Faculty call for more say on library decisions
About 225 people attended a public discussion Nov. 24 on strategic planning for Cornell University Libraries. Many faculty who attended called for more say in library-related decisions. (Nov. 25, 2009)

Magazines cite Johnson School for diversity
Three magazines included the Johnson School in their 2009 'Best of the Best' annual review series of corporations that provide the best career opportunities for minorities. (Nov. 25, 2009)

Skorton surprised by 60th birthday celebration
More than 100 students, staff and senior administrators joined Professor Robin L. Davisson, Nov. 23, to surprise President David J. Skorton with wishes for a happy 60th birthday. (Nov. 24, 2009)

Visiting professor mixes technology and dance
William Forsythe, the newest A.D. White Professor-at-Large, is best known for using technology to explore the architecture of his dynamic, 21-century form of ballet. (Nov. 23, 2009)

Tutors prepare low-income high school students for SATs
Volunteers with the Cornell branch of the national organization Let's Get Ready help low-income high school students net a 180 point increase with their SAT preparation. (Nov. 23, 2009)

A conversation on options for management sciences
A task force on the management sciences finds that the Cornell's many highly ranked, specialized business education programs may have the potential for collaboration. (Nov. 23, 2009)

Crime spike and CU response discussed at forum
Cornell University Police Chief Kathy Zoner hosted a Nov. 19 forum in Robert Purcell Community Center aimed at addressing community concerns about a recent spike in crime near campus. (Nov. 20, 2009)

Task force: More students would put 'strain' on Cornell
The university should maintain its student population at current levels, says a strategic planning task force report. On Nov. 18, Provost Kent Fuchs moderated a public discussion on the recommendations. (Nov. 19, 2009)

Plant biologist, conservationist Carl Leopold dies at 89
Carl Leopold joined BTI in 1977, where he researched seed physiology and desiccation processes for 25 years. (Nov. 19, 2009)

Giant green paw print marks campus sustainability efforts
At a follow-up to the Sept. 26 Sustainability Summit for Student Leaders, students leaders presented their sustainability accomplishments and heard from an expert who encouraged them to be creative. (Nov. 19, 2009)

Things to Do, Nov. 19-Dec. 3
Events this week include a local foods fair and photography at Mann Library, a Thanksgiving feast, science fiction films, an Indian cultural gala, and a Literary luncheon with James McConkey. (Nov. 19, 2009)

Skorton named to Goldman Sachs advisory council
Goldman Sachs has tapped Cornell President David Skorton to serve on an advisory council for their new $500 million, five-year initiative: 10,000 Small Businesses. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Meeting focuses on recruitment, retention of faculty, staff
Cornell HR professionals and administrators attended the Cornell Diversity and Compliance Update Meeting, Nov. 9, to discuss best practices for recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Alumni's military service recognized on Veterans Day
Lt. Col. Steven Alexander, the head of Cornell Reserve Officers Training Corps, spoke at Cornell's Veteran's Day Ceremony, held Nov. 11 in Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Cornell Forensics Society moves to ILR School
The organization, which offers students the opportunity to participate in intercollegiate speech and debate competitions, is moving from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (Nov. 18, 2009)

CU volunteers help make Kids' Book Fest possible
Without the help of Cornell volunteers, organizers say they never could have offered a free 2009 Kids' Book Fest that took place Nov. 14 and attracted more than 2,000 parents and children. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Two new house deans named on West Campus
Professors Andre Dhondt and Scott MacDonald will take up new posts as house professor-deans on West campus, starting in fall 2010. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Employees attend Benefair 2009
Approximately 500 staff and faculty members learned about the benefits that Cornell offers to them at the 2009 Benefair, held Nov. 11 in G10 Biotech. The open enrollment period ends Nov. 30. (Nov. 17, 2009)

Big Red Bikes to offer fleet of bikes to share
Beginning next fall, undergraduates will have access to 20 bikes around campus that they can check out at one of four libraries - for free. (Nov. 17, 2009)

Employees urged to plan now for stormy weather
How would severe weather affect where, how and when Cornell staff do their work? University officials are urging employees to make work plans for weather-related closings and delays. (Nov. 16, 2009)

Informal lunch focuses on planning task force reports
What actions did the task force on student enrollment recommend to Cornell? Key administrators reviewed the findings at a brown-bag lunch Nov. 12. (Nov. 16, 2009)

Benefit Services can help you invest for retirement
Now is a good time to review your retirement plans and to make an appointment with a retirement vendor representative to review your investments. (Nov. 13, 2009)

Wellness boosted by Program for Healthy Living
Four employees share their experiences with the Cornell Program for Healthy Living, one of the endowed health care plans available during open enrollment, which ends Nov. 30. (Nov. 13, 2009)

Things to Do, Nov. 13-20
Events on campus this week include alumnus and lifestyle expert Katie Brown, an urban version of 'Romeo and Juliet' and a benefit concert for Cornell's Hospital for Animals. (Nov. 12, 2009)

Two weeks left for open enrollment
Two weeks are left in the open enrollment period for endowed faculty and staff; it ends the Monday after Thanksgiving break, Nov. 30. (Nov. 12, 2009)

Elmira Mangum named VP for budget and planning
Elmira Mangum, senior associate provost at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been appointed by Provost Kent Fuchs as Cornell's vice president for budget and planning, effective Feb. 1, 2010. (Nov. 12, 2009)

Fuchs to host talks on task force recommendations
Six public discussions and a series of informal brown-bag lunches will offer the Cornell community a chance to comment on task force recommendations that affect the university as a whole. (Nov. 11, 2009)

Minority students present research at Cornell
Five Cornell undergraduates presented original research Nov. 7 at the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program's 2009 regional conference, for students from historically disadvantaged groups. (Nov. 10, 2009)

Esther Dotson, art history emerita, dies at 91
Esther Gordon Dotson, professor emerita of art history at Cornell, died Oct. 28 after a long illness. She was 91. (Nov. 10, 2009)

New CALS option teaches biology for the real world
Many students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences can now take a host of courses to learn science for the real world, while satisfying their life sciences distribution requirements. (Nov. 9, 2009)

Life After CU: The Minority Career Perspective
Minority Cornell graduates returned to campus Nov. 7 to advise current students on how to find careers and enjoy their time on the Hill. (Nov. 9, 2009)

Provost releases strategic planning task force reports
On Nov. 6 Provost Kent Fuchs announced that the reports of the 20 strategic planning task forces are available and that public discussions on six of the reports will be held in the coming weeks. (Nov. 6, 2009)

Basu appointed a chief economic adviser to India
The government of India has named Cornell economist Kaushik Basu as its new chief economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance. He will be on leave from Cornell for two years, beginning in December. (Nov. 5, 2009)

Why join the Cornell Program for Healthy Living?
Paul Bursic, director of Benefit Services, explains the advantages of Cornell's Program for Healthy Living, a health care program offered to endowed faculty and staff. (Nov. 5, 2009)

Individual retirement sessions offer greater access
Employees wishing to have an individual appointment with one of Cornell's retirement vendors can now go to East Hill Plaza as well as Day Hall and the vet college. Call your vendor to set one up. (Nov. 5, 2009)

Things to Do, Nov. 6-13
Events on campus this week include concerts by Tracy Grammer and Japanese drum ensemble Yamato, an alumni career forum, a program of video art and music, and the international Net Impact conference. (Nov. 5, 2009)

Kathy Zoner named chief of Cornell Police
Kathy Zoner has been sworn in as the new chief of the Cornell University Police, making her the first woman to serve as chief at Cornell. (Nov. 4, 2009)

Cornell looks back on 40 years of women's studies
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies, formerly Women's Studies, has expanded over four decades to encompass the breadth of academic discourse in such areas as gender and queer studies. (Nov. 4, 2009)

CU's annual report sums up challenges, successes
Cornell has released its annual report for 2008-09, which summarizes the university's progress in academics, research and public outreach, and how it dealt with a year of fiscal adversity. (Nov. 4, 2009)

Sophomore to sing live on Oprah's karaoke contest
One minute, Kristina Brooks was finishing an animal science lab. The next, she was a semifinalist on Oprah Winfrey's Karaoke Challenge Contest. Brooks will sing on the show live Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Film programming dovetails with academic mission
Cornell Cinema's eclectic year-round repertory and specialty programming offer film buffs access to a wide range of films, and co-sponsorships with a variety of academic programs. (Nov. 3, 2009)

SA recommends cutting Cornell Cinema funding
The undergraduate Student Assembly has upheld a decision to cut Cornell Cinema's funding from the Student Activity Fee by 22 percent. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Panelists celebrate 40 years of women's studies
The Oct. 30 kickoff featured panelists who described how Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies has helped shape their academic careers. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Collaboration strengthens scholarship across continents
Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus. (Nov. 3, 2009)

High school students contribute graffiti to set design
To make the graffiti look real on the set for the upcoming performances of 'Romeo and Juliet' in the Schwartz Center, Ithaca High's Graffiti Club and Cornell students will add their graffiti designs. (Nov. 3, 2009)

Web site will advance science in the Americas
A new Web site will help Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking scientists interact, find funding opportunities and even trade equipment. (Nov. 2, 2009)

Students go 'Into the Streets' for community service
About 1,200 Cornell students streamed 'Into the Streets' for the 18th annual day of service Oct. 31, proclaimed by Mayor Carolyn Peterson as Into the Streets Day in the City of Ithaca. (Nov. 2, 2009)

Remembrance service for Lucas Wooster set for Nov. 4
Lucas Wooster, 32, a Ph.D. candidate in horticulture, died early Sunday morning, Nov. 1, in the town of Ithaca. (Nov. 2, 2009)

Memorial service for Boon Jim Lim slated for Nov. 2
A candlelight service in memory of Boon Jim Lim '13 will be held Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. in the Clara Dickson Courtyard on North Campus. Lim died Oct. 19. (Oct. 30, 2009)

Fall workshops address adoption, money and more
Community experts will present workshops on such topics as international adoption, money and relationships, and financial and legal issues for the elderly and their caregivers. (Oct. 30, 2009)

Deadlines loom for making choices regarding benefits
Nov. 1-30 is the open enrollment period for endowed faculty and staff to enroll in or change their health and dental coverage and to enroll in Select Benefits. (Oct. 30, 2009)

University extends condolences on death of student
Vice President Susan Murphy expressed the university's condolences on the death of former architecture student Rion Wight. A community support meeting will be held Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. in 157 E. Sibley Hall. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Skorton recognizes Cornellians for 'playing your parts'
In 'Setting the Pace: 1865-2015' in Bailey Hall Oct. 23, President David Skorton honored trustees, students, faculty, volunteers and benefactors for their work in keeping the university strong. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Writing strong passwords key to securing computer
Cornell will require longer, more complicated computer passwords when the new Exchange mail server goes online in the coming months. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Panel looks at the future of program houses
A panel discussion with students and administrators addressed controversial issues surrounding the program houses at Cornell, Oct. 26 in Goldwin Smith Hall. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Things to Do, Oct. 30-Nov. 6
Events this week include a community reading by Cornell and local writers, talks on computing and anthropology, jazz at Bailey Hall and video art at the Johnson Museum. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Domestic violence not just a private matter
With proper training, experts say, supervisors, union representatives or co-workers can help a victim of domestic violence while meeting the employer's responsibility to maintain a safe worksite. (Oct. 29, 2009)

Stolen NetIDs make for a big spam problem
Malicious individuals can use stolen NetIDs and passwords to send mail, hijack Cornell servers and log into or disrupt other services, including some that hold sensitive information. (Oct. 28, 2009)

CU community urged to support religious diversity
Cornell policy provides a process for employees to request reasonable workplace accommodations based on their religious beliefs and practices during the holiday season. (Oct. 28, 2009)

New center to bring CU agricultural innovations to China
A Sept. 24 agreement between Cornell and China will increase Cornell researchers' understanding of real problems in China and help China benefit from Cornell's agricultural expertise. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Magazine names Pinstrup-Andersen No. 1 Dane
Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize laureate, has been named 'the most important Dane in the world' in combating poverty by Denmark's leading development magazine. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Gift of 50 trees honors Cornell tree policies
Cornell was recently recognized as one of only 13 schools - and the first Ivy League School - by the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA program for practicing sound campus forestry for 2009. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Cornell breaks ground on Plantations Welcome Center
On a drizzly gray day, visitors were cheered Oct. 23 by a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cornell Plantations Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center at the Mullestein Winter garden, next to Plantations Road. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Cornell Weill neurosurgeon reflects on his career
Michael Kaplitt, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medical College, talked about his career and research, which includes developing gene therapy for Parkinson's disease, in a talk on campus Oct. 20. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Skorton: CU will realize its future by way of its past
Cornell will return to a 'healthy pace' of faculty hiring by 2015, said President David Skorton in the State of the University address Oct. 23. He also emphasized that the path to Cornell's future leads out of its past. (Oct. 23, 2009)

H. Fisk Johnson speaks on 'A Crisis of Consumption'
In his Oct. 22 Hatfield Lecture, the CEO of SC Johnson urged business, government and consumers to work together to save the environment. (Oct. 23, 2009)

Part and Apart: Blacks at Cornell, 1856-1945
Historian Carol Kammen discussed the experiences of black students early in Cornell's history Oct. 15 at the Africana Studies and Research Center. (Oct. 23, 2009)

Innovative thinking results in savings for AAD
It started with a roll of duct tape used to stop automatic toilets from flushing too often. Such small measures, led by Alumni Affairs and Development's Julie Featherstone, have led to big savings. (Oct. 22, 2009)

Expert: Lincoln stretched Constitution to save U.S.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson gave a lecture Oct. 20 to launch Cornell Library's celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and a new exhibition on Lincoln. (Oct. 21, 2009)

Deadlines and decisions abound for employees
Cornell faculty and staff have a number of benefits plan decisions to make in the months ahead, including life insurance policies, flexible spending accounts, and medical and dental plans. (Oct. 21, 2009)

Enrollment for group life insurance changes ends Oct. 30
Staff and faculty members currently enrolled in the Group Universal Life plan can elect additional life insurance protection equal to one times your annual salary without showing proof of good health. (Oct. 21, 2009)

ARRA research funding brings millions to Cornell
The Ithaca camopus has received 121 ARRA research awards, totaling $99,671,305, and Weill Cornell Medical College has received 63 awards totaling $21, 997,971, creating and retaining nearly 200 jobs. (Oct. 21, 2009)

Things to Do, Oct. 23-29
Events this week include a concert celebrating Joseph Haydn, a free Ellis Paul show, a film on American financial collapse and conferences on autism and networks and mobility. (Oct. 21, 2009)

First-year student found dead in his dorm room
Boon Jim Lim '13 of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, was found dead in his bed in his Clara Dickson Hall room in the early hours of Oct. 19. (Oct. 20, 2009)

Skorton, Fuchs announce reorganization of administration
The new structure of central university administration will streamline management and establish a more integrated team, with a projected savings of more than $2 million a year. (Oct. 20, 2009)

Faculty Senate endorses disclosure of task force reports
The call for full disclosure of Provost Kent Fuchs' strategic planning task force recommendations came in the form of an unofficial, show-of-hands vote at the Oct. 14 Faculty Senate meeting. (Oct. 19, 2009)

CU completes test of emergency notification systems
Cornell's emergency notification system made about 5,800 voice calls in 15 minutes and delivered more than 14,000 text messages Oct. 14, as part of a test of the system. (Oct. 19, 2009)

Cornell places seventh in 2009 Solar Decathlon
Cornell's innovative Silo House earned a seventh-place finish in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition, held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Oct. 16, 2009)

Don't make all the cuts to education, Hoffmann says
Roald Hoffmann argues that the system of funding graduate education must change, in light of cuts to university education budgets even as research funds increase. (Oct. 16, 2009)

Remembering the 1997 Cornell pumpkin on a peak
While conducting research in early 1998, Lee Kass was inspired to write this poem about the Cornell pumpkin, which mysteriously appeared atop McGraw Tower Oct. 8, 1997. (Oct. 16, 2009)

Solar Decathlon team finds a home at 'Joe's Inn'
For the nearly three weeks of the 2009 Solar Decathlon, Joe Manelski '56 offers his McLean, Va., house as a home away from home for Cornell's student team. (Oct. 15, 2009)

Provost taps eight key faculty to draft strategic plan
The newly formed Strategic Plan Advisory Council will synthesize recommendations gathered from the Cornell community into a draft strategic plan. Town meetings will be held in January and February, and a draft issued in March. (Oct. 15, 2009)

Endowed mental health coverage changes Jan. 1
Plans for faculty and staff will comply with recent federal legislation that mandates health plans to cover mental health and abuse treatment in the same manner as other medically necessary treatment. (Oct. 15, 2009)

Things to Do, Oct. 16-23
Events this week include concerts by Califone and Shonen Knife, a country music-filled comedy at the Schwartz Center, reflections from a Sudanese artist and a forum on indigenous environmental issues. (Oct. 15, 2009)

Cornell Library forms partnership with Columbia
Through a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation award of $385,000, Cornell University Library and Columbia University Library have entered into an unprecedented collaboration. (Oct. 14, 2009)

Cornell is ranked 15th best in the world -- again
For the second year in a row, Cornell has been ranked No. 15 in the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. (Oct. 14, 2009)

VanPool information session slated for Oct. 21
Cornell commuters now have another way to save on their daily transportation costs - VanPool. A drop-in information session on this new service will be held Oct. 21. (Oct. 14, 2009)

Networking event connects layoffs with CU opportunities
The Division of Human Resources held its first 'Connecting with Cornell' informal networking event to help connect laid-off Cornell employees with the HR staff who recruit for Cornell positions. (Oct. 14, 2009)

Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality
A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them. (Oct. 13, 2009)

'Big Idea' business workshop begins
'The Big Idea' competition offers undergraduates the chance to win $2,500 for their business or social enterprise ideas. Its first deadline is Dec. 23. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Parade added to Homecoming Weekend lineup
Homecoming Weekend events Oct. 16-17 will include Cornell's Homecoming Parade, showcasing student organizations and campus life. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Skorton urges optimism, perspective in employee address
President David Skorton thanked employees for 'staying the course' and continuing to accomplish goals despite a smaller workforce in his annual talk sponsored by the Employee Assembly. (Oct. 13, 2009)

Higher ed brings jobs, economic stability to county
Together Cornell and other area institutions of higher education employ more Tompkins County residents than any other business sector, contributing $1.5 billion to the county economy. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Stimulus funding to study genetics of fruit fly
Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans' own genetic footprints of adaptation. (Oct. 12, 2009)

ACLU president assesses state of civil liberties
In a talk at Cornell Oct. 8, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union said that protecting civil rights has improved in the age of Obama, but that it's not yet 'mission accomplished.' (Oct. 12, 2009)

