Cornell News Highlights http://www.news.cornell.edu Recent news from Cornell University en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu Education under fire: One alumna's mission http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/SabetEdu.html Haideh Sabet '95 will show and discuss 'Education Under Fire,' a new documentary about Iran's denial of higher education for Baha'is, Feb. 17, in the Cornell Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:21 EST Life science incubator welcomes first client http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/mcgovernEvent.html A Feb. 9 celebration marked the opening of Cornell's McGovern Family Center for Venture Development, and the arrival of its first client, Glycobia Inc. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:31 EST Professor Mark Bain dies at age 56 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/BainObit.html Mark B. Bain, professor of systems ecology in Cornell's Department of Natural Resources, died Feb. 8 at the age of 56. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:00 EST Frequently asked questions about NYC tech campus http://www.news.cornell.edu/features/TechCampusFAQ.html CornellNYC Tech - home of the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute is generating interest - and questions - from around the community. The Chronicle will periodically run answers to frequently asked questions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:11:15 EST Week of events on climate change marks Darwin Days 2012 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/DarwinDays2012.html A week of events Feb. 12-18 will celebrate the 203rd birthday of Charles Darwin and his ideas under the theme of climate change. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:38:12 EST Things to Do, Feb. 10-17 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/TTDFeb10.html Events on campus this week include a visit from A.D. White Professor-at-Large Anne Carson, an alumni fiction reading, a public lecture by Arun Gandhi, and films for Valentine's Day Week. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:31 EST Assemblies Update, Week of Feb. 6 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/AssembliesFeb10.html An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:21 EST New parking and transit options given to retirees http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/RetireeParking.html A new university policy grants all Cornell retirees the option of either full access to TCAT buses seven days a week, or a no-fee annual O parking permit and weekday TCAT zone one services. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:40 EST Physics major Ben Nachman '12 is a Churchill Scholar http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/ChurchillNachman.html Ben Nachman '12 is one of 14 winners nationwide of a Churchill Scholarship, which provides a year of graduate studies at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:38:13 EST Doctoral student to raise money for abandoned kids http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/EDUphdWalks.html Barrett Keene, Ph.D. '13, is walking from Miami to San Francisco. En route, he will raise money and awareness for poor children and conduct dissertation research on teacher-leaders. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:36:21 EST Report finds collaborations improve health care http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/NYCILRreport.html The ILR School's Healthcare Transformation Project reports that labor-management collaborations on both coasts improve health care. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:34:04 EST Join the Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17-20 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb12/BirdCount.html This year's annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17-20, may yield unusual results with lack of snow cover, experts suggest. The event is open to the public. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:33:10 EST All of this month's stories http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/imonth12/Feb12.shtml This week's Cornell Chronicle (PDF) http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/12/02_10_12.pdf Featured campus events http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml