big Apple, Jan. 26</title>        
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                                    <PRE>More than 300 Cornell University alumni volunteers will participate in &quot;Cornell Cares&quot; public service activities throughout New York City, Saturday, Jan. 26.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/21/2008 22:45</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5176</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-21 22:45:50.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>The Big Apple plays host to 1,000 Big Red Cornellians who will celebrate the university's leadership in education, research and outreach</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Move over New Yorkers! The Big Apple is making room for an expected 1,000 Big Red Cornellians for the &quot;Big Red in the Big Apple&quot; event, Jan. 25 and 26, in the city.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/21/2008 22:43</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5175</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-21 22:43:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell revokes official recognition of Sigma Pi fraternity chapter</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Cornell Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce released the following statement regarding the decision to revoke official university recognition of Sigma Pi fraternity.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/21/2008 22:41</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5174</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-21 22:41:13.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Media are welcome to cover immigration labor conference in Liverpool, N.Y. on Feb. 12</title>        
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                                    <PRE>With immigration legislation on hold at the federal level, agricultural employers are concerned about having enough farm laborers in the year ahead<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/21/2008 22:39</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5129</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-21 22:39:33.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Gladiators, Elves, Blockheads, Bright Girls and others will model energy paths in the Junior FIRST LEGO Expo at Cornell, Jan. 26</title>        
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                                    <PRE>It's Gladiators against Elves, the Bright Girls versus LEGO-ologists, and The LEGO Dream Team against The Blockheads.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/16/2008 22:47</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5177</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-16 22:47:25.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Flower power: Cornell's newly patented Mauve Majesty 'lily' blooms all summer</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Meet Mauve Majesty. This new pinkish-purple, lily wanna-be, recently patented by Cornell University, can last for two weeks in a vase.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/15/2008 22:49</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5130</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-15 22:49:11.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University receives nearly $2 million in stem-cell research grants from New York State</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Cornell University, including the Ithaca and New York City medical college campuses, has received nearly $2 million in grants to conduct stem cell research<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/14/2008 22:50</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5131</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-14 22:50:44.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Neutron stars can be more massive, while black holes are more rare, Arecibo Observatory finds</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Neutron stars and black holes aren't all they've been thought to be.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/11/2008 22:53</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5179</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-11 22:53:49.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Arecibo telescope finds critical ingredients for the soup of life in a galaxy far, far away</title>        
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                                    <PRE>Astronomers from Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have detected for the first time the molecules methanimine and hydrogen cyanide<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/11/2008 22:52</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5178</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-11 22:52:19.0</pubDate>
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                                    <title>Cornell University welcomes governor's emphasis on higher education</title>        
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                                    <PRE>New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's State of the State speech today included several groundbreaking initiatives for higher education.<![CDATA[<br/>]]>Date: 01/09/2008 22:54</PRE><![CDATA[<br/>]]>
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                                    <link>http://www.pressoffice.cornell.edu/releases/release.cfm?pageid=5132</link>
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                                    <pubDate>2008-01-09 22:54:57.0</pubDate>
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