Roman Empire's recovery has lessons for today
Our economic climate may seem grim, but our situation is far better than that of Rome in the third century, assistant professor Kim Bowes told alumni at the Weill Greenberg Center in New York City Oct. 8. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Employee Celebration Day draws more than 2,300
Oct. 8 was Employee Celebration Day, and some 2,300 staff and families participated - sharing a meal, cheering for Cornell athletes and enjoying the entertainment. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Richard N. White dies at age 75
Richard N. 'Dick' White, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering Emeritus, died Oct. 4 at the age of 75. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Science Friday taps Cornell ornithologists, vets
Ira Flatow broadcasted his show 'Science Friday' live Oct. 9 from Bailey Hall, interviewing Cornell ornithologists and veterinarians, among others. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Paralyzed alumnus Ken Kunken talks about his life
Despite great obstacles, Ken Kunken '72, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down after severing his spinal cord in a sprint football accident, has created a life of meaning and purpose. (Oct. 9, 2009)

Purchasing reform could yield savings of up to $40M
President David Skorton has committed to developing sweeping changes in the way Cornell buys goods and services. Vice President Joanne DeStefano will lead the effort, which will save up to $40 million a year. (Oct. 8, 2009)

U.S. ambassador to Libya urges greater engagement
Gene Cretz, the first U.S. ambassador to Libya in more than 36 years, discussed diplomacy and U.S.-Libyan relations with about 100 students and faculty members in the Plant Sciences Building Oct. 7. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Changes to dental plan for 2010 announced
Endowed employees may enroll in or change dental plan coverage during Open Enrollment; premiums and deductibles have changed. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Cornell's Silo House in competition today
Cornell's Silo House begins competition today against 19 other entries in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy's biennial contest continues through Oct. 16. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Maverick D.C. schools chancellor talks education reform
Michelle Rhee '92, chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public school system, returned to campus to discuss her plans to reform one of the nation's most troubled districts. (Oct. 8, 2009)

Engineering college hits diversity milestone
This year's freshman class in the College of Engineering is 37 percent female, putting the college on track to surpass a goal set five years ago to increase diversity at the college. (Oct. 7, 2009)

Test of emergency notification scheduled for Oct. 14
Cornell will test its emergency notification systems, including the siren/PA system, text and e-mail messages, and phone calls, Oct. 14 at 12:10 p.m. There is no need for action during the test. (Oct. 7, 2009)

Things to Do, Oct. 9-16
Events this week include a Literary Luncheon with Alice Fulton; dance a la Paris at the Schwartz Center; an environmental film series; and Israel's Consul General on the Mideast peace process. (Oct. 7, 2009)

Federal grant funds labor consortium at ILR School
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy has awarded a $1.6 million grant to the ILR School's technical assistance center for employers on employment of people with disabilities. (Oct. 6, 2009)

Alumna witnesses history in foreign service posts
Lynne Gadkowski '98, a public affairs officer at the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai, has seen terrorism and coups as foreign service officer. (Oct. 6, 2009)

Grant funds CU students' international public service
Metzger Grants were awarded to three Arts and Sciences students - Rachel Jacobs '10, Mara Perman '11 and Emma Tall '11 - who used the funds for service projects in the U.S. and abroad. (Oct. 6, 2009)

Toni Morrison on writing, knowledge and sin
Åuthor Toni Morrison, M.A. '55, returned to campus Oct. 1-2 to read from and talk about her work with students and faculty and at two public events. (Oct. 5, 2009)

Students learn about writing at lunch with Toni Morrison
Eight members of Black Students United heard author Toni Morrison's views on writing at a private luncheon Oct. 2 at Taverna Banfi. The organization played a role in bringing Morrison to campus. (Oct. 5, 2009)

Grants available to enhance teaching and learning
New grants of up to $1,500 that enhance teaching and learning are available to faculty on a competitive basis from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Deadline to apply for spring grants is Oct. 31. (Oct. 5, 2009)

Ithaca community swarms to Insectapalooza 2009
Insectapalooza 2009 on Oct. 3 featured an arthropod zoo, live butterfly house, tours of the world-famous Cornell Insect Collection and more. (Oct. 5, 2009)

CU to save $90M by streamlining administrative costs
Cornell expects to save at least $90 million in annual administrative costs over the next four years, making a significant dent in its projected deficit, Provost Kent Fuchs reported Oct. 1. (Oct. 1, 2009)

Design and Planning Club promotes collaboration
Students in architecture, engineering, city planning and other design-based fields are working together in Cornell's Design and Planning Club on community-based outreach projects and design competitions. (Oct. 1, 2009)

Rates will not change for endowed health plan premiums
Endowed health plan rates for 2010 will remain the same as last year's by adjusting some co-pays, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, Cornell's Division of Human Resources has announced. (Oct. 1, 2009)

Things to Do, Oct. 2-9
Events this week include Indian classical and jazz concerts, the fifth annual Insectapalooza, the first Economics Art Gallery exhibition, and lectures on public school reform and civil liberties. (Oct. 1, 2009)

Robert Langer '70 on three decades of biomedicine
At a Sept. 30 lecture, Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, discussed his career as a biomedical engineer who used his knowledge of materials science to fight disease. (Oct. 1, 2009)

German exchange fellowships available
Applications are now being accepted for DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowships and the Cornell-Heidelberg Exchange Fellowship for 2010-11. (Oct. 1, 2009)

Beware of recent e-mail scam in Cornell inboxes
A sophisticated 'phishing' attempt is flooding Cornell e-mail addresses, trying to trick people into giving away their NetID and password. (Oct. 1, 2009)

WVBR donating 50 years of records to Library
An alumnus is donating news transcripts from the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover as part of an archive of 50 years of records and transcripts WVBR-FM is donating to Cornell Library on Oct. 4. (Sept. 30, 2009)

Stimulus funding to study detoxifying heavy metals
With stimulus package funding, soil scientist Olena Vatamaniuk is studying a worm model system for clues into how humans might detoxify heavy metals. (Sept. 30, 2009)

Center in Bulgaria connects U.S., Balkan scholars
In Bulgaria, the Cornell-affiliated American Research Center in Sofia facilitates academic research and fosters collaboration with researchers in former communist countries. (Sept. 30, 2009)

Cornell team distributes laptops in Africa
Two Cornell students spent part of last summer delivering rugged, child-friendly laptop computers to a school in Senegal and showing teachers how to use them. (Sept. 30, 2009)

$2.3 million stimulus grant funds grad student research
Cornell doctoral candidates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields have secured $2.3 million in research funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (Sept. 28, 2009)

Undersecretary of agriculture visits NYC extension
To see how research can serve the public in urban and rural areas, the undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture turned to Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City, Sept. 25. (Sept. 28, 2009)

Warding off the seasonal flu at campus vaccine clinics
About 2,000 Cornellians flocked to Willard Straight Hall Sept. 25 to receive a seasonal flu vaccination. The H1N1 vaccine is due on campus sometime in October. (Sept. 28, 2009)

Students turn parking spot into a park
On Sept. 25 landscape architecture students transformed a parking space in Collegetown into a park for a day to promote green spaces in cities. (Sept. 25, 2009)

Cornell, N.Y. Public Library launch partnership
In a partnership that will build on the resources of New York City's largest educational and cultural institutions, Cornell and the New York Public Library (NYPL) joined forces to create Cornell@NYPL. (Sept. 24, 2009)

Africana's foundation pioneered, influenced field
The founding of Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center followed years of civil rights advances and 1960s campus activism, as black students demanded recognition of their history and culture. (Sept. 24, 2009)

Africana center looks back, and ahead
Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center marks its 40th anniversary with exhibitions, symposia and other events celebrating its history and considering the future of the field it pioneered. (Sept. 24, 2009)

CU United Way Campaign kicks off at Day of Caring
The 2009 Cornell United Way Campaign was launched Sept. 17 with the 2009 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, which gathered more than 10,000 pounds of food and personal-care items. (Sept. 24, 2009)

Things to Do, Sept. 25-Oct. 2
Events this week include music and Warhol films, street dance at the Schwartz Center, Ensemble X, scholars discussing African migration to America, and a conference on the work of Dominick LaCapra. (Sept. 24, 2009)

CyberTower brings the faculty into sharper focus
Beginning this month, visitors to Cornell's CyberTower Web site will find more videos and a new section featuring easily digestible samples of Cornell research and scholarship. (Sept. 23, 2009)

Events mark the Berlin Wall's fall 20 years ago
How did the Berlin Wall's fall 20 years ago affect German politics and culture? Cornell's Department of German Studies is answering the question with a series of events Sept. 22-26. (Sept. 23, 2009)

A look at Cornell's threat assessment protocol
The university now has a formal process to quickly assess whether a member of its community is on a path to violence - or simply displaying the unappealing side of human nature. (Sept. 22, 2009)

Program to train disabled veterans for green jobs
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has received some $317,000 of stimulus funding to provide training to 120 veterans, many with disabilities, for green jobs. (Sept. 22, 2009)

Family Learning Festival honors Judy Abrams
This year's Judy's Day theme, Journey the World Through Plants, featured 20 tents with more than 60 activities at the Cornell Plantations, Sept. 20. (Sept. 22, 2009)

Working Mother names Cornell a best employer
Cornell has been named a 'best employer' for mothers in the workforce by Working Mother magazine for the fourth consecutive year because of its family-friendly policies. (Sept. 22, 2009)

Fabrics that fight germs, find explosives go to market
Two Cornell researchers have launched iFyber LLC, which markets fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Weill Cornell in Qatar extends its pre-med curriculum
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar enrolled its largest medical class to date and has added a third year to its two-year premedical program for students who enroll in August 2010 or later. (Sept. 21, 2009)

CU writers praise E.B. White, Janowitz, McConkey
English faculty authors paid sincere tribute, with insight and analysis, to fellow Cornell writers E.B. White '21, Phyllis Janowitz and James McConkey, Sept. 16 in Goldwin Smith Hall. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Model U.N. debate helps students 'live' other languages
A Sept. 16 model United Nations debate, argued in nine languages about global sustainability issues, was the first event of the year for Cornell's Language House on West Campus. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Grant proposals sought for community projects
The committee for the 2009 Robert S. Smith Award for community progress and innovation is calling for grant proposals for up to $3,000 from student leaders and organizations by Oct. 31. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Four vet lab staff members honored
Four members of the College of Veterinary Medicine were honored at the Upstate New York Branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Sept. 16 in Syracuse, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Fall Harvest Dinner with celebrity chef set for Sept. 24
Gourmet cuisine featuring food from local and regional farms and celebrity chef, author Suvir Saran will be on tap Sept. 24 at Robert Purcell Community Center. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Students build sofa - authentic lawn furniture
A class of students shoveled, shaped and sodded a truck-sized sod sofa in the pond area of the F.R. Newman Arboretum last week. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Portion of Cascadilla Gorge trail is closed
Cascadilla Gorge trail from Linn Street to College Avenue will remain closed until further notice due to hazardous conditions. (Sept. 21, 2009)

President, provost seek student input on strategic plan
Students have a critical role to play in shaping Cornell's strategic plan, said President David Skorton during an open forum Sept. 18. (Sept. 18, 2009)

Soap campaign gives students the upper hand against flu
Students handed out 6,300 bars of soap and 1,510 T-shirts Sept.18 as part of the flu-fighting 'Got Soap?' campaign. The student-run group Cornell University Emergency Services initiated the project. (Sept. 18, 2009)

CALS plans major renovation of Stocking Hall
Stocking Hall will get a new four-story addition and a general facelift, with construction beginning next September, giving the Department of Food Science and the landmark Cornell Dairy Bar new homes. (Sept. 18, 2009)

Memorial for Eleanor Jorden slated for Sept. 26
A memorial service for the late Eleanor H. Jorden will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. in Sage Chapel; a reception will follow in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. (Sept. 18, 2009)

Skorton: Strategic plan will give faculty flexibility
More than 200 faculty members gathered Sept. 16 to talk with President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs about the university's strategic planning process. (Sept. 17, 2009)

Regulatory reform is vital for financial stability
Panelists spoke on the causes and possible outcomes of the financial crisis Sept. 15 in a debate that is part of Cornell's Foreign Policy Initiative led by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. (Sept. 17, 2009)

Things to Do, Sept. 18-25
Events this week include piano improvisations in Bailey Hall, coffee and birds at the Lab of Ornithology, Judy's Day at Cornell Plantations, and a regional cancer and environment forum. (Sept. 17, 2009)

Mission accomplished: West Campus is transformed
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Ross Brann takes a look back at the long road in creating the West Campus Residential Initiative, a unique living-learning environment for students. (Sept. 17, 2009)

Changeover to new e-mail systems begins
The university is retiring its 'postoffice' e-mail system and moving students to Google Apps Education Edition, and faculty and staff to Microsoft Exchange. (Sept. 16, 2009)

More Wi-Fi and cellular service on campus
Wi-Fi service has been extended throughout all North Campus buildings, as has ATT cellular coverage. Wi-Fi also is available in common rooms in parts of West Campus and in Collegetown. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Helping faculty use technology in teaching
Students often know more about computers than teachers. So the Student Technology Assistant Program employs students to help faculty deploy modern technology in their classrooms. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Wearable-art student designers think red for exhibit
An exhibit in Mann Library's second-floor gallery through Oct. 17 features wearable art with the theme 'Red!' Pieces include fabric origami, electroluminescence and 'sound' waves. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Tickets on sale for Cornell Employee Celebration
Tickets are on sale through Oct. 2 for the annual Cornell Employee Celebration, which will feature a variety of Cornell athletic events and a community dinner in Barton Hall, Saturday, Oct. 10. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Cornell reaps three top awards from CASE
Cornell garnered a gold medal and two bronzes in this year's CASE Circle of Excellence Awards. Photographer Jason Koski won the top prize for an individual photo. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Retirees honor the late George Peter
Nearly 140 retirees and family members of George Peter gathered at the Cornell Recreation Connection Park Sept. 10 to honor Peter, an active Cornell employee who died in August 2008. (Sept. 16, 2009)

Cornell unveils its climate neutrality plan
Cornell's new Climate Action Plan, released Sept. 15, will not only make the university far more energy efficient but also could save Cornell hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 40 years. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Grants fund open-access journal publication
A new program seeks to give Cornell faculty, researchers, staff and students access to publish in scholarly online journals. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Vet researchers to study heart fibrillation
Two researchers from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine will study heart fibrillation as part of a 19-researcher team that was awarded $10 million from the National Science Foundation. (Sept. 15, 2009)

A reminder to update emergency contact info
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to enter or update their emergency contact information prior to Cornell's next emergency notification test, planned for early October. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Instructors offer tips on teaching large lecture courses
Faculty offered tips to other faculty on how to keep students engaged in large lecture courses in a panel discussion Sept. 10. Some strategies: keep moving, summarize and show you care. (Sept. 15, 2009)

New van service is a novel way to commute
VPSI Inc., the national leader in commuter vanpool companies, is working with TCAT,Cornell and others to offer a complement to traditional transit service to Tompkins County. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Ramadan on North reflects diversity of life at Cornell
To help first-year students who are Muslims adjust to campus life - right in the middle of Ramadan - Professor Shawka Toorawa planned events throughout the month, including an Iftaar meal Sept. 13. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Sigma Phi presents gift of 13 new college banners
Cornell received a set of 13 new college banners as a gift from the Cornell alumni of the Sigma Phi Society, Sept. 11. The banners hang from the ceiling of Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room. (Sept. 14, 2009)

Study: Long hours affect what family eats at home
Such working conditions as irregular work schedules, long hours and job dissatisfaction of parents in low-income families significantly impact family food choices, reports a new Cornell study. (Sept. 14, 2009)

Cindy van Es honored for advancing inclusiveness
Cindy van Es, senior lecturer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is one of five faculty members in the nation to receive one of the new Inclusive Excellence Awards from Ernst & Young LLP. (Sept. 14, 2009)

Ken Dryden '69 muses on sports, service and leadership
Cornell hockey star and Canadian politician Ken Dryden '69 joined former athlete, U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, Sept. 10 to discuss sports, service and leadership with ESPN host Jeremy Schaap '91. (Sept. 14, 2009)

CU community comes together to care for ill students
With flu kits and meals delivered to their rooms and daily check-ins via e-mail and phone, Cornell students ill with the flu are getting support from staff and fellow students. (Sept. 12, 2009)

Global Health students spend summer abroad
Forty-seven students minoring in Cornell's new Global Health Program spent the summer in various low-resource countries doing volunteer work and research as part of the requirements for their minor. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Conversation 'is a vital aspect of university culture'
The Rev. Robert Smith, the Robert R. Colbert Sr. '48 Catholic Chaplain at Cornell, offers a perspectives piece on the the upcoming Colbert Symposia series. (Sept. 11, 2009)

Things to Do, Sept. 11-18
Events this week include a public reception at the Johnson Museum, 'The Servant of Two Masters' onstage, a Literary Luncheon, new documentaries, 1950s school films and a debate on the financial crisis. (Sept. 10, 2009)

Tree inventory aids climate plan, raises awareness
Cornell's first comprehensive tree inventory, conducted this summer, quantifies the ecosystem services that trees provide and helps with the university's climate plan, to be unveiled Sept. 15. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Cornell launches efforts to support mental health
A new set of efforts is under way at Cornell to better arm faculty, staff, students and parents with the skills to recognize a person in distress, and to know what to do about it. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Trustee endows Bethe House professor-deanship
With a $2 million gift from trustee Robert Harrison '76, the post of house professor-dean of Hans Bethe House has been endowed and named in honor of Cornell's eighth president, Dale R. Corson. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Prison Education Program seeks volunteer tutors
Volunteers for Cornell Prison Education Program gain as much as they give in helping to teach Cornell courses at Auburn Correctional Facility. Classes started Sept. 8, and volunteers are welcome any time. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Videos portray dispair of alcoholism, promise of recovery
ILR School Professor Sam Bacharach and his colleagues have filmed the personal stories of recovering alcoholics as they reflect on their lives and struggle to remain sober. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Professors teach microbial diversity at Woods Hole
Cornell professors Steve Zinder and Dan Buckley and 20 advanced students spent six weeks on Cape Cod collecting, isolating and identifying novel microbes. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Alum recounts lessons learned in foreign service career
William E. Ryerson '60 shared some of his experiences in the U.S. Foreign Service Sept. 3. A former ambassador to Albania, he served throughout eastern Europe. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Sociologist says too many commercialize intimate life
Arlie Hochschild, a University of California-Berkeley sociologist who spoke on campus Sept. 3, said many people outsource personal services. The result is estrangement and isolation. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Cornell is first to win AARP's top award twice
The AARP has named Cornell the top U.S. employer for workers 50 and older for the second consecutive year. CU is the first employer in AARP's history to be recognized as the No. 1 employer more than once. (Sept. 9, 2009)

Cornell names new A.D. White Professors-at-Large
Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. (Sept. 8, 2009)

