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November 2009

Bring your own aspirin: Cornell hosts its annual Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference, Dec. 8

More than 100 bank failures. Unemployment tops 10 percent. Gas prices rise. The dollar dives. House prices tumble. And if you thought 2009 stunk, wait till you see 2010. (November 19, 2009)

Cornell Police conducting joint patrols with Ithaca Police Department in areas surrounding campus

The Cornell University Police Department will begin conducting joint patrols with the Ithaca Police Department effective immediately.   (November 18, 2009)

Noted Nabokov expert Brian Boyd to lecture on ‘Nabokov’s Literary Legacy’ on Nov. 19

Two days after Vladimir Nabokov’s posthumous novel The Original of Laura lands in the bookstores, Brian Boyd, a world-class expert on the legendary author, presents his lecture, “Nabokov’s Literary Legacy,” on Nov. 19 at Cornell University. (November 16, 2009)

Cap and trade briefing on Capitol Hill: Agriculture could provide carbon offsets for other industries

Cornell University Professors Antonio Bento and David Wolfe will present two briefings on Capitol Hill about cap and trade, “The Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Emerging Carbon Markets.”  (November 11, 2009)

Quasars and comets and quarks, oh my! Cornell’s ‘Ask An Astronomer LIVE!’ is Nov. 14 at Pixel Lounge in Collegetown

If you have ever wondered about the heavens, the planets, the stars and the universe, then you’ll enjoy Cornell’s “Ask An Astronomer LIVE!” at the Pixel Lounge at 107 ½ Dryden Ave., in Collegetown, from 8 – 9:30 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.   (November 9, 2009)

Kathy Zoner is named chief of Cornell University Police Department

Kathy Zoner, interim chief of the Cornell University Police and an 18-year veteran of the force, has been named chief of her department, announced Mary Opperman, Cornell vice president for human resources. (November 4, 2009)