Robin Davisson attends prestigious NHLBI meeting
Professor Robin Davisson participated in a National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute cardiovascular working group that provided initial input for the institute's three-part strategic planning initiative. (July 31, 2006)

George Malliaras named director of Cornell NanoScale Facility
George Malliaras, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been named the L.B. Knight Director of the Cornell NanoScale Facility, and Don Tennant of Lucent Technologies will be director of operations. (July 31, 2006)

Skorton meets state representatives in Washington, D.C.
David Skorton met with legislators on Capitol Hill July 18 in a marathon day of introductions and discussions aimed at forging the beginnings of a strong connection with the state's leaders. (July 28, 2006)

Two student-built satellites crash when rocket fails
Two Cornell-built satellites called ICE Cube 1 and 2 were among 18 small, mainly student-built satellites aboard a Russian rocket that crashed July 26 in Kazakhstan. (July 28, 2006)

Pest 'trap network' could help track changing climates
A Cornell 'trap network,' begun in 1994 to alert farmers when damaging pests are threatening 60,000 acres of sweet corn across New York, could now help researchers track how these pests respond to changing climates. (July 28, 2006)

CU in the City: The Bold, the beautiful and the bard
During June and July, Cornellians in New York City participated in the Heritage of Pride march and met with 'Lord Voldemort.' (July 28, 2006)

Photo: Thurston Avenue Bridge project
A photo of the Thurston Avenue Bridge project, which is scheduled for completion in October 2007. (July 28, 2006)

Cornell Mushroom Club hosts event July 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cornell Mushroom Club will host a demonstration Sunday, July 30, at the McDaniels Nut Grove on the cultivation of different types of mushrooms. It is free and open. (July 28, 2006)

Human Ecology students produce podcasts on laptop ergonomics
In his Applied Ergonomics class, Professor Alan Hedge worked with his students to create CUErgopods -- audio and video podcasts that bring the latest research on ergonomics for computer users into the real world setting of student life on campus. (July 27, 2006)

Pilot project converts CU Farm Services vehicles to biodiesel
To pump up enthusiasm for greener, cleaner fuel on campus, Cornell's Farm Services' 20-plus vehicle fleet and farm equipment have been running on B20 biodiesel exclusively for more than a month. (July 27, 2006)

Pioneering educator Robert Moses named Rhodes professor
Robert Moses has been named the newest Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor. The Harvard-trained educator, civil rights leader and founder of the Algebra Project will reside on West Campus when he visits Cornell. (July 27, 2006)

Japan America Student Conference returns to Cornell
The Japan America Student Conference, the oldest student run exchange program in the nation, returns to Cornell after more than 50 years, July 27-31. (July 26, 2006)

Study shows good HR practices equal growth for small businesses
A four-phase study conducted by ILR professor Christopher Collins suggests that good human resource tactics pay off big for small businesses. (July 26, 2006)

Students in Labor Law Clinic win arbitration case
An area maintenance worker who was unjustly fired is back on the job thanks to the efforts of two Cornell Law School graduates who took on the case as students this past spring. (July 26, 2006)

Professor wins $195,000 Mellon Foundation fellowship
Near Eastern studies Professor Shawkat M. Toorawa has won a prestigious Mellon Foundation fellowship to study Hindi and Sanskrit. (July 26, 2006)

Welcome back black currants: Forbidden fruit making a NY comeback
Three years ago, New York repealed the half-century ban on the growing and importation of currants in the United States, and farmers are starting to jump on the currant cart. (July 26, 2006)

High schoolers on campus learn how chemistry informs humanities
To learn about chemistry in action -- and that chemistry is also a tool for humanists and social scientists -- nearly 100 Ithaca High School students visited campus for two days in March. (July 26, 2006)

Helen Yang '07 returns from ILR School's internship in Beijing
Helen Yang '07 spent last semester in Beijing as ILR's first credited intern in Asia. She worked with the ILO's International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor, part of an ongoing project to stop exploitation of girls and young women in the Chinese labor market. (July 25, 2006)

Native-born blacks more likely to marry whites than other blacks
Breaking away from previous marriage and cohabitation studies that treated the U.S. black population as a monolithic culture, a new Cornell study finds significant variations in interracial marriage statistics among U.S.-born blacks and black immigrants from the Caribbean and Africa. (July 25, 2006)

Bt cotton in China fails to reap profit after seven years
Bt cotton in China fails to reap profit after seven years because secondary pests emerge and require lots of pesticides, three Cornell researchers find. (July 25, 2006)

CU study finds connection between sound and meaning in words
A new Cornell study describes a series of linguistic experiments showing that the sounds (phonology) of a word can indicate whether it is a noun or a verb. An article on the subject will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (July 25, 2006)