Grasso on CU's plans to meet new energy standards
Joseph Grasso, the ILR School's assistant dean for finance and administration, addressed 250 college and university presidents recently about Cornell's Climate Action Plan. (Sept. 8, 2009)

Skorton named to national advisory council
Cornell President David Skorton has been named to the advisory council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for a four-year term. (Sept. 8, 2009)

Sage Wednesdays focuses on writers, spirituality
'I believe in God, only I spell it nature,' said author Diane Ackerman, Ph.D. '97. She spoke Sept. 2, kicking off Sage Chapel's new fall series, Sage Wednesdays, held Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. (Sept. 8, 2009)

Raises reinstated, deficit is down, Skorton says
On Sept. 4, President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs hosted the first of five forums to discuss with faculty, staff and students the creation of Cornell's strategic plan. (Sept. 4, 2009)

Climate, energy lectures targeted to undergrads
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)

Things to Do, Sept. 4-11
Events this week include a conversation with athletes-turned-politicians Bill Bradley and Ken Dryden '70, Alloy Orchestra at Cornell Cinema, Jay Walker '77 on innovation, and a forum on poverty policy. (Sept. 3, 2009)

Memorial for David Yang '11 slated for Sept. 5
David Z. Yang '11 of Hillsborough, N.J., a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Aug. 23. A memorial service will be held Sept. 5, at 10:30 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall Chapel. (Sept. 2, 2009)

Student group seeks to help minority men succeed
The LINK: Men's Alliance, a student organization that helps minority male students succeed and network at Cornell, announced that it is launching a mentoring and scholarship program this year. (Sept. 2, 2009)

President Dale Corson's legacy recounted in book, DVD
A new book traces the career of Cornell's eighth president Dale Corson, which includes the discovery of a missing element in the periodic table and the design of the university's first synchrotron. (Sept. 2, 2009)

Series to promote Cornell's Catholic intellectual life
Rev. Robert Smith and the Cornell Catholic Community are launching a symposia series this fall that aims to change minds about the place for Catholic thought in the context of a secular university. (Sept. 2, 2009)

Apparel design students team up with Nike
Professor Susan Ashdown and a class of 10 apparel design students set up a study that used the College of Human Ecology's 3-D body scanner to assess the fit and wear of Nike running garments. (Sept. 1, 2009)

Cornell marks a milestone in reaccreditation process
Reaccreditation is one step closer for Cornell, now that the university's proposal for a intensive self-study has been approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. (Sept. 1, 2009)

Vet College uses DVD to teach clinical procedures
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is using a new approach to teach some clinical procedures: self-paced training DVDs. The first focuses on peripheral nerve blocks in dogs. (Sept. 1, 2009)

United Way launches campus food, household items drive
Collection boxes for food and personal-care items will soon spring up around campus. The collection drive precedes the 2009 United Way campaign launch, slated for Sept. 17, this year's Day of Caring. (Sept. 1, 2009)

Solar, chicken and youth power: CU at the state fair
President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. (Aug. 28, 2009)

New lab in Portland, N.Y., focuses on vines and wines
Cornell deepened its century-long commitment to western New York's wine, grape and juice industries when it opened its new $5.4 million Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory, Aug. 25 (Aug. 28, 2009)

Strategic planning forums set to discuss CU's future
What should the Cornell of the future look like? Faculty, staff and students will discuss their views with President Skorton and Provost Fuchs in a series of public forums, the first of which is Sept. 4. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Energy research is vital for economy, Gov. Paterson says
N.Y. Gov. David Paterson met with President David Skorton and education and industry leaders to highlight his support for collaborative research and Cornell projects funded by the federal stimulus package. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Prehistoric tools discovered at Isles of Shoals
This summer, students in Cornell's new Archaeology Field School at Shoals Marine Lab, Cornell's marine field station, discovered the first prehistoric archaeological site in the Isles of Shoals. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Five faculty members receive NSF early career awards
Rachel Bean, Peter Diamessis, Matthias Liepe, Anders Ryd and Kyle Shen have received National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards to fund specific research projects. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Olin Library to be assessed for fire safety upgrades
A large-scale renovation of the library has been put on hold, but a smaller project is expected to include upgrading Olin's smoke detectors and fire alarms, and installing a sprinkler system. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Things to do, Aug. 28-Sept.4
Events at Cornell this week include a free concert to welcome students, a lecture by Arlie Hochschild on balancing work and personal life, and a new series of early Alfred Hitchcock films. (Aug. 27, 2009)

Custodians' tales move 'Philosopher Kings' audiences
Cornell building staff applauded colleagues James Evener and Gary Napieracz and the makers of 'The Philosopher Kings' Aug. 26 in Bailey Hall. The documentary profiles custodians at seven universities. (Aug. 26, 2009)

West Campus House System is officially complete
With Flora Rose House opening its doors to a new house dean and intellectual programming, the West Campus Residential Initiative is complete. (Aug. 25, 2009)

Students disagree over reading 'The Grapes of Wrath'
Students met in small groups Aug. 24 to discuss the themes of the New Student Reading Project book. While some appreciated reading a classic, others said they would have preferred a contemporary book. (Aug. 25, 2009)

CBS weatherman Dave Price welcomes new ILR students
Hundreds of new ILR School students and their parents howled with laughter as CBS weather anchor Dave Price '87 poked fun at everything and anything ILR during the ILR School's annual welcome Aug. 22. (Aug. 25, 2009)

Faculty panel, students discuss 'The Grapes of Wrath'
Four Cornell faculty members analyzed John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath' from economic, environmental, literary and labor history perspectives for new students Aug. 23 in Barton Hall. (Aug. 24, 2009)

Skorton welcomes new students at Convocation 2009
Freshmen and transfers got advice on everything from finding mentors to operating the self-serve ice cream machines at the New Student Convocation Aug. 22. (Aug. 24, 2009)

'The Philosopher Kings' profiles campus custodians
Eight university custodians, including Cornell's James Evener and Gary Napieracz, are profiled in 'The Philosopher Kings,' a documentary making its Ithaca premiere Aug. 26 in Bailey Hall. (Aug. 24, 2009)

Photos from Move-In Day 2009
Freshmen and transfer students and their families arrive on campus amid great excitement for the new academic year. (Aug. 21, 2009)

Cornell's cancer vaccine begins clinical trials
The Bioproduction Facility in Cornell's Stocking Hall has produced the first batch of a cancer vaccine that is now being used in clinical trials for patients facing either ovarian cancer or melanoma. (Aug. 21, 2009)

Cornell Chronicle offers new options in news delivery
On Aug. 21 the Chronicle's first weekly e-newsletter will arrive in campus inboxes. For those who prefer to read their news on paper, a printer-friendly digest will be available for download at Chronicle Online. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Class of 2013 is Cornell's most diverse
Cornell University began tracking its students' racial and ethnic status in 1982. Since then, the Class of 2013 is the most diverse ever. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Gates grant to extend reach of ag journals in Africa
A new three-year, $1.8 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will extend TEEAL, The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, to many more college libraries in sub-Saharan Africa. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Vet school seeks healthy Labradors for DNA database
Veterinarians at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals are looking for healthy Labrador retrievers to undergo a free comprehensive health screening and contribute to the hospital's DNA bank. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Benefits open enrollment period will change this fall
The schedule change for health and dental plans and for Select Benefits reimbursement accounts will ensure that faculty and staff members will have their health and dental cards by the new year. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Staff update on strategic planning is Sept. 4
As part of the strategic planning process President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs will hold an open staff forum Sept. 4 from noon to 1 p.m. in G10 Biotechnology Building. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Things to do, Aug. 21-28
Events this week include the annual Dump and Run sale, Cornell exhibits at the New York State Fair, free films at Cornell Cinema for new students, and activities at the Museum of the Earth. (Aug. 19, 2009)

New students will explore 'Grapes of Wrath'
Some 3,500 incoming freshmen and new transfer students will discuss John Steinbeck's 1939 novel in depth during campuswide discussions Aug. 23-24, part of the ninth annual New Student Reading Project. (Aug. 18, 2009)

More than five dozen freshmen help Ithaca community
In its 14th year, the Cornell Public Service Center's Pre-Orientation Service Trips is hosting 65 new students this week; they'll do community service and get to know Ithaca - and each other. (Aug. 18, 2009)

'Think Ithaca first' for air travel, CU officials urge
With direct flights to Washington, D.C., due to begin in several months, the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is promoting its competitive fares and convenience. (Aug. 18, 2009)

Summer scholars focus on plant disease
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station hosted 11 undergraduates from around the country in a new plant sciences program this summer. (Aug. 18, 2009)

TC3 offers English skills to Cornell international students
In a new agreement with Cornell, Tompkins Cortland Community College will provide English language instruction on Cornell's campus to international students as needed. (Aug. 18, 2009)

Avoid driving on campus on move-in day, Aug. 21
Cornell traffic officials strongly recommend that faculty and staff members avoid driving on campus, if possible, Aug. 21, which is move-in day for 3,500 new students. (Aug. 18, 2009)

Solar house ready to leave lab for state fair test
After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Johnson School ranked No. 7 by Forbes magazine
Based on the return on investment in an MBA degree, Forbes magazine has ranked Cornell's Johnson School No. 7 in the nation. (Aug. 17, 2009)

Skorton tours Africa to build, strengthen partnerships
In July President David Skorton visited Ethiopia to congratulate graduates of the inaugural class of Cornell's MPS degree program in international agriculture and rural development at Bahir Dar University. (Aug. 14, 2009)

Things to do, Aug. 14-21
Events at Cornell this week include a field day for organic farm research, a library orientation for newcomers to the United States, and networking for astronomy grad students. (Aug. 14, 2009)

Empire Farm Days boasts new crops, markets and methods
The 76th annual Empire Farm Days, the largest outdoor agricultural fair in the Northeast, Aug. 11-13, in Seneca Falls, N.Y., featured 600 exhibits of agricultural technology and products. (Aug. 12, 2009)

Research explores options for deer population control
In a pilot program, Cornell is using both sterilization and hunting to reduce deer populations on campus. They hope to develop a model that other campuses and communities can use to manage deer. (Aug. 12, 2009)

IthaQatar Ambassadors unite two campuses
The IthaQatar Ambassadors program, a group established in 2008 to connect students on Cornell's Ithaca and Qatar campuses, is growing and planning for the future. (Aug. 10, 2009)

Fly fishers federation honors Clifford Kraft
The Federation of Fly Fishers has awarded Clifford Kraft, associate professor of natural resources, its Aldo Leopold Award 'for outstanding contributions to fisheries and land ecology.' (Aug. 10, 2009)

Budget cuts, sustainability goals change campus landscape
As Cornell becomes more sustainable - and cuts costs - Cornellians will see fewer lawns and more meadows on campus, longer grass and more green roofs and functional plantings. (Aug. 7, 2009)

Summer students presentÀ'Othello'Àin five languages
Cornell Summer College students presented a scene from 'Othello' in Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, Japanese and English, July 29, to show Shakespeare's cross-cultural accessibility. (Aug. 6, 2009)

Architecture seminar explores urban 'Common Ground'
A design research seminar for Master of Architecture students examines city surfaces and environments, interpreted to help depict everyday scenarios in urban life. (Aug. 6, 2009)

Things to do, Aug. 7-14
Events this week include Cornell programs at Empire Farm Days; educational gorge walks in nearby state parks, and a play about Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West. (Aug. 6, 2009)

CU in the City, Aug. 7
Cornell New York City events include a tour of hotels, Cornell Hillel's send-off for the Class of 2013 and an insider's view of getting your book published. (Aug. 6, 2009)

Alumna receives Cooke graduate scholarship
Emily R. Adelman '05 has received a 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship, one of only 30 such scholars selected this year from 678 applicants across the country. (Aug. 5, 2009)

Cornell's robotic submarine wins international contest
The autonomous submarine team earned first place and a $10,000 prize in the 12th annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International competition in San Diego Aug. 2. (Aug. 4, 2009)

Construction under way on Milstein Hall project
Ground has been broken on the site of Paul Milstein Hall, a facilities expansion for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning that is scheduled to open in August 2011. (Aug. 4, 2009)

Program encourages home meals with local produce
A new Cornell Cooperative Extension program encourages New York families to prepare home-cooked meals with local produce for healthier eating that also benefits the local economy. (Aug. 3, 2009)

Globe-trotting geneticist named 2009 Rhodes professor
Cornell's newest Rhodes Professor R. Spencer Wells has spent much of his career studying humankind's family tree and closing the gaps in the understanding of human migration. (July 31, 2009)

ILR School researchers study on-the-job training
In a paper recently named one of the top 50 management articles of 2008, researchers say tailoring materials to different kinds of learners may improve on-the-job learning. (July 31, 2009)

Skorton answers alumni questions in online forum
In his third interactive webcast with Cornell alumni and friends, President David Skorton addressed the university's research goals, state funding and fiscal challenges. (July 30, 2009)

Second-graders learn to 'think like scientists'
Cornell's Thinking Like a Scientist program shows that even second-graders can learn how to distinguish good from bad sources of information and the elements of sound experimental design. (July 30, 2009)

California alumni ponder future of cars
Cornell Silicon Valley gathered a group of about 100 alumni July 22 in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss possible solutions to a future punctuated by traffic congestion and environmental decline. (July 30, 2009)

Applications accepted for child care grant subsidies
Staff and faculty members can now apply to the 2010 Child Care Grant Subsidy Program, which awards up to $5,000 a year, tax-free, to help pay for child care expenses. Application deadline is Sept. 4. (July 29, 2009)

Susan Henry to step down as CALS dean in 2010
While overseeing the second-largest college at Cornell for 10 years, Henry focused CALS activities on the land-grant mission, the applied social sciences, the environmental sciences and the new life sciences. (July 28, 2009)

Indian students make history with dual-degree programs
The inaugural class of new Master of Professional Studies programs in plant breeding and food science arrived at Cornell's Ithaca campus from India's Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in early June. (July 27, 2009)

Gateway will bridge social sciences data resources
A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two ILR School researchers will create a Social Science Gateway, unlocking enormous amounts of social sciences data on people, jobs and firms. (July 27, 2009)

Cornell hosts science teachers for summer workshops
Each summer, the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers instructs middle and high school biology teachers on new teaching methods and activities, and the teachers don't have to pay a dime. (July 27, 2009)

CU in the City, July 27
Cornell New York City events this week include an Italian wine tasting at the Cornell Club, July 29. (July 27, 2009)

Provost Fuchs looks to streamline administration
Turnover in four key administrative positions is giving Cornell University Provost Kent Fuchs the opportunity to reassess responsibilities in his division. (July 24, 2009)

New eCornell course teaches system design
Cornell's distance-learning subsidiary eCornell will launch a new online certificate program in systems design called 'A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design.' (July 24, 2009)

Administrators give update on 'Reimagining Cornell'
The first phases of the strategic-planning process are well under way, but 'the solutions are in their infancy,' said Bill Fry, dean of the university faculty, at a special meeting of the Faculty Senate July 22. (July 23, 2009)

Kresovich to head to University of South Carolina
Stephen Kresovich, Cornell's vice provost for life sciences since 2005, has been named vice president for research and graduate education at the University of South Carolina, effective Oct. 1. (July 23, 2009)

Grant to help build black schools' digital collections
Cornell Library has received a $375,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue to help historically black colleges and universities create and manage digital collections. (July 23, 2009)

Coach takes 'Big Red Travel Team' to Kenya
Track coach Kevin Thompson also directs a nonprofit organization that he founded, which recently took several Cornell athletes and computers to Olympic runner Kip Keino and his schools in Kenya. (July 23, 2009)

Facilities Services honors staff with new awards
Two new awards, the Cornerstone and Keystone awards, recognize Cornell Facilities Services employees for excellence and adherence to values. They were presented July 9. (July 23, 2009)

CU announces three-year agreement with UAW Local 2300
The United Auto Workers Local 2300, which represents more than 1,200 service and maintenance employees on the Ithaca campus, has ratified a new, three-year agreement with the university. (July 22, 2009)

University Registrar David Yeh heads to KAUST
David Yeh, assistant vice president for student and academic services since 1987, has been named assistant provost at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, effective July 31. (July 22, 2009)

Astronomers, public remember Apollo landing
The July 18 anniversary celebration featured a panel discussion with Cornell astronomers, who recounted the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing and layered it with historical context. (July 20, 2009)

Gannett passes accreditation with flying colors
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care awarded a three-year reaccreditation to Cornell's Gannett Health Services and described Gannett as 'a model university health service.' (July 17, 2009)

CU in the City, July 17
Cornell New York City events include a meeting of alumni involved in social change and a series of career panels sponsored by Cornell Hillel. (July 17, 2009)

Fredrik Logevall to lead Cornell's Einaudi Center
History professor Logevall will begin serving as director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies Jan. 1, 2010. Gilbert Levine will continue to serve as interim director through December. (July 16, 2009)

Economist George Staller dies at 82
George John Staller, professor emeritus of economics, died of cancer July 13 at his home in Ithaca. He was 82. (July 16, 2009)

Ardent Cornellian L. Sanford Reis dies at 101
L. Sanford Reis '29, whose gifts to the university included the Reis Tennis Center and the main stage of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, died June 27 at age 101 in Sarasota, Fla. (July 16, 2009)

Things to Do, July 17-24
Upcoming events include an art exhibition from the Bloomsbury Group, free summer concerts and an economics lecture. (July 16, 2009)

Two employees receive George Peter Awards
Lynn Dowling and Matt Held recently were presented with the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service by the Employee Assembly. (July 16, 2009)

Rafael Pass named Microsoft research fellow
The assistant professor of computer science is one of five 2009 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellows. His fellowship will support research into new ways to conduct auctions and anonymous online voting. (July 15, 2009)

Two faculty members receive PECASE awards
Jiwoong Park and Derek Warner are recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, which honor outstanding researchers near the beginning of their careers. (July 14, 2009)

CU group tours sites in Turkey on interfaith trip
An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)

Baja racing team's innovative design tops competition
The student project team, which designs, builds and drives an off-road vehicle that can withstand the punishment of rough terrain, came in first for design at the Baja Wisconsin competition in June. (July 9, 2009)

Students recount service learning trip to Rwanda
The trip was organized by the Cornell Public Service Center and conceived by Stephen Paletta '87, whose nonprofit organization, the International Education Exchange, hosted the students. (July 9, 2009)

Advice columnist credits women for wisdom
In a July 8 lecture at Cornell, Amy Dickinson said her background and her strong family network have given her the expertise she needs to write the syndicated advice column 'Ask Amy.' (July 9, 2009)

CCE to hold natural gas drilling meetings
Cornell Cooperative Extension will host public meetings across New York's Southern Tier in July and August to educate residents about the development of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale. (July 9, 2009)

Two alumni win 2009 Marconi Prize
Andrew R. Chraplyvy and Robert W. Tkach, who have been research partners for more than two decades, will receive the $100,000 award for their research into optical fiber nonlinearities. (July 9, 2009)

