Weekly highlights
Feb. 19, 2016

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky dies

In the Blog: • As field hockey record falls, a Connection is made • Contest winners pursue alternative commutes • Plight of the amphibians On CornellCast: • Pig gets second chance thanks to animal hospital • Cornell students keep jazz alive • 3-D-printed tentacle displays new level of agility Upcoming Events: • Shakespeare mash-up promises laughs • Symposium to explore oil's impact, Feb. 26 • Things to Do, Feb. 19-26 Cornell Big Red: • Women's lacrosse opens season by welcoming Villanova • Track teams host Marc Deneault Memorial meet • Hockey's Hilbrich nominated for Senior CLASS Award

CORNELLIANS IN THE NEWS


"While American news outlets are busy analyzing every word that comes out of presidential candidate Donald Trump's mouth - a man who embodies all the stereotypes of a crass American that the rest of the world loves to hate - the world is sliding into what is increasingly looking like the early days of a world war centered in Syria, but fought across three continents. Recent developments in this conflict make the near-silence of U.S. politicians about what is really happening in Syria not only dishonest, but downright dangerous." Mostafa Minawi, assistant professor of history, in an opinion piece. The Hill - Feb. 17

"There is simply no way to do that by reducing carbon dioxide emissions alone because of lags in the climate system. Even with major carbon dioxide emission reductions starting now, the planet would [warm] 1.5C in 12 years and 2C in 35 years. But the planet responds much more rapidly to methane, so a reduction in methane emissions now would slow the rate of global warming immediately." Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology, on the need for the U.S. to reduce natural gas use. The Guardian (UK) - Feb. 17

"We call them 'independent workers.' They occupy a gray area between employees and independent contractors. It's really a third category." The ILR School's Seth Harris on independent workers, such as Uber drivers, who are subject to employment laws that haven't changed in 60 years. Fortune - Feb. 12