Cornell neurosurgeons, biomedical engineers form partnerships
Ten neurosurgeons from Weill Cornell Medical College make a two-day visit to Ithaca to explore areas of collaboration with the department of biomedical engineering. (July 21, 2006)

Young people in city program work to make change
Cornell students, inner-city young people and community partner organizations are working together to make significant positive changes to urban neighborhoods at five New York City sites participating in the Growing Up in Cities program. (July 21, 2006)

CU researchers find plum pox virus
Cornell plant scientists, working with state and federal officials, have detected plum pox virus (PPV) for the first time in New York state on trees from an orchard in Niagara County. (July 21, 2006)

Neurosurgery, biomedical engineering faculty explore partnerships
Faculty members in the Department of Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College visit Ithaca to mingle with biomedical engineering faculty, learn about research on the two campuses, and begin collaborations. (July 20, 2006)

CU researchers fault proposal to stock plains with wild animals
Introducing exotic lions, cheetahs, elephants, camels to the U.S. -- a plan proposed in the journal Nature last year -- wouldn't work, several Cornell researchers argue. Such animals would be unlikely to thrive and could seriously threaten indigenous species and ecosystems, they say. (July 20, 2006)

Hotels that resist discounting fare best in good times and bad
Cornell researchers find that hotels that charge rates above their competitors are better at pricing rooms in response to demand in good times and bad. (July 20, 2006)

Fish virus in Northeast spreading to other fish species
Cornell researchers have found that a deadly fish virus detected in the northeastern United States for the first time in June in two species has probably spread to at least two more. (July 19, 2006)

Volunteers needed for Cornell opening day, Aug. 18
Faculty and staff assistance is needed Aug. 18 to welcome and direct new students and their families as they move around campus and complete registration requirements. Help also is needed with registration of new graduate students Aug. 21. (July 19, 2006)

Making hair realistic in computer animation
Cornell researchers have developed a new and much quicker method for rendering hair in computer graphics that promises to make blond (and other light-colored) hair more realistic. (July 19, 2006)

School of Criticism and Theory inspires fresh thinking
From July 18 to 26, Cornell hosts the School of Criticism and Theory, a gathering of faculty and advanced graduate students passionately interested in critical theory. (July 19, 2006)

Kentucky State faculty member gets nanobiotech training at Cornell
A researcher from Kentucky State University has chosen Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center to fulfill a faculty-training grant that will allow him to create a nanobiotechnology course at his home institution. (July 19, 2006)

Susan McCouch teaches high school students about plant breeding
Susan McCouch, professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell, works with Ithaca-area high schools to create a hands-on laboratory experience that also meets New York's educational standards for the Living Environment curriculum. (July 19, 2006)

Photo: Postdoc, student examine butterfly behavior
Postdoctoral researcher Marta del Campo and undergraduate Noelle Clarry '07 examine butterfly behavior in the Minns Garden flower beds in front of the Plant Sciences Building. (July 18, 2006)

Kavli Institute hosts electron microscopy workshop, July 16-20
About two dozen of the world's top electron microscopy scientists are speaking on campus at the workshop 'Electron Microscopy: Fundamental Limits and New Science,' July 16-20. (July 17, 2006)

Skorton takes the helm, gets a warm welcome from all
His official inauguration set for Sept. 7, David Skorton took the presidential reins on Monday and spent a busy week meeting members of the Cornell and Tompkins County communities, learning his way around and beginning to craft his leadership style. (July 14, 2006)

Physics labs consolidate to build a new accelerator
The Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics (LEPP) and the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) have joined to become the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE, pronounced "class"). (July 14, 2006)

Organic farmers' market on campus twice a week
The Cornell campus is getting even greener thanks to the new twice-weekly sale of organic flowers and vegetables grown on the student-run Dilmun Hill organic farm. The market runs on Wednesdays at Ho Plaza and on Fridays at Mann Library, both starting at 2:30 p.m. (July 14, 2006)

Young birders raise money for Ivory-bill project
Young birders from Georgia raise $2,761 in pledges for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Ivory-bill Project. (July 14, 2006)

Future of U.S.-China Relations symposium and related activities
Peking Univeristy delegation visits Cornell for symposium on U.S.-China Relations and to discuss Cornell's new China Asia-Pacific Studies major. (July 14, 2006)

Female smokers face double the risk for lung cancer
A study led by Dr. Claudia Henschke of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center involving nearly 17,000 U.S. smokers confirms that women are twice as likely to develop lung cancer as men. (July 11, 2006)

Cornell's Comprehensive Master Plan Web site is up and running
Cornell University's Comprehensive Master Plan for the Ithaca campus now has its own Web site and is available to the public. (July 13, 2006)

Benefit in memory of Ian Alberta slated for July 16
A benefit gathering 'Youthfest for Ian' is scheduled for Sunday, July 16, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Taughannock Falls State Park on Route 89 in Trumansburg, N.Y., to celebrate the life of Alberta -- an Ithaca High School graduate, Cornellian, musician, artist and mentor. (July 13, 2006)