Things to Do, July 10-17
Events this week include a Shakespeare play at Cornell Plantations, a lecture on sustainability by Professor Francis DiSalvo and Fellini's 'Amarcord' at Cornell Cinema. (July 9, 2009)

CU in the City, July 9
Cornell New York City events July 13-24 include a series of networking events, a museum tour and a talk by an alumnus journalist. (July 9, 2009)

Community to celebrate Apollo 40th anniversary
Free and open to the public, the July 18 event will commemorate the July 1969 landing of NASA's Apollo 11 and man's first steps on the moon. (July 8, 2009)

Undergraduate researchers at play
Over 100 undergrads from institutions across the U.S. are on campus this summer participating in research projects. But on July 1, the students got together just for fun, with a picnic on the Engineering Quad. (July 7, 2009)

CU again named a 'Great College to Work For'
Of 150 colleges recognized in The Chronicle of Higher Education survey, 39 institutions, including Cornell, appeared in the survey's 'honor roll' highlighting schools that earn mention in multiple categories. (July 6, 2009)

Librarian honored by Johnson School
Angela Horne, director of the Management Library, received the Outstanding Contributor Award from the Johnson Graduate School of Management. (July 6, 2009)

Cornell cited for best practices in transportation
Cornell University has been ranked a top 25 employer for its transportation practices, which encourage greener commuting and other energy-reduction efforts. (July 2, 2009)

Things to Do, July 3-10
Events this week include the opening of an exhibition at the Museum of the Earth, a lecture by advice columnist Amy Dickinson, and three talks in the humanities and social sciences. (July 2, 2009)

Cornell ranked third in Teach For America volunteers
Among large universities, Cornell has the third-highest number of recent graduates joining Teach for America this fall, according to the organization. (July 1, 2009)

Cornell celebrates partnership with Sathguru
Cornell honored its 15-year collaboration with India-based Sathguru Management Consultants and the 10th anniversary of the Cornell-Sathguru Agribusiness Management Program June 25. (June 30, 2009)

Paul Bowser earns career achievement award
Paul Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at the Vet College, has received a career achievement award, the highest award from the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section. (June 30, 2009)

CALS wins three awards for publications, event
The National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association has recognized Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a first-place and two second-place awards in its annual competition. (June 30, 2009)

Engineering college offers staff learning opportunities
On June 24, approximately 40 staff members gathered at the Engineering Quad for the first brown bag lunch of a new monthly series that offers networking and learning opportunities for employees in a non-work setting. (June 30, 2009)

Provost leads charge to 'reimagine' Cornell
Unveiling details of the strategic planning process, dubbed 'Reimagining Cornell,' Provost Kent Fuchs said the two-phase plan will first look at how to downsize and reorganize the university and, second, envision its future. (June 30, 2009)

WWII vet who served Cornell for 56 years retires
Joe Buttino, a Cornell employee for 56 years, retires June 30. He served in World War II, attended Cornell, studied under Vladimir Nabokov and has served Cornell presidents going back to Deane Malott. (June 30, 2009)

West Campus administrator Edna Dugan retires June 30
As the West Campus House System's top administrator, Dugan has moved along the $200 million project from its inception in 1998. With West Campus now complete, she says, 'It's not a bad time to go.' (June 30, 2009)

Families tour Wilson Lab, ERL prototype
The hallways of Wilson Lab, home to Cornell's synchrotron radiation facility and electron storage ring, were open to all ages during the public event on June 27. (June 29, 2009)

Martha Dewey, 55, killed in car accident
Martha L. Dewey, co-founder and artistic director of the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble, was killed in an automobile accident June 26. She was 55. (June 29, 2009)

Cornell offers services after data breach
There has been no confirmed 'identity theft' so far resulting from the theft of a Cornell computer, but the university is suggesting that the people whose personal information was on the computer take precautions. (June 26, 2009)

New networking site for alumni to be unveiled
CornellConnect, an online collection of communications and networking tools for alumni, will be available by the end of 2009. (June 25, 2009)

Reunion campaigns break records despite economy
Seemingly against the odds in a tough economic year, this year's Cornell reunion classes and graduating senior class broke records in making gifts to support the university. (June 25, 2009)

Motorola supports CATALYST Academy for minorities
The CATALYST Academy at Cornell will host a one-week summer program to engage underrepresented minority high school students in science and engineering. (June 25, 2009)

Skorton, Davisson and Pell to travel to East Africa
President David Skorton will visit Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda during a two-week trip, beginning July 1. Skorton will speak at the Bahir Dar University graduation and discuss opportunities for collaboration. (June 25, 2009)

MineSweeper team places third in competition
An autonomous, lightweight robot created by Cornell students for detecting land mines received high marks for design at the 2009 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. (June 25, 2009)

New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views
A Cornell/New York Times/NY1 poll asked New Yorkers their views on obesity, key politicians, the economy and gay marriage in early June. Questions were contributed by Times pollsters and Cornell faculty members. (June 25, 2009)

Cornell Biofuels Research Lab officially opens
The $6 million, 11,000-square-foot facility in Riley Robb Hall will be used to develop renewable energy sources from such nonfood crops as switchgrass, sorghum and willow. (June 24, 2009)

Seamus Davis to receive prestigious physics prize
J.C. Seamus Davis will receive the 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments for his study of the behavior of electrons in high-temperature superconductors. (June 23, 2009)

New truck doubles Cornell's milk-moving ability
The New York State Department of Corrections has given Cornell Dairy a 4,200-gallon tanker truck that can carry almost twice the milk and use half the fuel as as the dairy's current 25-year-old truck. (June 23, 2009)

Nearly 50 Chinese high school students on campus
Last weekend, 48 Chinese high school students from arrived for this year's six-week Cornell China College Preparatory Program, which is part of Cornell's Summer College. (June 22, 2009)

Apparel design grad wins top prize at conference
A Cornell student who graduated in December won the top prize at an international conference for a dress she designed and created while a student. The dress features 2,000 shell buttons. (June 19, 2009)

Eight faculty members receive provost's awards
The $15,000 awards recognize research and scholarship by outstanding tenured faculty members early in their careers. (June 19, 2009)

Instructor/librarian program improves courses
In the second year of the Cornell Library's Information Competency Initiative, instructors once again pair up with librarians to teach students better research skills. (June 19, 2009)

University archivist shares Cornell factoids
At a June 12 presentation, University Archivist Elaine Engst revealed Cornell's historical secrets to about 55 members of the Alumni Affairs and Development staff. (June 19, 2009)

Faculty learn to add diversity into classes
The Cornell Faculty Institute for Diversity, held June 7-10 at the ILR Conference Center, helped 19 Cornell professors navigate the sometimes complex territory of diversity. (June 17, 2009)

Ostrander wins Kiwanis Officer of the Month award
The Kiwanis Club of Ithaca cited Curtis S. Ostrander, chief of Cornell University Police, for having significantly improved his department's morale and introduced innovative initiatives since becoming chief in 2005. (June 16, 2009)

Things to Do, June 12-19
Things to do include a premier of 'Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer' in Willard Straight Theatre and a hands-on Twitter workshop. (June 15, 2009)

Daniel Huttenlocher named dean of CIS
Interdisciplinary computer scientist Daniel Huttenlocher has been named dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, as of July 1. He succeeds Robert Constable, whose second five-year term ends June 30. (June 15, 2009)

ExxonMobil Foundation gives $602,000 to Cornell
Cornell trustee Sherri Stuewer '73, M.S. '75, presented Cornell President David Skorton a check for $601,743 during the Cornell Board of Trustees meeting in New York City, June 11. (June 12, 2009)

Cornell Plantations plagued by plant thefts
Rare, valuable plans are being stolen from the Cornell Plantations at alarming rates, says the Plantations director. The thefts are likened to stealing priceless exhibits from a major museum. (June 12, 2009)

Memorial service for Caroline Coffey set for June 27
A campus memorial service for Caroline Coffey will be held Saturday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m. in Sage Chapel. The service is open to friends, colleagues and members of the Cornell community. (June 12, 2009)

Vice provost for undergraduate education announced
On June 11, Provost Kent Fuchs announced that English Professor Laura Brown will succeed Michele Moody-Adams, July 1, as vice provost for undergraduate education. (June 12, 2009)

Cornell is rated No. 2 fiscally stable charity
Cornell has been rated among the country's top 10 charities for its ongoing fiscal excellence by Charity Navigator, an independent organization that evaluates the financial health of American philanthropies. (June 11, 2009)

CU in the City, June 12
Cornell New York City events for the week of June 12 include alumni choreography, 40 years of Cooperative Extension in the city and love advice for women. (June 11, 2009)

PRI gets world's largest Antarctic invertebrates collection
The Paleontological Research Institution, a Cornell-affiliated institution, has received one of the world's largest collections of fossilized mollusks from the Antarctic. (June 10, 2009)

More basic cybersecurity research is critical
Federal expenditures on cybersecurity research are 'tiny compared to the severity of the threat' and are too focused on plugging holes, Cornell computer scientist Fred Schneider told Congress June 10. (June 10, 2009)

Web tool helps grape growers pick vineyard sites
The Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New York State Agricultural Experiment Station has launched a new Web tool to help state grape growers identify prime grape-growing locations. (June 10, 2009)

CU gives recognition to departing staff and faculty
At a ceremony June 8 on the Arts Quad, Cornell administrators thanked the hundreds of staff and faculty members who this spring elected to participate in the Staff Retirement Incentive program. (June 10, 2009)

Colleagues pay tribute to Michele Moody-Adams
Colleagues gathered June 4 to bid farewell to Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education, who is leaving Cornell July 1 for Columbia University. (June 9, 2009)

Cornell teams up with National Renewable Energy Lab
University Engineer Randy Lacey will spend three months at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a national and virtual center to help universities reduce their carbon footprint. (June 9, 2009)

Cornell to buy MRI scanner for Ithaca campus
The medical imaging device, which should be up and running by fall 2011 thanks to a $2 million federal grant, will allow researchers to delve into new areas, ranging from the biological processes to tissue engineering. (June 9, 2009)

Harris presents keynote at Reunion Diversity Forum
David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences, spoke about the need for continuous attention to diversity issues in his talk in Malott Hall June 6. (June 8, 2009)

Cornell Iroquois social focuses on sustainability
The Cornell Native American Alumni Association Reunion Iroquois Social celebrated the sustainable approaches that indigenous peoples have played in caring for Earth. (June 8, 2009)

Things to Do, June 5-12
Things to Do include a two-day conference for educators on nutrition and a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy. (June 8, 2009)

'There is much good news to report,' says Skorton
Despite a year of unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, Cornell remains a 'beacon of hope,' said President David J. Skorton in his State of the University address June 6 in Bailey Hall. (June 6, 2009)

Ratan Tata discusses corporate responsibility in lecture
Ratan Tata '59, chairman of India's Tata Group, presented the new $2,500 Nano minicar and addressed 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century' with President David Skorton June 5. (June 6, 2009)

'Crisis has passed' for the endowment
When it comes to the endowment, 'the crisis has passed' and 'fantastic' opportunities are just ahead for investing capital, says Cornell's chief investment officer in a reunion talk, June 5. (June 6, 2009)

Peter Yarrow '59 leads 'Rompin' good time in Bailey
Famed folk musician Peter Yarrow '59 celebrated his 50th Cornell reunion June 5 by leading a group of alumni in songs and remembrances of a folklore course known in the 1950s as 'Romp-n-Stomp.' (June 5, 2009)

Three men, three faiths and an interfaith dialogue
'An Abrahamic Dialogue,' on June 5 in Kennedy Hall, brought together an Episcopal bishop, a rabbi and a Muslim scholar, all associated with a 'movement' that seeks to encourage people of different faiths to talk and listen to each other. (June 5, 2009)

Sana Krasikov '01 wins $100,000 literary prize
Sana Krasikov '01 has won the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, worth $100,000, for her debut short story collection, 'One More Year.' (June 5, 2009)

Computational sustainability conference draws a crowd
Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. (June 5, 2009)

Conceive Magazine names CU a top place to work
For the second year in a row, Conceive Magazine has named Cornell one of the top 50 most family-friendly employers because of its benefits to employees who hope to be parents. (June 5, 2009)

Families don't need McMansions for good interaction
A Cornell design professor says that more families may be moving to smaller homes because of the recession, but that families don't need a McMansion to have perfect places to interact. (June 5, 2009)

CU in the City, June 5
Cornell New York City events include a happy hour with departing Hillel Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, dance and job-hunting tips. (June 5, 2009)

Gore, Tata discuss bringing technology to world's poor
The conference brought together 100 green-technology pioneers and entrepreneurs to work on action plans to accelerate a 'convergence' of clean technology and business development at the 'base of the economic pyramid.' (June 4, 2009)

Jerry Alpern '49 returns to campus for reunion
Returning to campus this week for Reunion Weekend, Jerry Alpern will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his Class of 1949 graduation and seven decades of ILR School memories. (June 4, 2009)

Witnesses to history, portals of opportunity
Doors on the Cornell campus lead to classrooms and dorms, stadiums, museums and libraries. They also symbolize access, to opportunities and experiences. Here's a photographic look at just a few dozen of them. (June 4, 2009)

New SUNY chancellor launches 64-campus tour at Cornell
Nancy Zimpher's visit kicked off her commitment to visit all 64 State University of New York campuses in her first 100 days to meet with and learn from students, faculty, administrators and community leaders. (June 4, 2009)

Weill Cornell graduates celebrate, pledge to 'do good'
President David Skorton told the 180 graduates of Weill Cornell Medical College that they have the education, skills, will and determination to meet unparalleled challenges of the professional world head on. (June 3, 2009)

Cornell gets grant to detect steroids in athletes
J. Thomas Brenna, professor of nutritional sciences, has a new task: to find better ways to detect steroids in urine to improve drug testing of athletes for performance-enhancing substances. (June 3, 2009)

Four alumnae honored by Sphinx Head society
Alumnae Alice Katz Berglas '66, Myra Maloney Hart '62, Judith H. Monson '69 and Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 were recently elected honorary members of Sphinx Head, Cornell's oldest senior honor society. (June 3, 2009)

Memorial for Margaret Arion slated for June 23
A memorial service for the late Cornell administrator Margaret Mary Reynolds Arion will be held June 23 at 4 p.m. at the Biotech Building Terrace, between Weill Hall and the Biotech Building. (June 3, 2009)

Summer college admissions go paperless
Summer College, which is part of Cornell's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, is just one of many campus units slashing its paper use. (June 1, 2009)

Graduate selected as a top student journalist
Chris Barnes '09, an information science major who just graduated from Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, was recently selected by UWIRE as one of the top 100 student journalists in the country. (June 1, 2009)

CU recycles half its garbage into high-quality compost
Cornell's composting operation does more than turn food scraps and animal bedding into nutrient-rich compost: It reduces the university's total waste stream by half, making it the county's second largest recycler. (May 29, 2009)

Alumna recalls role in 1969 Straight takeover
Juanita Goss '72 is profiled in the second of a series of articles about the legacy of the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover. (May 29, 2009)

Six graduating students receive SUNY Chancellor awards
The State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence recognizes seniors who integrate academic excellence with accomplishments in leadership, athletics, community service and the arts. (May 29, 2009)

Board of trustees elects 12 new, returning members
The Cornell Board of Trustees filled 11 trustee-at-large vacancies and another from the field of agriculture May 23. It also elected one new vice chair and re-elected three vice chairs to its leadership. (May 29, 2009)

Kammen book documents early black student life
In 'Part and Apart: The Black Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945,' historian Carol Kammen pieces together a picture of African-American student life in the university's first 80 years. (May 28, 2009)

Library lifts restrictions on public domain books
Users are no longer required to seek permission to copy and use public domain material digitized by Cornell University Library. (May 28, 2009)

Meeting developing-world challenges requires vision
Creating community partnerships and developing new techniques to share information are key ways that Cornell and other U.S. universities can help developing countries, says Vice Provost Alice Pell. (May 28, 2009)

Evans joins surgery at WCMC
Todd Evans, an authority in regenerative medicine, is new vice chair for research and professor of cell and developmental biology in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. (May 28, 2009)

Three NYC events feature Cornell musicians
Cornell musicians will toot their horns and other instruments in early June for a weekend of music in New York City. (May 28, 2009)

Things to Do, May 29
Things to Do include an Al Gore video conference, Reunion Weekend and an Abrahamic Dialogue on faith, shared heritage and common values. (May 28, 2009)

CU in the City, May 29
Cornell New York City events the week of May 29 include a salute to Israel's independence, a forum with Al Gore, an icon award for J.W. 'Bill' Marriott Jr. and Weill Cornell's commencement. (May 28, 2009)

Faculty, staff asked to complete well-being survey
Cornell has developed an online survey to gauge the interest of staff and faculty members about topics related to well-being, including mental and physical health and work/life balance. (May 28, 2009)

New beginnings: Eric and Elaine Adams
Eric and Elaine Adams made the most of the opportunities at Cornell. Now the longtime staffers are taking advantage of the Staff Retirement Incentive program and will relocate near their family. (May 28, 2009)

Looking ahead to summer events
The Division of Human Resources offers a list of deadlines, events and workshops in the weeks ahead. (May 28, 2009)

Tata to speak on cars, corporations during Reunion
Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata will discuss corporate social responsibility and his company's revolutionary new car, the Tata Nano, at events during 2009 Reunion Weekend, June 4-7. (May 27, 2009)

Katz reappointed ILR School dean for five-year term
Harry Katz, the Kenneth F. Kahn Dean and the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining, was reappointed dean of the ILR School by the Cornell Board of Trustees. His second term begins in 2010. (May 27, 2009)

Recruitment of diverse faculty is up, report says
Cornell has made good progress in recruiting a diverse faculty of academics early in their careers but must focus on retaining them as they climb to the upper ranks, Vice Provost Elizabeth Mannix reports. (May 27, 2009)

Sustainability center to fund five research grants
The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will fund five projects this year to stimulate original and cross-disciplinary work in sustainability science. (May 26, 2009)

Emergency notification system will be tested May 27
Cornell will test its emergency notification system beginning at 12:15 p.m., May 27; these systems include the sirens/public address system and a staff-only test of voice and text messaging. (May 26, 2009)

Michael Farrell reaps volunteerism award
From working with school groups and garden clubs to actively participating in his church and the local Chamber of Commerce, Michael Farrell spends much of his time in community service. (May 26, 2009)

New beginnings: Linda Warner
The Staff Retirement Incentive program allowed Warner, supervisor of physical therapy at Gannett Health Services, to move up her timeframe in transitioning to part-time work, taking classes and traveling. (May 26, 2009)

University to honor departing employees June 8
President David Skorton, Vice President Mary Opperman and Dean of the Faculty Bill Fry will give brief remarks in honor of Cornell's departing staff and faculty. (May 26, 2009)

Men's lacrosse falls to Syracuse, 10-9, in overtime
In a thrilling, heartbreaking finish, the Cornell men's lacrosse team lost in overtime to Syracuse University at the NCAA championship game in Foxborough, Mass., 10-9. (May 25, 2009)

Milstein Hall approval met with relief by AAP community
Dean Kent Kleinman announced the building's approval to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's Class of 2009 at the college's ceremony on the Arts Quad following Commencement May 24. (May 24, 2009)

2009 Commencement Weekend coverage
Chronicle Online stories and photographs from Cornell's 141st Commencement Weekend, including links to senior profiles, and coverage of Senior Convocation, ROTC Commissioning, D.V.M. Hooding Ceremony and the ceremony itself. (May 24, 2009)

2009 Commencement Weekend slide show
Images from Cornell's 141st Commencement Weekend, including Senior Convocation, ROTC Commissioning, the President's Reception and the ceremony itself. (May 24, 2009)

Students, families soak up excitement of the day
Among the 6,000 graduates to fill Shoellkopf Stadium was Tom Nuttle '51, who missed his own commencement when he was sent to the Korean War. Nuttle walked with his granddaughter, Molly Ryan, who graduated today. (May 24, 2009)

Skorton urges graduates to focus on public service
At Cornell's 141st Commencement, President David J. Skorton urged graduates to apply their liberal arts education in the service of a world that 'stands in desperate need of your skills and talents.' (May 24, 2009)

Skorton issues statement on Milstein Hall approval
President David Skorton issued a statement May 24 following board of trustees actions that included moving forward with construction of Paul Milstein Hall and the Johnson Museum's extension. (May 24, 2009)

Kotlikoff reminds vets: Altitude depends on attitude
Dean Michael Kotlikoff cloaked 81 newly minted veterinarians with ceremonial hoods May 23, a day before their formal recognition at Commencement. (May 23, 2009)

David Plouffe salutes young for historic election
Barack Obama would not be president without the votes of people under 30, observed the president's election campaign manager David Plouffe, before giving his address at May 23 at Senior Convocation. (May 23, 2009)

ROTC holds commissioning ceremony
Graduating members of Cornell's Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps celebrated their commissioning May 23. (May 23, 2009)

2009 senior profiles
In their own words, 24 dynamic members of the Class of 2009 reflect on life and learning at Cornell and on the future. (May 22, 2009)

Grad overcame family crisis while completing Ph.D.
Ph.D. marshal Haley Oliver earns her doctorate, despite overwhelming family crises this past year: her single-parent father was killed, and she had to oversee selling the family farm. (May 22, 2009)

Zoo director takes midlife turn to become a vet
Dan Shillito, who will be 38 years old this year, gave up the salary and health insurance of a zoo director in South Carolina to become a full-time veterinary student. (May 22, 2009)

Grad is fourth-generation Cornell veterinarian
When Jennifer Olson dons her gray commencement robe this weekend, she will stand on the shoulders of four family members stretching back exactly 100 years. (May 22, 2009)

Eyes on the prize: Grad earns Ph.D. after 25 years
John O'Brien, M.A. '89, worked for more than 20 years - 14 of them as a quadriplegic - to complete his Cornell Ph.D. in architecture history. (May 22, 2009)

Student interpreters help Binghamton violence victims
After 14 people were killed at a Binghamton immigration center, where many people don't speak English as their first language, Cornell students helped out for months, translating in 40 languages. (May 22, 2009)

12 small, but key, construction projects get OK
President David J. Skorton approved several critical capital projects May 21. The 12 small-scale will initiatives keep the university running smoothly while maintaining fiscal equilibrium. (May 22, 2009)

CU in the City, May 22-28
Cornell New York City events May 22-28 include historic preservation symposia, conflict resolution workshop and a lecture on glaucoma. (May 22, 2009)

Cornell's new solar house goes round and round
Cornell's entry in the 2009 Solar Decathlon goes outside the box in solar house design. The team returns in October to the biennial competition in Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2009)

Kathy Zoner named interim chief of Cornell Police
Deputy Chief Kathy Zoner, an 18-year veteran of Cornell Police, has been appointed interim chief of the department. She succeeds Curtis S. Ostrander, who has served as chief since 2005. (May 20, 2009)

Oprah contest winner starts student trip to Rwanda
Stephen Paletta '87, winner of the reality TV show 'Oprah's Big Give' in April 2008, is helping to organize a service-learning trip to Rwanda for eight Cornell students starting June 4. (May 19, 2009)

Cornell's personal Web page service ends June 30
CU People, the service of Cornell Information Technologies that has provided personal Web page space for Cornell students, faculty and staff, will shut down June 30, 2009, (May 19, 2009)

Students begin using Google e-mail system in fall
Cornell's plan to outsource student e-mail launches in April as students are offered access to Google Apps Education Edition for e-mail, calendars and collaboration tools. (May 19, 2009)

Backing up our backups
The university's central data backup service now maintains an additional copy of Ithaca department backups at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. (May 19, 2009)

Stipanuk, Rasmussen win national nutrition awards
Martha Stipanuk and Kathleen Rasmussen, both professors in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell, received awards at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting this month. (May 19, 2009)

Thanking local soldiers for all they do
Cornell honored local members of Delta Company, Second Battalion, 108th Infantry Division that deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 and their families at a ceremony May 17 at Bailey Hall. (May 18, 2009)

Merrill scholars honor influential teachers
Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors 32 seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives. (May 18, 2009)

Cornell Tradition honors 10 of its graduates
Each spring the Cornell Tradition, an alumni-endowed recognition program, honors 10 of its students for their community service and leadership. The students donate their awards to help others. (May 18, 2009)

Cornell celebrates 141st Commencement Weekend
About 6,000 graduates will receive their degrees this weekend, May 23-24. Obama strategist David Plouffe is the Convocation speaker May 23, and President David Skorton will deliver the Commencement address May 24. (May 18, 2009)

Commencement Weekend road and parking lot closures
The university has issued special changes for roads and parking on campus to accommodate the various activities during Commencement Weekend. (May 18, 2009)

'Leveraging diversity' can help the workplace
A diversity initiative is not just training, does not happen in a moment and does not come prepackaged, said a diversity expert May 7 at a communitywide roundtable sponsored by the Diversity Consortium. (May 14, 2009)

New beginnings: George and Sandie Sutfin
Longtime employees George and Sandie Sutfin don't yet have concrete plans for what they will be doing in retirement, but they are looking forward to it, nonetheless. (May 14, 2009)

Wellness Program offers Beebe Lake stroll May 20
Celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day with a Keep It Simple Stroll around Beebe Lake on Wednesday, May 20, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (May 14, 2009)

Nobel laureate Hoffmann honored for outreach
Roald Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel laureate in chemistry and the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters at Cornell, has received the 2009 Public Service Award from the National Science Board. (May 14, 2009)

Martin Tang '70 challenges young alumni to give
To encourage young alumni to give back to their alma mater, Cornell trustee Martin Tang '70 has established the M.A.R.T.I.N. Challenge, in which new gifts to the Annual Fund will be matched by one from Tang. (May 14, 2009)

Natasha Collins '05 seeks bone marrow match
The Cornell alumna is battling acute myelogenous leukemia. With no genetic match currently available to her, her family and friends are using social networking and a vast web of contacts to change that. (May 14, 2009)

Alumna publishes book on improving golf handicaps
'Golfing With Your Eyes Closed' is a new book co-authored by Tiffany Wilding-White '00 that offers step-by-step instructions on creating mental imagery routines to improve golf performance. (May 14, 2009)

Rauker named interim assistant vice president
S. Martin (Marty) Rauker has been named Cornell's interim assistant vice president for student and academic services. He follows LeNorman Strong, who left for the University of California-Berkeley. (May 14, 2009)

Things to Do, May 15-21
Things to Do May 15-21 include bird walks, a symposium on sustainable materials and a workshop on using new media in the classroom. (May 14, 2009)

CU in the City, May 15-21
Cornell New York City events May 15-21 include an exhibition of M.F.A. student theses, a talk on the impact of New York's economic recovery on women and a lecture on stroke prevention. (May 14, 2009)

Dagmar Richter appointed architecture chair
Acclaimed educator, designer and author Dagmar Richter has been appointed to chair the Department of Architecture, effective July 1. She comes to Cornell from UCLA. (May 13, 2009)

Mann Library rooftop terrace named for Dean Susan Henry
A new rooftop garden on the southern end of Mann Library has been named the Susan A. Henry Garden Terrace to honor Henry's contributions as dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (May 13, 2009)

Butcher wins $10,000 for communicating research
Biological engineer Jonathan Butcher won first place at Cornell's Third Annual Public Engagement and Science Communication Symposium, May 12 for clearly explaining his work on 3D X-rays. (May 13, 2009)

Alumni briefed on CU's 'culture of sustainability'
Washington, D.C., alumni heard how Cornell is cultivating a 'culture of sustainability,' April 27, from directors of the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future at the National Academy of Sciences. (May 13, 2009)

Free laptops provide hands-on learning in Africa
This summer, two Cornell undergraduates will hand out free laptops to 100 elementary schoolchildren in the rural city of Tidjikja, Mauritania, in northwest Africa, thanks to a $30,000 grant. (May 12, 2009)

Game Design Expo is about fun, games and grades
Computer Game Design Expo lets visitors play games created by students and launches many into jobs in the industry. (May 12, 2009)

Interior design student wins industry competition
Melanie Gowen, a senior interior design student in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, has won a statewide competition for her essay 'To Make a Difference By Design.' (May 11, 2009)

Small Times ranks Cornell nanotechnology
Small Times magazine's annual rankings of institutions for nanotechnology research and innovation have once again placed Cornell in the top 10 of each of six categories. (May 11, 2009)

Cornell Chronicle makes major changes in news delivery
Beginning in August, campus readers will receive a weekly e-newsletter delivered to their inboxes. In addition, a printer-friendly digest of the week's news will be available online as a PDF every Friday. (May 8, 2009)

Why Chronicle changes reflect 'a very exciting time'
Tommy Bruce, vice president for university communications, recently met with Chronicle editors to discuss the forthcoming changes in the way the Chronicle delivers the news. (May 8, 2009)

Association keeps retired academics connected
The Cornell Association for Professors Emeriti has a new coordinator, Cindy Robinson, who helps retirees connect with the university and each other through lecture series, luncheon, e-mails and newsletters. (May 8, 2009)

New beginnings: John Hoffmann
As John Hoffmann retires from his position with Cornell Library, he is looking forward to restoring violins, traveling to South America, spending time with family, playing in bands and consulting. (May 8, 2009)

Staff elects new members of Employee Assembly
With more than 20 percent voter turnout, Cornell's employees elected new members to the Employee Assembly and approved changes to the EA charter. (May 8, 2009)

June 8 event will recognize departing employees
To honor the dedication and hard work of the staff and faculty members who are leaving Cornell this academic year, the university is holding a celebration on the Arts Quad, June 8 from noon to 1 p.m. (May 8, 2009)

University salutes 500 office professionals
On April 22, nearly 500 administrative professionals from across campus attended the 21st Annual Jennie T. Farley Office Professionals Celebration in Bailey Hall. (May 8, 2009)

Competition is on for federal stimulus funding
Cornell has submitted 58 proposals for a piece of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the federal stimulus package, and 40 more are in the pipeline, says Vice Provost Bob Buhrman. (May 7, 2009)

Two professors elected to eminent scholarly organization
Government professors Benedict Anderson, Ph.D. '67, and Peter Katzenstein have been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States. (May 7, 2009)

Hopcroft, Siggia join National Academy of Sciences
John E. Hopcroft, the IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science, and Eric Siggia, adjunct professor of physics, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (May 7, 2009)

Engineering celebrates diversity at awards banquet
On May 3, Diversity Programs in Engineering recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, student organizations, faculty and staff with awards, dinner and music. (May 7, 2009)

Things to Do, May 8-15
Things to Do the week of May 8 include a screening of 'The Graduate,' a tribute to Mozart scholar Neal Zaslaw, Mayfest, the 'unconference' and the Game Design Showcase. (May 7, 2009)

CU in the City, May 8-15
Cornell New York City events for the week of May 8 include a forum for start-up businesses, the AmeriCoprs day of service and union leadership training. (May 7, 2009)

First four Tata scholars from India in Class of '13
Four incoming freshmen from India are the first recipients of the Tata Scholarship for Students from India, creating the inaugural class of what could eventually comprise two dozen Indian undergraduates at Cornell. (May 6, 2009)

Students take on archival research in hip-hop course
Librarians helped teach the new course Researching Hip-Hop, where students worked with primary sources and conducted original research. They showcased their new knowledge at a hip-hop fair April 29. (May 6, 2009)

Skorton named Distinguished Alumnus at Feinberg
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine named Cornell President David J. Skorton the winner of its 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (May 6, 2009)

Real estate tycoon's trust gives $42 million to CU
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced $42 million in gifts to Cornell - $40 million to the teaching hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College and $2 million to the Hotel School. (May 6, 2009)

Einaudi Center invests in faculty research
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has awarded four seed grants selected from a pool 11 proposals as part of the Winter 2009 Seed Grant Competition. (May 5, 2009)

Leadership students learn how to award grants
For the fourth year in a row, a class in the College of Human Ecology is giving $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations in the Ithaca community as part of a learning experience about philanthropy. (May 4, 2009)

Biological engineering tops U.S. News rankings
The magazine also ranked Cornell Law School No. 13, and the Johnson School No. 17. Weill Cornell came in at No. 18 for research and No. 58 for primary care. (May 4, 2009)

Slope Day high spirits dispersed by heavy rain
Students celebrated the end of classes at Slope Day 2009. The Pussycat Dolls headlined the musical groups, with performances also by The Apples in Stereo and rapper Asher Roth. (May 1, 2009)

Undergraduate research celebrated at three events
Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)

Couple support Caribbean studies
Jim Irish and his wife, Andrea Glanz, both Class of 1974, returned to campus April 24. They made a gift to the Africana library's Caribbean studies collection. (May 1, 2009)

Cornell named a top 'adoption-friendly' employer
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption added Cornell to its 'Top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplaces' list for the third consecutive year. (May 1, 2009)

Adoption program eases citizenship and travel expenses
Since Cornell's Adoption Assistance Program was implemented in 2005, 39 families have received assistance from the university to help with their adoption expenses. Here's a look at how two families benefited. (May 1, 2009)

New beginnings: Kathleen Rourke
As Rourke retires from her position as publications manager and editor for the Cornell Law School, she is 'looking forward to the next chapter.' (May 1, 2009)

Writing in Majors course focuses on research
In this molecular biology and cell biology lab course, undergraduates do original research as well as intensive writing. (April 30, 2009)

Africana Center announces 17 new courses
Building on the hire of five new faculty members including four senior scholars, the Africana Studies and Research Center has added courses ranging from the politics of hip-hop to black feminists theories. (April 30, 2009)

Course on Transformative Action begins May 4
The goal of the six-week course is to provide community members with some of the skills and strategies needed to engage in this empowering approach to social change. (April 30, 2009)

Things to do, May 1-8
This week's Things to Do include classical music, dance and a subversive feminist 'Ramayana.' (April 30, 2009)

CU in the City, May 1-8
Cornell New York City events include a 5K walk/run, wine tasting and a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (April 30, 2009)

Day Hall officials take over Ho Plaza to talk diversity
Students, faculty and staff members had the opportunity to speak with senior administrators during a weeklong series of five 'Day Hall Talks Diversity' events around campus. (April 30, 2009)

Diversity programs aim to change Cornell's climate
University Diversity Council initiatives offer a variety of approaches to promote a more inclusive environment that embraces differences in race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, class and nationality. (April 30, 2009)

PBS documentary profiles Tommy Gold
A PBS documentary, 'Renegade Genius: The Story of Tommy Gold,' airing in May and June, profiles the late Cornell professor. (April 30, 2009)

The labyrinth is a bloomin': Open House, May 2
Professor Bill Miller's Herbaceous Plant Materials class planted a more ambitious labyrinth with more than 14,000 bulbs of daffodils, tulips and muscari topped with pansies. (April 30, 2009)

Slope Day road closures and TCAT bus route changes
To accommodate the annual Slope Day event, Cornell will close some roads and TCAT will modify several bus routes. Some changes go into effect April 30. (April 30, 2009)

Five students win Fuerst awards for library work
Rachael Moxley '09, Matthew Stukus '09, Annie Kearns '09, William Chen '09 and Kristen Alldredge '09 have won $500 for exceptional performance, leadership and library service to campus. (April 30, 2009)

Responsible governance in Africa is vital, says Ibrahim
Responsible governance on the African continent is possible - and crucial - said Mo Ibrahim, a philanthropist, 'accidental businessman' and the 2009 Bartels World Affairs Fellow, in a lecture April 27. (April 28, 2009)

'Day Hall Talks Diversity' on Ho Plaza, April 28
Cornell leaders, including President David Skorton, will set up tables on Ho Plaza over the lunch hour Tuesday, April 28, to host informal discussions with the community about diversity at the university. (April 27, 2009)

George P. Hess named arts and sciences fellow
The professor of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology is one of 210 fellows to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009. Also inducted was novelist and Cornell alumnus Thomas Pynchon. (April 27, 2009)

Diversity initiative sponsors forum on abortion
The University Diversity Council's Breaking Bread initiative brought together student pro-choice and pro-life groups for dinner and a discussion on abortion to help the groups find common ground. (April 27, 2009)

Saudi Arabian prince to U.S.: Keep us in the loop
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States from 2005 to 2007, traced the more than 80-year relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia in an April 23 lecture. (April 24, 2009)

Asa Craig wins a seat on board of trustees
Cornell's student body have elected sophomore Asa Craig as its representative to the Cornell Board of Trustees. He will serve a two-year term beginning July 1. (April 24, 2009)

Five win awards for improving campus climate for women
Judith Appleton, Krystal Bruyer, Keesha Hayes, Melissa Thomas-Hunt and Judy Virgilio are the recipients of the 2009 Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Recognition Awards, which were presented April 23. (April 24, 2009)

Share cost-saving ideas on new e-list
As Cornell works to address its financial challenges, it is also aggressively developing programs to help faculty and staff members deal with their own financial challenges. (April 24, 2009)

New beginnings: Leslie Millspaugh
For Leslie Millspaugh, the Staff Retirement Incentive Program was just what she needed to start a new life in the suburbs of Detroit. (April 24, 2009)

NCAA recertifies CU's Division I athletics program
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has recertified Cornell as a Division I athletics program with no concerns. (April 23, 2009)

Hewlett-Packard appeals CU victory in patent dispute
A federal court has affirmed Cornell's win in a 2001 patent dispute with Hewlett-Packard, but HP has appealed. (April 23, 2009)