Sharply tuned nanostrings work at room temperature
Cornell researchers have come up with nanoscale resonators -- tiny vibrating strings -- with the highest quality factor so far obtainable at room temperature for devices so small. (July 12, 2006)

People with a sweet tooth eat more fruit, study finds
People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to two Cornell analyses. Such links could help nutrition educators to better target their messages. (July 12, 2006)

Cornell named one of top 100 LGBT-friendly campuses
Cornell has been selected as one of the 100 best campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and will be featured as such in 'The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students,' set for release Aug. 1. (July 11, 2006)

President David Skorton navigates his first day on the job
Just hours into his new job as Cornell's 12th president, David Skorton talks about leadership, Cornell's role in the community, the importance of diversity and how much he still has to learn about his new home. (July 10, 2006)

Cornell releases three new wine grape varieties
On July 10 Cornell debuted three new wine grapes: Noiret, Corot noir and Valvin Muscat. They were developed and tested by Bruce Reisch, in cooperation with Thomas Henick-Kling, both at Cornell. (July 10, 2006)

Skorton congratulates NY-Presbyterian Hospital on ranking
Cornell President David Skorton congratulates the staff and academic leadership of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for its sixth-place ranking in the U.S. News and World Report 'America's Best Hospitals' survey. (July 10, 2006)

Cornell NSDL researchers win best paper award
Their paper focused on the successes and lessons learned during the creation and operation of the NSDL's central repository over the past three years. (July 10, 2006)

Cornell sleuths crack secret codes of Europe's Galileo satellite
Cornell's scientists have cracked the codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret. That means free access now for navigation devices -- including handheld receivers and systems in vehicles -- that need PRNs to listen to satellites. (July 7, 2006)

How dairy foot baths affect farm crops, field lifetime
Commonly used foot baths to prevent lameness in dairy cows may not only reduce crop yields but also contribute to the copper load in farm fields. (July 7, 2006)

New dean of the Hotel School starts his term
Michael D. Johnson has begun his term as the sixth dean of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, effective July 1. (July 7, 2006)

Researchers create broadband light amplifier on a photonic chip
Cornell researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip, a major breakthrough in the quest to create photonic microchips in which beams of light traveling through microscopic waveguides replace electric currents in microscopic wires. (July 6, 2006)

Jocelyn Bell Burnell reflects on the discovery of pulsars
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the astronomer who discovered pulsars in the 1960s, spoke about that discovery to students and scientists June 27 at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. (July 6, 2006)

Institute for European Studies awarded prestigious federal grant
The Institute for European Studies at Cornell, in partnership with Syracuse University's Center for European Studies, has received more than $500,000 in grant and fellowship funding from the U.S. Department of Education. (July 6, 2006)

Peking delegation attends CAPS symposium at Cornell
Ten faculty members from Peking University (Beida) in Beijing will visit Cornell July 6-8 to refine curriculum and expand ideas behind Cornell's China and Asia-Pacific Studies major. (July 5, 2006)

Too litte data available to assess risk of sludge applied to land
Research Notebook: Thousands of chemicals are treated in waste-water treatment plants. The resulting sludge often is applied to land to amend soil. Yet sludge concentration data for only 516 organic chemicals can be found in peer-reviewed and official government reports, say Cornell researchers. (July 5, 2006)

CU partners with Geneva schools for summer science camp
For the second year in a row, Cornell is partnering with the Geneva City School District to put on a summer science day camp for third-graders. (July 3, 2006)

Using body mass index skews analyses on obesity rates
Research Notebook: When researchers use percent of body fat data to assess obesity rather than body mass index (BMI), the huge gap in obesity rates between African-American and white women, for example, is cut in half, and white men are found to have a much higher risk of obesity than African-American men. (July 3, 2006)

Evolution can occur quickly and change how populations interact
Research Notebook: Evolutionary change can take from decades to millennia, while ecological change can occur over mere days or seasons. However, a new Cornell study shows that evolution and ecology can operate on the same time scale. (July 3, 2006)

The power of wishful thinking: It influences what people see
Research Notebook: What people desire, hope, fear or wishfully think can influence how they perceive visually ambiguous stimuli, according to a new study by Cornell psychologist David Dunning and graduate student Emily Balcetis. (July 3, 2006)

Cohabiters, especially poor women, are unlikely to wed
Research Notebook: Cohabitation is unlikely to lead to the altar, especially for poor and minority women. A new Cornell study reports that one-half of all cohabiting unions end within a year and 90 percent within five years, mostly because couples break up. (July 3, 2006)

New York Farm Viability Institute recognized at federal hearing
The New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) was recognized at a federal House Committee on Agriculture hearing in Canandaigua, N.Y., on June 26. (July 3, 2006)