John Cleese on fame, education -- and hotels
Provost's Visiting Professor John Cleese reflected on group dynamics among the 'Monty Python' cast, as well as customer service, creativity and celebrity during his latest visit, April 19-21. (April 23, 2009)

Walker says to use Internet to solve world problems
Jay Walker '77, founder of Priceline.com and Walker Digital, delivered the keynote address April 16 as the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. (April 23, 2009)

Einaudi Center program marks 50-year milestone
Cornell's Southeast Asia Program has been designated a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies Center for 50 years. (April 23, 2009)

Things to Do, April 24-May 1
Thing to Do the week of April 24-May 1 include the Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture by Mo Ibrahim, a lecture on the benefits of cellular research, talks by a former Tuskegee airman, concerts and films. (April 23, 2009)

CU in the City, April 24-May 1
New York City Cornell events for the week of April 24 - May 1 include a talk on household finance, an art tour and a symposium on business and medicine. (April 23, 2009)

Bill Steele's 'Garbage!' an Earth anthem 40 years later
The song 'Garbage!' by Bill Steele '54 remains one of the environmental movement's anthems, popularized by Pete Seeger and still as timely as when Steele wrote it in San Francisco in 1969. (April 22, 2009)

Architect offers a vision for sustainable future
Architect and designer William McDonough offered his practical utopian vision for environmentally sound design in his April 21 Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture in Kennedy Hall. (April 22, 2009)

Zinni speaks on peace in the Middle East
Speaking to students and faculty in Goldwin Smith Hall April 21, retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni called the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 'a core issue' in the global geopolitical landscape. (April 22, 2009)

Union Days speaker says government should do more
Labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan, speaking April 15 at the ILR School's Union Days, urged greater government aid to workers, including health insurance and pensions. (April 22, 2009)

Health care reform is imperative, says doctor-author
Dr. Arthur Garson laid out the topography of the health care debate, defining terms and dispelling a few myths along the way, in his keynote address kicking off the Sick in America series, April 20. (April 21, 2009)

Campus commemoration of student 'takeover'
The 1969 student takeover of Willard Straight Hall was an event that 'changed Cornell, and to some extent American higher education, for all time,' said President David Skorton at an April 17 event. (April 21, 2009)

Alumni, faculty reflect on Straight takeover
At an event in New York City April 17, alumni and faculty members looked back on the 1969 takeover of Willard Straight Hall. (April 21, 2009)

Contest celebrates student book collections
Winners in Cornell's seventh annual Book Collection Contest include the owners of a book collection about interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and of a collection of Mark Strand publications. (April 21, 2009)

Students mentor disadvantaged children in Florida
Over spring break a group of students worked with children in Tangelo Park, Fla., where they were hosted by Harris Rosen '61. Rosen has offered to fund college for high school graduates in that neighborhood. (April 20, 2009)

Congressman Massa visits Biofuels Research Lab
U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (D-Corning) toured Cornell's new Biofuels Research Laboratory April 16, calling it a 'national asset' that could help transform the economy and preserve America's national security. (April 20, 2009)

Mary Ochs appointed director of Mann Library
Mary Ochs '79 is the new director of Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University Library has announced. Ochs has served as interim director since October 2008. (April 20, 2009)

Talking man to man, president to president
Wearing his full academic regalia, President David J. Skorton offered greetings April 17 at the inauguration of Ithaca College's new president, Thomas Rochon. (April 20, 2009)

Sloan Program to graduate its 50th class this May
On the 50th anniversary of the Sloan Program's first graduating class, the College of Human Ecology looks back on the program's history. (April 20, 2009)

Former Saudi ambassador to speak on campus
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States from 2005 to 2007, will lecture on campus April 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. (April 20, 2009)

A campus takeover that symbolized an era of change
The first in a series of articles about the four-decade legacy of the 36-hour student takeover of Willard Straight Hall that began April 18, 1969. (April 16, 2009)

Opperman salutes 432 new retirees
Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman does not want the business of retirement to overshadow the contributions of staff members who are retiring, and the value of those who remain. (April 16, 2009)

Student organization MOSAIC wins 2009 Perkins Prize
The 15th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Harmony and Understanding was presented April 15 to MOSAIC - For Queer and Same Gender Loving People of Color. (April 16, 2009)

Faculty Senate votes for no classes on Labor Day
Students and professors may no longer have to labor on Labor Day, if the Faculty Senate has its way. The senate voted April 8 to cancel classes on the holiday, celebrated the first Monday in September. (April 16, 2009)

Things to Do, April 17-23
Events include a weekend of jazz, reflections on feminism and a talk on prospects for Middle East peace. (April 16, 2009)

CU in the City, April 17-23
Cornell New York City events for the week of April 17-23 include a reception for newly accepted students, the Human Ecology Alumni Association annual meeting and volunteerism. (April 16, 2009)

Employee Assembly elections are under way
All nonfaculty employees of the university can vote in the Employee Assembly election through 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 24. Results will be announced April 30. (April 16, 2009)

Hardship Fund application period runs through May 29
As gifts from staff and faculty continue to be made online or sent to the Hardship Fund at 130 Day Hall, applications to the fund are also being submitted. (April 16, 2009)

Connectivity helps in coping with turbulent times
An April 7 panel discussion focused on different ways managers can help employees handle current financial and emotional challenges. (April 16, 2009)

Webinars to focus on flexible work arrangements
Two upcoming webinar workshops offered by the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality will help supervisors and staff members develop and implement flexible work arrangements. (April 16, 2009)

Campus construction now tracked on new Web site
Which campus construction projects are moving forward during the construction pause? A Web site that went live April 15 has the answers. (April 15, 2009)

Feldshuh play is joyous, vibrant, unsettling
'Miss Evers' Boys,' a play by Cornell's David Feldshuh, was performed at the Shell Theater in Manhattan March 19-April 5. (April 15, 2009)

Weill Cornell's Lamon earns Hartwell fellowship
Weill Cornell's Brian Lamon is the recipient of a $100,000 Biomedical Research Fellowship from the Hartwell Foundation. (April 15, 2009)

Business and medicine symposium coming April 30
Weill Cornell Medical College and the Johnson School will co-host the Cornell Business Medicine Symposium April 30 from 3 to 8 p.m. in WCMC's Uris Auditorium in New York City. (April 15, 2009)

Library scales back on books, journals, databases
Facing the same budgetary challenges as the university in the coming year, Cornell University Library will reduce acquisitions of library materials by 7.1 percent for fiscal year 2010. (April 14, 2009)

Entrepreneur of the Year calls CU an 'academic feast'
Digital age pioneer Jay Walker, ILR '77, founder of Priceline.com and Cornell's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year, talks about his college years, his life and his career. (April 14, 2009)

Alumni elect representatives to board of trustees
Paul Salvatore '81, J.D. '84, and Eileen (McManus) Walker '76, MBA '78, have been elected by alumni to the Cornell Board of Trustees. They will serve four-year terms starting July 1. (April 14, 2009)

Skorton designated a 'master' of cardiology college
Cornell President David J. Skorton, a prominent cardiologist, was awarded the Master of the American College of Cardiology designation at the 58th recent ACC meeting in Orlando, Fla. (April 14, 2009)

Chinese delegation visits campus to reclaim fungi
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. (April 13, 2009)

'Big Idea' finalists prepare for final pitches
The finale of the 'Big Idea' competition will be April 17 in the Statler ballroom, where finalists will present three-minute pitches. Winners will be chosen based on judges' scores and audience votes. (April 13, 2009)

Durst honored by standards institute
Professor emeritus Richard Durst will be inducted into the National Institute of Standards and Technology Portrait Gallery for his 'outstanding career contributions.' (April 13, 2009)

Geddes to use Fulbright scholarship for study in Australia
Associate Professor Rick Geddes will examine the lessons that can be applied to the U.S. from Australia's use of private investment in financing transportation infrastructure, such as roads, bridges and tunnels. (April 13, 2009)

Disability access management teams move forward
Two months after receiving approval from senior management, the university is moving forward with developing a strategic plan to address disability access management for the campus. (April 9, 2009)

From 25 to 56 years, long-timers are celebrated
Attendees at the April 1 Service Recognition Dinner celebrated 25 or more years of service to Cornell by listening to opera, watching a clogger, rocking to rock and clapping to the sounds of the past 40 years. (April 9, 2009)

Workshops to offer coping strategies
For the next two months, the Employee Assistance Program will offer workshops on topics such as dealing with loss, including stress from your or a colleague's job loss or retirement, and coping with change. (April 9, 2009)

Former Botswana president lauds Obama
Former Botswana President Festus Mogae, speaking on campus April 7, spoke favorably of President Barack Obama, but stressed that his administration should take certain actions to help Africa more. (April 9, 2009)

Student group holds community food event
Community members, students, professors and activists came together April 5 to discuss the world food crisis and to plan such collective actions as writing letters to federal lawmakers. (April 9, 2009)

In praise of good style and clear writing
Peter Hirtle, Cornell University Library's chief intellectual property officer, offers a perspectives piece on Cornell's own Strunk and White. (April 9, 2009)

New AT&T cellular antennas will improve coverage
Cellular coverage will improve with the addition of new AT&T antennas, perhaps as soon as late summer, according to CIT's Tom Ball. Also, the decision has been made to remove in-room landlines from residence halls. (April 9, 2009)

CU programming team heads to world competition
A team of three Cornell students will be among 100 teams in the world finals of the 2009 Association of Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest in Stockholm, April 18-22. (April 9, 2009)

Faculty members receive computer science awards
Faculty members Joseph Halpern, John Hopcroft and Andrew Myers received awards from the Association for Computing Machinery. (April 9, 2009)

Social networking supports student groups
While Doonesbury's Roland Hedley uses Twitter to spread personal nonsense, groups of students are finding practical uses for online social networking tools. (April 9, 2009)

Once Upon a Runway: Design students strut their stuff
The 25th annual student-run Cornell Design League fashion show in Barton Hall April 4 featured more than 60 student designers and 200 original ensembles on 170 live student models. (April 9, 2009)

Thing to Do, April 10-16
Editors' picks for events the week of April 10 include a faculty chamber music concert, a symposium on city cinema and the return of John Cleese. (April 9, 2009)

CU in the City, April 10-16
Cornell New York City events include a talk about the Willard Straight takeover of 1969, a talk by Roald Hoffmann and urban horticulture training. (April 9, 2009)

U.S. Sen. Gillibrand hosts economic roundtable
In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. (April 8, 2009)

Panel ponders higher ed's role in shaping public policy
About 500 alumni joined President David Skorton and a host of professors in Washington, D.C., April 3, for a campaign event, 'A Meeting of the Minds: Shaping Policy in Changing Times.' (April 8, 2009)

Weills boost campaign with $170 million cash gift
Joan and Sanford Weill and the Weill Family Foundation have accelerated a previous pledge to the university with a $170 million cash payment. Their donation will aid the $4 billion campaign. (April 8, 2009)

Professors present science to D.C. policymakers
Two professors addressed agriculture and climate change in Washington, D.C., March 27, to launch a new College of Agriculture and Life Sciences series of educational briefings for policymakers. (April 8, 2009)

Faculty address obesity prevention with health commissioner
As part of National Public Health Week, New York Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., visited Cornell April 6 to open a statewide campaign to promote healthy living. (April 8, 2009)

Grieger serving on nanotechnology technical group
James Grieger of Environmental Health and Safety is serving on a technical advisory group to formulate positions on nanotechnologies for the International Organization for Standardization. (April 8, 2009)

Cornell has first official Ivy League tartan
The university unveiled its official tartan plaid print at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show on April 4, making Cornell the only Ivy League school to have its own tartan registered in Scotland. (April 7, 2009)

Skorton and Davisson sleep over at Becker House
Cornell President David Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, professor of biomedical sciences, spent the weekend dining with students, watching ping-pong and even making a run to the Hot Truck. (April 7, 2009)

Conference to explore U.S. health care problems
The Sick in America series begins April 20 and will highlight issues of health care from the perspectives of physicians, patients, economists and policymakers. (April 7, 2009)

ILR School celebrates Union Days 2009
'New Politics, New Policies: Prospects for Labor in the Obama Administration' is the theme of the 2009 Union Days. Labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan will deliver the keynote address April 15. (April 7, 2009)

Students win fellowships for study in Germany
Five Cornell students will study in Germany during the 2009-10 academic year after winning fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. (April 7, 2009)

Celebrating 40 years as Human Ecology
A recent lecture looked at the reasons behind the College of Human Ecology's name change in 1969. (April 7, 2009)

Hotel Ezra Cornell focuses on Las Vegas
This year's Hotel Ezra Cornell centered on gambling destination Las Vegas, and speakers from the hotel industry addressed the ways in which the city is responding to the current economic crisis. (April 6, 2009)

Horticulture class helps school gardeners in Belize
This semester a horticulture class prepared for a spring break trip to Belize -- not to hit the beach but to show how school gardens can enrich curricula and serve as a foundation for community education programs. (April 3, 2009)

Hardship Fund applications for aid open April 13
The Employee Assistance Program will be accepting applications to the Hardship Fund April 13-May 29. The fund is one of a number of programs designed to help employees in the current economic downturn. (April 3, 2009)

Staff Retirement Incentive program enters next phase
Applications for the SRI program are being reviewed. Letters will be sent to all applicants no later than April 10 informing them of the status of their application. (April 3, 2009)

New Web site stresses sharing, networking on campus
The Caring Community Web site offers links to resources and workshops, and provides avenues for employees to share personal cost-saving ideas. (April 3, 2009)

Things to Do, April 3-9
Editors' picks for events the week of April 3 include a lecture on torture, grad students' musical compositions and a student fashion show. (April 3, 2009)

CU in the City, April 3-9
Cornell events in New York City April 3-9 include a talk by Arthur Lauents '37, author of the libretto and director of the current revival of 'Gypsy' and a young alumni visit to the Brooklyn Museum. (April 3, 2009)

Four students win Goldwater scholarships
Juniors Eowyn Connolly-Brown, Michael Grundler, Stephen Linderman and Aman Prasad have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2009. They are among 278 scholars chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide. (April 2, 2009)

Teaching winery opens on campus
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Teaching Winery opened April 1. The winery, attached to the Cornell Orchards store, will act as the Ithaca hub for CALS' new viticulture and enology undergraduate major. (April 2, 2009)

Physical Sciences Library to close doors
The Physical Sciences Library in Clark Hall will close at the end of 2009, but the library's presence will continue to be a portal for scholarly resources and services. (April 2, 2009)

Jon Wong '08 to receive undergraduate artist award
Jonathan Wong will present a collaborative performance piece, 'The Same Dance 4 Times,' April 8 at 5 p.m. in the Weill Hall atrium. He will receive the 2008-09 Undergraduate Artist Award after the performance. (April 2, 2009)

Extension helps communities be more efficient
Cornell and extension are helping upstate municipalities engage in a dialogue about merging or sharing services to be more sustainable. (April 2, 2009)

4-H group merges geospatial science, community service
A 4-H group in Ontario County is helping local firefighters and other emergency responders by mapping hydrants and other vital information. (April 2, 2009)

Students spend spring break in service projects
More than 100 Cornell students spent their spring break tackling such issues as urban poverty and hunger on service-learning trips in a number of different places on the East Coast. (April 2, 2009)

Business and apparel students design clothing line
A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs. (April 1, 2009)

New Cornell biofuels lab: Turning bales into barrels
Cornell just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production. (April 1, 2009)

Students collect bikes for rural Ghana
Anne-Lise Cossart '09 and Liz Bageant '10, with a grant from the Public Service Center, are collecting used bicycles to ship to Ghana. They hope to have 500 bikes by April 4, when the bikes leave Ithaca. (April 1, 2009)

'Power Down' campaign aims to save IT energy
A campuswide campaign will encourage students, faculty and staff to join the nationwide Power Down for the Planet challenge to reduce information technology energy consumption. (April 1, 2009)

Qatar students celebrate successful Match Day
The 17 members of the second graduating class at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar will complete their residency training at some of the top medical programs in the United States and Qatar. (April 1, 2009)

CU to test its emergency alert systems April 8
Using sirens, public address systems, phones and e-mail, Cornell will do a test run with its emergency notification system April 8. (April 1, 2009)

Chu recounts his scientific odyssey in Bethe lecture
Paul C.W. Chu, a famed researcher and professor turned university president, talked about his life as well as breakthroughs in high-temperature superconductors March 25. (April 1, 2009)

Obama nominates two Cornellians to top posts
Alan B. Krueger has been nominated as assistant secretary for economic policy in the U.S. Treasury Department, and Seth D. Harris has been nominated as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. (April 1, 2009)

April 2 workshop on children coping with divorce
Cornell will sponsor the free and open workshop, Parents Apart: Parents Helping Children Cope with Separation and Divorce, April 2, noon-1 p.m., in 340 Duffield Hall. (April 1, 2009)

CU's $500 million bond issue sells out in 30 minutes
With an Aa1 credit rating (out of Aaa) reaffirmed by Moody's Investors Service only the day before, Cornell's $500 million in taxable bonds were snapped up by investors March 26 in less than 30 minutes. (March 30, 2009)

Ralph Christy named director of CIIFAD
Ralph D. Christy, professor of emerging markets in the Department of Applied Economics Management, has been named the new director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. (March 30, 2009)

Skorton holds his first virtual meeting with alumni
From Sage Hall March 26, President David Skorton hosted a webcast 'town hall meeting' with nine of the university's most active alumni in the first of what is expected to be many such conversations. (March 30, 2009)

Entrepreneurship to be celebrated April 16-17
The 2009 Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration will bring together more than 500 participants. A highlight will be the keynote by Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com and Cornell's Entrepreneur of the Year. (March 30, 2009)

Undergraduate Ellie Emery '10 named Truman Scholar
Eleanor Emery is a College Scholar majoring in biology. She plans to earn her M.D. and master of public health and then to serve with Doctors Without Borders. The scholarship provides $30,000 toward graduate study. (March 29, 2009)

NCAA wrestling title caps successful season for CU athletes
Beyond basketball, All-American wrestler Troy Nickerson won the NCAA championship at 125 pounds March 21, and men's ice hockey, track and field, squash, gymnastics, fencing and polo teams also saw post-season play. (March 27, 2009)

April is Cornell Sustainability Month
The month of April on campus is sprinkled with more than 30 public events related to sustainability activities at Cornell, across the basic themes of energy, environment and economic development. (March 27, 2009)

Sage Chapel noon series to focus on sustainability
'A Spirit of Sustainability' is a new series - with food and music - to stimulate conversation about climate neutrality. Events will be held each Thursday in April from noon 1 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (March 27, 2009)

Cornellians are giving to new Hardship Fund
Even before the proverbial ink was dry on the guidelines to the Hardship Fund, the university was receiving inquiries not from those wanting to apply to the fund, but from those who want to give to it. (March 27, 2009)

Supporting workforce during challenging economic times
An April 7 seminar will provide an overview of the support programs that Cornell has developed for its faculty and staff. Advance registration is required. (March 27, 2009)

Bring a Child to Work Day is April 23
Cornell's 2009 Bring a Child to Work Day features learning and alternative activity sessions. Registration begins April 3. (March 27, 2009)

Things to Do, March 27-April 3
Things to do the week of March 27 include NanoDay at the Sciencecenter, the Latin jazz of Eddie Palmieri and the annual vet open house. (March 27, 2009)

CU in the City, March 27-April 3
Cornell events in New York City March 27-April 3 include tennis, a Paul Krugman talk and 'Miss Evers' Boys.' (March 27, 2009)

Professor examines how the U.S. and Japan build green
Ying Hua, assistant professor of design and environmental analysis, has received a fellowship to study how U.S. and Japanese green building design differ, and a grant to develop a green building course. (March 26, 2009)

Former lecturer Patricia Ziegler dies at age 85
Patricia Ziegler, former lecturer of human development, died Feb. 23 at her home in Ithaca. A public memorial service will take place April 18 at 3 p.m. in 280 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. (March 26, 2009)

Two ILR School alumni honored for career success
Bonnie Siber Weinstock '75 and Douglas Braunstein '83 will receive, respectively, the Groat and Alpern awards from the ILR School March 26. (March 25, 2009)

1,200 regional teachers spend day at Cornell
The fifth annual Educator Professional Development Day and its 110 workshop offerings attracted some 1,200 teachers from the Ithaca, Dryden and Lansing school districts. (March 24, 2009)

Alumni Affairs forges plan to strengthen fundraising
As Cornell embarks upon strategic planning to take it to 2012 and beyond, Alumni Affairs and Development, the division responsible for the university's $4 billion capital campaign, is transforming the way it does business. (March 23, 2009)

Missouri overpowers Cornell, 78-59
The Big Red men stormed out of the gate and used every weapon they had, but the University of Missouri Tigers overtook them in their first-round NCAA basketball tournament game in Boise, Idaho, March 20. (March 20, 2009)

CU helps NYC teachers improve science teaching
The Science Leadership Academy provides ideas, supplies, mentors and networking opportunities that the academy hopes the teachers will use to engage students in biology, chemistry and physics. (March 20, 2009)

Panelists discuss sexism in the workplace
Marcia Pappas, president of the N.Y. chapter of the National Organization of Women, was one of four panelists discussing sexism in the workplace as part of the International Women's Day celebration March 11. (March 20, 2009)

CU in the City, March 20-27
New York City Cornell events include performances of the acclaimed play 'Miss Ever's Boys' by Cornell playwright David Feldshuh and Casino Night at the Cornell Club. (March 20, 2009)

Media hoopla no match for a determined Big Red
During NCAA tournament time, the day before game day can be as mad a rush as the game itself. On Thursday, the Cornell men's basketball team enjoyed some time in the media spotlight. (March 19, 2009)

Gant is steady presence for the Big Red
Khaliq Gant has not worn a basketball uniform since a career-ending injury in January 2006. But he's still part of a team that went from just one winning season in nine years to winning Ivy League championships. (March 19, 2009)

Big Red arrives in Boise
Clear skies all the way from Ithaca to Idaho made for a smooth five-hour flight to Boise for the men's basketball team, which will face the University of Missouri Friday in first-round NCAA tournament action. (March 18, 2009)

Skorton gives staff budget update
President David J. Skorton addressed more than 400 staff members March 16, answering their questions about Cornell's $215 million budget deficit. (March 18, 2009)

Cornell generated more than $3 billion in N.Y. in 2007
CU's newly released economic impact report finds that the university generated $3.317 billion statewide in fiscal year 2007, 8 percent more than in 2005, and again led universities in the state in research expenditures. (March 18, 2009)

CU supports efforts to preserve service at Ithaca airport
Flyithaca.com enables passengers to book directly with airlines while offering discounted airfare rates, rental car deals and other benefits. It is part of a larger effort to preserve service at the airport. (March 18, 2009)

Physicist Karl Berkelman dies
Karl Berkelman, the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Physics and a leader in experimental particle physics at Cornell, died Feb. 26 in Sayre, Pa. (March 18, 2009)

Friends, colleagues remember Ed Salpeter
Friends, family and colleagues gathered in Barnes Hall March 14 to celebrate the life of astrophysicist Ed Salpeter. (March 16, 2009)

Chen, McAllister and Siepel named Sloan fellows
Assistant professors Peng Chen, chemistry; Liam McAllister, physics; and Adam Siepel, biological statistics and computational biology, have been selected as 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellows. (March 16, 2009)

Cornell draws Missouri for NCAA first-round action
Gathered at Moakley House, Cornell, along with 64 other teams around the country, learned their seeding during the live televised CBS 'Selection Sunday' show, March 15. (March 15, 2009)

Retirement plans need careful consideration, HR leaders say
At the first of four retirement forums March 6, Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman and human resources staff members fielded questions related to the new staff retirement incentive programs. (March 13, 2009)

Charles Darwin exhibits show the mind of a naturalist
The collaborative exhibition 'Charles Darwin: After the Origin' is on view at Kroch Library and Ithaca's Museum of the Earth. (March 13, 2009)

Things to Do March 13-27
Editors' picks for March 13-26 include a book reading for kids, an evening of Kabir music and accompanying documentary, and a lecture on superconductors. (March 13, 2009)

CU in the City, March 13-27
Cornell New York City events include a pre-reunion happy hour, women's lacrosse against Columbia and a lecture on the Middle East. (March 13, 2009)

Puff, the smokeless dragon, goes green for Dragon Day
The 108th annual Dragon Day parade across campus begins at 1 p.m. Friday, March 13. This year, the burning of the dragon will follow new environmental regulations. (March 12, 2009)

Joe Burns named to Royal Astronomical Society
Joe Burns, professor of astronomy and the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, has been named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. (March 12, 2009)

Institute teaches new student research techniques
The Cornell University Library has launched the Cornell Undergraduate Information Competency Initiative to help faculty members help student to become better researchers in the digital age. (March 12, 2009)

New science major graduates its first class
The new major, the science of natural and environmental systems in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will graduate its first crop of students this May. (March 12, 2009)

Course offers panels on life science careers
Career Options for Ph.D.s in the Life Sciences is a new mini-course for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows about career options available to doctorates in the biological sciences. (March 12, 2009)

Study the birds of spring
Take the edge off the long, cold winter by taking the annual Spring Field Ornithology course at the Lab of Ornithology, March 25 to May 17. (March 12, 2009)

Jobs will be lost but also won, faculty told at forum
About 450 faculty members attended a special meeting March 9 to listen to - and ask questions of - President David Skorton, who discussed the university's financial situation. (March 11, 2009)

Alumna activist who helps Afghan women honored
Rosemary Stasek '85, founder of a nonprofit that helps Afghan women, focused on activism as the keynote speaker March 8 at a campus celebration for International Women's Day. (March 10, 2009)

WHO expert warns of widespread abuse of women
Claudia Morrissey, president of the American Medical Women's Association, spoke about widespread violence against women at the first Summit on Women's Issues in Global Health and Development on campus. (March 10, 2009)

CU will play role in global energy future, Clancy says
Speaking to the President's Council of Cornell Women March 7, Professor Paulette Clancy reviewed the many ways that Cornell is contributing to the sustainable energy field. (March 10, 2009)

'Cornell changemakers' share stories of service
A March 7 forum on campus recognized 35 students who were nominated by faculty members as 'Cornell changemakers' - people who are working to make a difference internationally. (March 10, 2009)

Student Assembly holds first-ever popular vote
Undergraduates directly elected Student Assembly president and executive vice president for the first time, with a record voter turn out. (March 10, 2009)

Mexico poses spring break travel risks
Students planning to spend spring break in Mexico should take precautions. The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel alert for Mexico that warns of increasing violence there. (March 10, 2009)

Commemoration of Ed Salpeter planned for March 14
The departments of astronomy and physics will celebrate the life of astrophysicist Edwin Salpeter Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. in Barnes Hall. (March 9, 2009)

CU men's basketball heads to NCAA tournament
The Cornell men's basketball team clinched its second-straight Ivy League title March 6 by defeating the University of Pennsylvania, 83-59. (March 8, 2009)

Trustees put into place last two pieces of recovery puzzle
The Cornell Board of Trustees has voted to issue up to $500 million in taxable bonds and to reduce the endowment payout by 15 percent. These actions are aimed at covering a $200 million budget deficit. (March 6, 2009)

Prison Education Program expands its offerings
Each semester, volunteer faculty and teaching assistants teach a liberal arts curriculum free of charge to inmates at the Auburn Correctional Facility who can now work toward an associate's degree. (March 5, 2009)

Asian center gets a director and temporary space
Cornell has granted temporary space for an Asian and Asian American center. The administration also has named Patricia Nguyen associate dean and center director, starting April 20. (March 5, 2009)

Cornell initiative transforms 'biotrash' into bioenergy
In a new campus initiative, vegetable oil from deep fryers in campus dining halls, animal bedding, farm waste and other sources of 'biotrash' will be transformed to help fuel the university. (March 5, 2009)

Staff Retirement Incentive program forums scheduled
The new Staff Retirement Incentive program is generating much discussion. To answer questions, a series of open forums is being offered every Friday in March. (March 5, 2009)

Relta to speak at March 11 Soup and Hope
Vivian Relta, HR consultant for Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble, will speak at the Soup and Hope gathering, March 11 at noon in Sage Chapel. (March 5, 2009)

Bring a Can to Work Day slated for March 11
Donations of canned goods and nonperishable foods will be collected on campus for local food pantries March 11. United Way of Tompkins County is sponsoring the fundraiser. (March 5, 2009)

Thing to Do: Week of March 6
Editors' picks for the week of March 6 include a forum on water in the Mediterranean, a conference on transgender rhetoric, a celebrity chef visit and a performance by the iO String Quartet. (March 5, 2009)

CU in the City, March 6-13
Upcoming events in New York City include a talk on managing pain, a workshop on union leadership and science education training for teachers. (March 5, 2009)

Law School opens center for women and justice
The new Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, funded with a $1.5 million grant from the Avon Foundation for Women, will work with judges in an effort to bring justice to women survivors of violence. (March 4, 2009)

LeNorman Strong heads to UC Berkeley
LeNorman Strong, assistant vice president for student and academic services at Cornell since 1998, is leaving Cornell to take a position at the University of California-Berkley. (March 4, 2009)

Alumna's foundation funds sustainability projects
Since 1999 about 75 faculty and student projects that examine the technological, social, political and economic elements of sustainable agriculture have benefited from the Toward Sustainability Foundation. (March 4, 2009)

Computer games build K-12 computer skills
Cornell computer science students are using computer games to attract public school students to computer science with a free after-school course in game-making. (March 4, 2009)

Event explores how to improve teen sexual health
African-Americans account for nearly 70 percent of all new HIV/AIDS cases, and teen pregnancy rates may be rising again. Text messaging may be one way to help address such daunting public health issues. (March 4, 2009)

Videotaped lectures raise grades and questions
Videotaping lectures and making them available on the Web in an interactive, searchable format seems to help students get better exam scores. (March 3, 2009)

Alleged Arts Quad vandals acted alone, says Cornell Police
Two students have been charged with violations of the Campus Code of Conduct for allegedly destroying an Arts Quad display that denounced the recent violence in Gaza. (March 3, 2009)

First tenured black woman reflects on her career
Josephine Allen, professor emerita of policy analysis and management, was the first African-American woman to receive tenure at Cornell. Retiring after 32 years, she looks back at her career. (March 3, 2009)

Night of concerts raises money for world hunger
This year's Big Red Relief, an annual benefit concert, earned $4,350; proceeds will go to Action Against Hunger, a nongovernmental organization. (March 3, 2009)

U.N. adviser to give keynote at water conference
Maude Barlow, senior adviser on water to the United Nations and author of 'Blue Covenant,' will deliver the keynote lecture at the Water-Sharing and Culture in the Mediterranean conference at Cornell, March 6-8. (March 2, 2009)

Cornell Police cars go high tech with data terminals
It's not quite Jack Bauer's superpowered cell phone, but Cornell University Police officers will soon have a lot of new communications tools at hand through mobile data terminals in their patrol cars. (March 2, 2009)

New Cornell Dining director has full plate
Gail Finan '69 has been working on three priorities since arriving six months ago: food safety, customer service, and providing a safe and educational environment for staff. (March 2, 2009)

New column to focus on new laws, opportunities
The first in a new series of columns with news from Benefits Services. (March 2, 2009)

CU in the City
Upcoming New York City events include horticulture training, a talk on the economy and an update on the state of New Orleans. (March 2, 2009)

Professor calls for less use of salt on campus
In a letter to the editor, Professor Peter Davies points out areas on campus where an excessive amount of salt has been used to melt instead of plow snow. (March 2, 2009)

Moody-Adams accepts positions at Columbia
Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education, has announced that she has accepted the positions of dean at Columbia College and vice president for undergraduate education. (Feb. 27, 2009)

Obama's campaign manager to give Convocation address
The 2009 Convocation speaker will be David Plouffe, manager of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the Class of 2009 has announced. Convocation will be held May 23 at noon at Schoellkopf Stadium. (Feb. 26, 2009)

Resurrecting rare books via print-on-demand
In a partnership between Cornell University Library and Amazon.com, some 90,000 titles from Cornell's library shelves will be available as print-on-demand books as well as online. (Feb. 26, 2009)

ECE Professor Emeritus Herbert Carlin dies at 91
Carlin was a leading authority in the fields of wideband circuit design and network theory and helped advance the development of modern telecommunications technology. (Feb. 26, 2009)

Why do diversity?
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Richard W. Allmendinger, associate dean for diversity and faculty development in the Engineering College, says that 'to fulfill Cornell's core mission, we must become more diverse.' (Feb. 26, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Feb. 27
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 27 include a dance concert, a Japanese drum team, a forum on the water crisis in the Mediterranean and classical music performances. (Feb. 26, 2009)

Hydroponic gardens calm incarcerated youth in NYC
Philson Warner, an extension associate with Cornell's Cooperative Extension in New York City, has set up a hydroponics lab for teen inmates at the Rikers Island jail. (Feb. 25, 2009)

Campus reporting program takes the pulse of bias
The Bias Incidence Response Program tracks cases of bias on campus, such as graffiti or verbal abuse, in which the individual responsible is not known. (Feb. 25, 2009)

Student helps lead Japanese-U.S. student alliance
Kayoko Hirata '11 has been named one of eight students in the United States to join the executive committee of the Japan-America Student Conference, which promotes Japanese-American relations. (Feb. 24, 2009)

Gary Evans to serve on national board
Professor Gary W. Evans has been appointed to the Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Academy of Sciences, which makes policy recommendations. (Feb. 24, 2009)

Second panel dissects rationale behind violence in Gaza
Following on the heels of a similar discussion 24 hours earlier, another group of panelists met Feb. 19 to speculate on the rationale behind Israel's military actions against the Palestinian territory of Gaza. (Feb. 23, 2009)

Former Colombian mayor talks on crime cleanup
Sergio Fajardo, former mayor of Medellin, Colombia - and now a presidential hopeful in that country - told the Cornell community Feb. 19 how he transformed a violence-ridden city into a prosperous and safer one. (Feb. 23, 2009)

Celebrating girls and women in sports
National Girls and Women in Sports Day, celebrated on campus Feb. 21, drew girls in grades one through six to Bartels Hall's Ramin Room, where they received pointers from Cornell women athletes. (Feb. 23, 2009)

An update on the university with Provost Fuchs
Provost Kent Fuchs outlined plans for fewer faculty, more students and a five-year strategic plan that will tie together goals for the institution, academics and the budget. (Feb. 20, 2009)

'The Grapes of Wrath' is Reading Project selection
The Cornell and Ithaca communities will read 'The Grapes of Wrath,' John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel of Dust Bowl refugees, during the 2009 New Student Reading Project. (Feb. 20, 2009)

Rare minerals, gems on display in Snee Hall
The Timothy N. Heasley Mineralogy Museum, in the lobby of Snee Hall, hosts several collections of minerals and gems. (Feb. 20, 2009)

Redesigned CIT Web site is easier to navigate
On Feb. 18, CIT launched phase one of a major redesign of the site. Two years in the making, the new design updates the look, improves the navigation and adds new ways to find content. (Feb. 20, 2009)

New CIT status page alerts users of service outages
Replacing the former Network Status page, the new 'Current Status of CIT Services' page now gives all campus users a view into performance issues that may affect their work. (Feb. 20, 2009)

Security eBook aimed at faculty and staff
'Computer Security at Cornell' includes such topics as how to recognize security problems, how to protect your identity and university data and how to secure your computer. (Feb. 20, 2009)

BOOM to showcase students' digital work March 4
Bits on Our Minds, the annual expo of student efforts in digital technology, will take place March 4, and the Faculty Innovation in Teaching Program will issue a call for proposals at the end of February. (Feb. 20, 2009)

CU in the City: Week of Feb. 20
Cornell New York City events include the Pan-Asian banquet, a tree identification workshop and a talk by JFK aide Ted Sorenson. (Feb. 20, 2009)

Panelists discuss crisis in Gaza
The panel discussion, "Gaza in Crisis," brought a full-to-capacity audience and passionate debate to Goldwin Smith Hall's Lewis Auditorium Feb. 18. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Feb. 20
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 20 include the Awaji Puppet Theater Company, a Mozart concert, Big Red Relief and Ludacris. (Feb. 19, 2009)

CIT implements formal flex arrangements
Flex work arrangements meet many needs for both supervisors and employees. CIT tells how its arrangements are developed and for what reasons. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Wellness Program offers March cooking classes
Registration is required for both classes, which will take place during lunch hours. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Employee celebration draws 1,700
More than 1,700 Cornell employees and their families celebrated Valentine's Day at the Employee Celebration community dinner in the Ramin Room, Bartels Hall. (Feb. 19, 2009)

Rhodes professor Peter Eisenman '56 on campus
Architect Peter Eisenman '56 made his debut as a visiting Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor with three days of events including a public lecture on his Holocaust memorial project in Germany. (Feb. 18, 2009)

Diaz, Bank, Schumacher to conduct writers' panel
The three alumni fiction writers will discuss their careers Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. (Feb. 18, 2009)

Town of Ithaca adopts planning study
The Town of Ithaca has adopted a findings statement on Cornell's transportation-focused Generic Environmental Impact Statement. (Feb. 18, 2009)

Weiss Presidential Fellow nominations sought
Cornell faculty, academic staff and students are invited to nominate tenured faculty members for the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows Award. (Feb. 18, 2009)

How would TCAT route cuts affect the CU community?
TCAT is proposing changes to several bus routes that would affect the Cornell campus. (Feb. 17, 2009)

CU gets president's community service honor
The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Cornell to its President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, With Distinction, for the second year in a row. (Feb. 16, 2009)

An update from the cost-cutting committee
The Campus Savings and Efficiencies Committee says that improving efficiency in e-SHOP as well as in printing and energy use will be among the university's first cost-saving efforts. (Feb. 16, 2009)

Frank Rhodes on Darwin's life and work
President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes spoke on Darwin's life and legacy in celebration of the great naturalist's 200th birthday, Feb. 12. (Feb. 16, 2009)

ILR students help workers stunned by layoffs find jobs
Eleven students used their computer skills at job centers last month to help older workers identify and compete for work as part of an unemployment prevention internship program. (Feb. 16, 2009)

Thevaki Thambirajah '97 starts her dream business
Thambirajah, who was born of Sri Lankan parents, started her company, Thevi Cosmetics, because she found that traditional makeup lines lacked products for what she calls the 'New Ethnic Market.' (Feb. 13, 2009)

Alumna's book details challenges teachers face
Natalie Schwartz '91 interviewed more than 50 teachers for her book, 'The Teacher Chronicles: Confronting the Demands of Students, Parents, Administrators and Society.' (Feb. 13, 2009)

Mark Adamiak '75, '76 gives back to ECE
After receiving the 2008 GE Edison Award, Adamiak has given $12,500 to support power-system engineering education at Cornell. (Feb. 13, 2009)

Faculty Senate hears opinions on Milstein Hall
College of Architecture, Art and Planning Dean Kent Kleinman spoke out at a Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 11, stressing the need to build Paul Milstein Hall. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Milstein Hall project timeline
A look at the history of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning construction project from 2000 to the present. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Student scores a high note with New York Philharmonic
The Philharmonic has commissioned Cornell doctoral student Sean Shepherd to write a musical composition, to premiere in April 2010. (Feb. 12, 2009)

David Campbell '77 speaks at Darwin Days
A biology teacher at Ridgeview High School in Orange Park, Fla., David Campbell '77 visited campus Feb. 11 during Darwin Days to share his experiences teaching evolution and natural selection. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Guantanamo closing author assails 'bloody mess'
Sarah Mendelson, author of a report that provided President Barack Obama with rationale to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, spoke on campus Feb. 5. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Cornell creative writing celebrated, discussed, read
Novelist Junot Diaz will receive the Eissner Artist of the Year Award and will participate in a discussion on 'Arts and the Impact on Immigration, Feb. 19. Alumni will read from their work Feb. 20. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Schwartz Center announces new season
Cornell's Schwartz Center 2009-10 season begins in September with 'A Servant of Two Masters,' Carlo Goldini's 1753 romantic comedy filled with physical humor and identity switching. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Feb. 13
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 13 include swing dancing, chamber music by faculty, a movie sneak preview and a panel offering economic advice to President Barack Obama. (Feb. 12, 2009)

CU in the City
Cornell events in New York City the week of Feb. 13-20 include advice on budgeting, horticulture training and grand rounds. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Saying 'thanks' to staff is always appreciated
Many departments and unit heads are thinking creatively about how to meaningfully - and in a cost-effective way - thank staff members for their work and dedication to the university. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Flexible work arrangements webinars offered Feb. 18, 24
Interested in trying out a flexible work arrangement for yourself or for the staff members in your unit? Human Resources is offering free webinars for supervisors and employees this month. (Feb. 12, 2009)

Experts: Biologically, race is no longer an issue
A Feb. 10 panel discussion, part of 'Darwin Days' events marking the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth, provided perspectives on what race meant to Darwin and what it means to evolutionary biologists today. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Student presents talk at World Social Forum in Brazil
Natural resources major Apollonya Porcelli '10 spoke on violence against nature and the social and economic structures that can prevent it, from grassroots to governmental levels. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Emeritus trustee Earl Flansburgh dies at 77
Longtime Cornell benefactor and adviser Earl Flansburgh '53, B.Arch. '54, died Feb. 3 from Parkinson's disease. A memorial service will be held Feb. 20 in Cambridge, Mass. (Feb. 11, 2009)

Students teach nutrition, HIV prevention in Kenya
Seven students recently returned from a three-week service-learning trip to Kenya, where they taught nutrition and HIV prevention. The students found that teaching and learning went both ways. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Cornell Venture Challenge solicits business ideas
The Cornell Venture Challenge, formerly the Business Idea Competition, is sponsored by BR Ventures and rewards unique business ideas with a top prize of $10,000. Entries are being accepted through March 1. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Expert: Students need sharper learning strategies
Metacognition, the awareness of one's own mental processing, is what Saundra McGuire argues is a key to students' success. And while relevant to all students, it can be particularly effective for minority students. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Cornell administrator Margaret Arion dies at 68
Longtime administrative manager Margaret Mary Reynolds Arion, 68, of Ithaca, succumbed to a battle with lung cancer Feb. 4. (Feb. 10, 2009)

Mullestein Winter Garden offers color during snowy season
Blood-red berries, blue-green needles, twisted scarlet stems and papery curls of bark offer some respite from Ithaca's monotonous gray at the Mullestein Winter Garden at the Cornell Plantations. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Feb. 6
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 6 include classic cinema, the Ithaca premiere of 'The History Boys' and a conference on academic freedom. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Strategic plan on disabilities will focus on six areas
Teams will develop and implement plans to address the following priority areas: the physical campus; education programs and services; communication; employment; technology; and emergency planning. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Wellness Program offers noon lectures, support groups
A lecture series that focuses on weight, body mass, cholesterol and diabetes, and support groups that help deal with cancer, diabetes and weight loss surgery are open to the Cornell community. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Cornell Child Care Center provides early learning
Some Cornellians graduate at a very early age - 3 years old, to be exact. Having recently celebrated her third birthday, Sophia has graduated from the toddler group to the preschool class at the center. (Feb. 6, 2009)

Symposium looks at Australia's aboriginal artists
The Johnson Museum explores Australian aboriginal painting with a new exhibit, 'Icons of the Desert: Early Aboriginal Paintings from Papunya,' and a symposium, 'Papunya Then and Now,' planned for Feb. 14. (Feb. 5, 2009)

Five Cornellians named 2008 AAAS fellows
Thomas J. Burr, Richard Durrett, Dexter Kozen, Sally McConnell-Ginet and John C. Schimenti have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Feb. 5, 2009)

TCAT solicits public opinion on bus routes
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit has scheduled public meetings to discuss potential changes to almost all its bus routes later this year. (Feb. 5, 2009)

CU in the City
Cornell events in New York City the week of Feb. 6-13 include wresting and fencing at Columbia, a course in urban horticulture and a look at tuition costs. (Feb. 5, 2009)

Darwin bicentennial events crowd Cornell calendar
The university marks Charles Darwin's 200th anniversary with panel discussions, lectures, exhibitions and other events. (Feb. 4, 2009)

Senior earns outstanding undergrad award in computing
Tal Rusak was one of two students in North America honored by the Computing Research Association for outstanding potential in computing research. (Feb. 4, 2009)

Ken Roberts leads Institute for the Social Sciences
The government professor and new director of the ISS views his main task as bringing together researchers with similar interests from various disciplines who otherwise might not meet. (Feb. 3, 2009)

CALS teaches professors how to be better leaders
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers weeklong leadership training workshops twice a year to help faculty members improve their interpersonal skills. (Feb. 2, 2009)

CU Population Program takes international view
The Cornell Population Program, with a new $1.15 million grant, conducts research and trains others to use demographics to improve lives, nationally and internationally. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Students help students intern abroad
The student organization AIESEC Cornell helps students find international internships instead of a traditional semester abroad at a foreign university. (Feb. 2, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Jan. 30
Things to Do for the week of Jan. 30 include a concert of Brazilian music, a lecture on the closing of Gitmo and a lecture on galactic luminosity. (Jan. 30, 2009)

CU in the City
Upcoming New York City events include lectures by Cornell professors Michael Kammen and Alison Lurie and an urban horticulture training program. (Jan. 30, 2009)

CU provides resources for staff who care for relatives
Cornell's Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality offers assistance for employees caring for relatives who are elderly, sick, disabled or have special needs. (Jan. 30, 2009)

Empire Plan coverage changes for psychiatric services
Effective Jan. 1, psychiatric services received at Cayuga Medical Center are considered out-of-network for Empire Plan participants. (Jan. 30, 2009)

Milstein Hall gets final site plan approval
Paul Milstein Hall cleared its final municipal hurdle Jan. 27 with a unanimous 6-0 vote on final site plan approval from the city of Ithaca's Planning and Development Board. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Board of trustees meeting notes
In addition to approving budget cuts at its Jan. 22-24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees also approved a tuition rise, a new B.A. and a named professorship. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Annual giving remains on pace, but new commitments fall
Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, talks about how the economic downturn is affecting fundraising and the capital campaign. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Planning begins on budget cuts for 2011
Beginning early February, Executive Vice President Stephen Golding and Provost Kent Fuchs will begin a strategic planning process with the goal of looking ahead to fiscal year 2010-11. (Jan. 29, 2009)

New hardship fund will help employees
Mary Opperman, vice president for human resources, describes help for Cornell employees facing difficulties due to the recession. (Jan. 29, 2009)

Plasma physics expert Ravi Sudan dies at 77
Ravi Sudan, the IBM Professor Emeritus of Engineering and a leader in the field of plasma physics, died Jan. 22 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2009)

Despite downturn, endowment is in good shape, says CIO
James Walsh puts Cornell's endowment performance in historical context, saying while it has decreased by 27.3 percent in the past six months, on average it has increased by 6.7 percent each year over the past five years. (Jan. 27, 2009)

University editor Jo Ann Wimer dies at 66
Wimer worked in Cornell's Office of Publications and Marketing from 1978 until her retirement in 2007. She died at Cayuga Medical Center Jan. 22 after a long bout with cancer. (Jan. 27, 2009)

Four professors named 2008 Weiss fellows
Bruce Ganem, Ronald Harris-Warrick, Mary Beth Norton and Richard Rand have been chosen for the 2008 Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowships for excellence in teaching and advising. (Jan. 26, 2009)

Magic tricks thrill children in 'Hall of Wonders'
Scores of families attended the 'Hall of Wonders,' a presentation of interactive displays of science, art and music in Statler Hall, Jan. 24. The event was part of the annual Light in Winter Festival. (Jan. 26, 2009)

'Evil' fungi are beauteous and beneficial
Mycologist Kathie Hodge, presented 'Beneath Notice: Little Fungi for Good and Evil,' Jan. 25, in Cornell's Mann Library as part of the Light in Winter Festival of Sciences and the Arts. (Jan. 26, 2009)

Jay Walker named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year
Walker '77, chairman of Walker Digital and founder of Priceline.com, will be honored on campus during the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration April 16-17. (Jan. 26, 2009)

Trustees approve budget cuts
In a statement regarding actions taken by the board of trustees, President David Skorton urges community involvement to protect Cornell's strength. Actions include extended hiring and construction pauses, and tuition rises. (Jan. 25, 2009)

Student leaders train to combat hazing
Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and Cornell Outdoor Education has won an award for the Positively Challenging program, which seeks to provide alternatives to hazing and alcohol abuse through adventure-based learning. (Jan. 23, 2009)

Taking control of life in a time of uncertainty
Linda Starr of Cornell's Employee Assistance Program suggests ways to cope with the winter blues and financial uncertainties. (Jan. 23, 2009)

Credit counseling service helps employees control spending
Cornell has contracted with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central New York to provide financial counseling at no cost to faculty and staff members. (Jan. 23, 2009)

Work/life teleconferences are new time-saving aid
New 20-minute monthly teleconferences are available to inform employees about Cornell's work/life programs and services. (Jan. 23, 2009)

Yearlong intensive Arabic program planned
The Department of Near Eastern Studies will launch an Intensive Arabic Program in the fall, with a full semester of language study on the Cornell campus and a semester living and studying in Jordan. (Jan. 22, 2009)

CU in the City
New York City events include the fourth annual 21 Dinner, a reading by novelist Junot Diaz, MFA '95, art tours and champagne cognac tasting. (Jan. 22, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Jan. 23
Editor's picks for events the week of Jan. 23 include the opening of a new play about body image, films about water, Soup and Hope and a celebration of the Lunar New Year. (Jan. 22, 2009)

Alumna lauds story about students at inauguration
In a letter to the editor, Alice Katz Berglas '66 comments on the story about students taking a bus to the presidential inauguration. (Jan. 22, 2009)

Constance Cook obituary
Constance Knowles Eberhardt Cook, a lawyer, legislator, pilot, Congressional candidate, Fulbright scholar and Cornell's first woman vice president, died Jan. 20. (Jan. 22, 2009)

Pulitzer winner Junot Diaz to visit campus Feb. 19-20
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz, M.F.A. '95, will visit campus in February to kick off a yearlong 'Centennial Plus Five Celebration of Creative Writing at Cornell.' (Jan. 21, 2009)

Excited students take road trip to the inauguration
Among the throngs attending the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama were 100 Cornell students, faculty and staff who took an all-night bus together to brave the cold and witness the historic ceremony. (Jan. 21, 2009)

Remembrance of past amid inauguration celebration
Scholars commented on the historic milestones that led up to Barack Obama's inauguration at a celebration Jan. 20 at the Africana Studies and Research Center. (Jan. 21, 2009)

Pete Salino named director of Grounds Department
Peter M. Salino, operations manager in the Grounds Department within the Facilities Services unit of Cornell, is the new director of that department, succeeding Dennis Osika, who has retired. (Jan. 21, 2009)

Freshman at inauguration is witness to history
ILR student Alyssa O'Connor '12 talks about what she experienced on inauguration day. She had a close-up view as part of the University Presidential Inaugural Conference. (Jan. 20, 2009)

Professor: Memory, meaning of MLK will haunt Obama
Speaking Jan. 19 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration in Ithaca, professor Locksley Edmondson said that Barack Obama's election does not indicate that America has become a 'post-racial society.' (Jan. 20, 2009)

Support meeting offered for friends of Matthew Lanzing
Student Matthew Lanzing of Bradenton, Fla., died Jan. 12. A community support meeting will be held Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Founders Room of Anabel Taylor Hall. (Jan. 20, 2009)

President, Nobelist sign letter to Obama to increase funding
President David Skorton and professor Robert Richardson were among the 19 university presidents and 49 Nobel laureates who signed a letter urging Barack Obama to support an increase in funding for science. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Technology can help us weather the recession
Tracy Mitrano calls on the government to create a regulatory federal agency devoted to issues surrounding the Internet so that we can more readily create a prosperous global information economy. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Schwartz Center celebrates 20 years
After hundreds of performances by thousands of students, the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts is still a very young member of the Cornell family, celebrating its 20th anniversary. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Things to Do: Week of Jan. 16
Editor's picks for events the week of Jan. 16 include a Glee Club concert and a performance by a noted hammered dulcimer player. (Jan. 16, 2009)

CU in the City
Upcoming New York City events include a dinner honoring Ed Marinaro '72, a Johnson School alumni dinner and a discussion of the Employee Free Choice Act. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Physician Referral Center links employees with doctors
Cayuga Medical Center's new Physician Referral Center Web site can help match Cornell staff members' needs and health plans with local doctors. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Cornell Employee Celebration Day is Feb. 14
Tickets are on sale through Feb. 6 for the annual winter event, which features Cornell athletic events and a community dinner in Barton Hall among other events. (Jan. 16, 2009)

Andrew Clark is first Meinig Family Investigator
The professor of population genetics has been named the first Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences. The award supports 'outstanding, innovative faculty life sciences research at Cornell.' (Jan. 15, 2009)

New Cornell Police officers commissioned
In a Jan. 14 commissioning ceremony, Christopher Cady, Kyle Hollenbeck, Blair MacDonald and Eric Stickel were sworn in, and officers Anthony Tostanoski and Scott Salino were promoted to sergeant. (Jan. 15, 2009)

Revised Family and Medical Leave Act
Two FMLA entitlements related to the military are new for Cornell employees: a qualifying military exigency leave and a military caregiver leave. The provisions take effect Jan. 16. (Jan. 15, 2009)

Two longtime employees retire
The Cornell community celebrated the dedicated service of Dennis Osika '64, director of the Grounds Department, and of Richard McDaniel, M.P.A. '74, M.B.A. '78, vice president for risk management and public safety. (Jan. 15, 2009)

Memorial for Nicholas Kau
A vigil for Nicholas Kau, a student who died Jan. 10 in New York City, will be held Jan. 16 in Manhattan, and funeral services will be Jan. 17. A campus memorial service is being planned for next week. (Jan. 15, 2009)

Students help Botswana natural-foods company
Over winter break, a Cornell team went to Botswana to help a fledgling natural-food products company that produces snacks from plants in the wild while benefiting local communities. (Jan. 14, 2009)

Architecture program reclaims top ranking
Cornell's undergraduate architecture program received top ranking - its fourth No. 1 ranking in five years - in the annual survey conducted by DesignIntelligence magazine. (Jan. 14, 2009)

Hiatt receives a Kauffman Foundation fellowship
Shon R. Hiatt, a Ph.D. student in organizational behavior and strategy in Cornell's ILR School, has received a Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship in Entrepreneurship. (Jan. 14, 2009)

ILR freshman to get close view of inauguration
ILR freshman Alyssa O'Connor has a ticket for the presidential inauguration and for a ball as a student in a five-day program sponsored by the University Presidential Inaugural Conference. (Jan. 13, 2009)

eLab grows student businesses
Recent graduates of Student Agencies eLab, the not-for-profit business accelerator for Cornell undergrads, has secured major funding, stemming from eLab's help. (Jan. 13, 2009)

Light in Winter brings science, art and magic to Ithaca
The Light in Winter Festival of Science and the Arts is Jan. 23-25 on campus and other venues in Ithaca. The festival showcases cutting-edge ideas through theater, lectures, music and multimedia events. (Jan. 12, 2009)

ECE welcomes new director Tsuhan Chen
Chen, who comes from the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University, started in January as director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (Jan. 12, 2009)

N.Y.'s first lady partners with Cornell on children's health
New York first lady Michelle Paige Paterson visited campus Jan. 5 with hopes to improve the health of New York's children and reduce childhood obesity with help from Cornell University. (Jan. 8, 2009)

Head Start marks 20-year milestone in visit
This past fall, the Geneva Head Start marked its 20th year touring the various facilities at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. (Jan. 8, 2009)

Professor emerita Sally Blackwell dies at age 92
Professor emerita Sara 'Sally' Blackwell, who played a crucial role in the 1966 reorganization of the College of Human Ecology, died Jan. 4. (Jan. 8, 2009)

Levine named interim director of Einaudi Center
Gilbert E. Levine is serving as interim director of the university's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies through June 30, 2009. (Jan. 6, 2009)

Materials scientists partner with startups
Three New York state small businesses will receive JumpStart awards to work with the Cornell Center for Materials Research this spring. (Jan. 6, 2009)