Amid growth boom planners work toward pedestrian-friendly campus
This Decade of Challenge series article looks at how transportation planners are working to address problems of making campus both parking- and commuter-friendly. (Nov. 30, 2006)

Geneticists discover genes that make fruit fly hybrids sterile
Cornell researchers have made the first identification of a pair of genes in any species that are responsible for what causes problems in hybrids, such as sterility or the inability to survive. (Nov. 29, 2006)

ILR symposium launches 2006-07 student internship program
A Dec. 1 symposium of Cornell faculty will help launch this year's Department of Labor-Alliance of Prevention of Unemployment student internship program to study unemployment. (Nov. 29, 2006)

Shimon Peres calls science and technology the key to peace
On his visit to Cornell Nov. 28, Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres stressed the role of science, technology and innovation in a global economy as the key to peace in the Middle East. (Nov. 29, 2006)

Elisabeth Becker '06 wins Marshall Scholarship
An advocate for refugees, alumna Elisabeth Becker has received a Marshall Scholarship to attend Oxford University, starting in October 2007. (Nov. 29, 2006)

At 70, composer Steve Reich '57 gets the recognition he deserves
One of America's most important composers, Cornell alumnus Steve Reich is receiving the recognition for his achievements and for his influence on other artists. (Nov. 28, 2006)

Engineering's Williamson is 'Professor of the Year'
Professor Charles Williamson, an expert in fluid dynamics, has been named New York's top professor by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. (Nov. 28, 2006)

Suspended student pleads guilty to hate crime
Nathan Poffenbarger, a suspended sophomore in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations who stabbed a visiting Union College student on campus, pleaded guilty to assault as a hate crime Nov. 22 in Tompkins County Court. (Nov. 28, 2006)

Brahimi says too little is being done to relieve situation in Darfur
Although the media has made the dire situation in Darfur hard to ignore, Lakhdar Brahimi, former special adviser to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, said the world is not doing enough. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Conference looks at issues of water rights for American Indians
At the 'Native Water Law and Public Policy: Critical Issues in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Watersheds' conference, Nov. 17-18, speakers talked about the difficulty that American Indians have obtaining water rights. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Ehrenberg to serve on College Board panel studying student aid
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, has been selected to serve on a panel of higher education researchers to study student aid, the Chronicle of Higher Education has announced. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Cornell's Brumberg plays role in book and HBO film, 'Thin'
One out of seven women diagnosed with anorexia nervosa will die, writes Professor Joan Jacobs Brumberg in her introduction to Lauren Greenfield's 'Thin,' the title of a new book and a related HBO documentary. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars leadership awards
The Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars has announced its Excellence in Leadership Awards to nine undergraduate students to recognize their exceptionally strong and successful leadership. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Pollak receives award for contributions to women in planning
Associate Professor Patricia Baron Pollak received the 2006 Margarita McCoy Award at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. (Nov. 27, 2006)

Cornell events in New York City tackle pounds and pain
CU in the City: In October, Weill Cornell researchers presented a symposium on weight control and a conference on issues related to chronic pain. (Nov. 27, 2006)

'Big Party' brings the university's computer system up-to-date
In a weekend marathon, Cornell staff upgraded the university's administrative computer system -- ahead of schedule and under budget -- and hardly anyone noticed. (Nov. 22, 2006)

Cornell seeks feedback on Campus Code of Conduct revision
Cornell is revising its Campus Code of Conduct, and campus administrators are requesting feedback from the Cornell community via an online form. (Nov. 21, 2006)

Video games are serious business, education leaders stress
Today's games are big business, and a new mindset is needed to educate the next generation of game programmers, said Chris McEvoy of Vicarious Visions, speaking on campus Nov. 17-18. (Nov. 21, 2006)

Changing the world, one ILR roundtable at a time
To give students a feel for careers in the pursuit of social justice, 13 prominent labor leaders and activists attended the fourth annual School of Industrial and Labor Relations Roundtable at Cornell, Nov. 17. (Nov. 21, 2006)

'Actor -- Superman -- Hero': Cornell honors Christopher Reeve '74
Cornell and the Class of 1974 celebrated the life and memory of the late actor and activist Christopher Reeve with a day of events, the announcement of an endowed scholarship in Reeve's memory, and the unveiling of a plaque at the Schwartz Center. (Nov. 20, 2006)

Alumna Genevieve Quist wins Rhodes Scholarship
Genevieve Quist, who graduated from Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 2005, has been awarded a 2007 Rhodes Scholarship. (Nov. 19, 2006)

Student bloggers share their Cornell experience online
The world now has an inside look at the lives of six Cornell students through weblogs on the university's Web site. (Nov. 17, 2006)

New gas line for Cornell's combined heat and power project
Cornell has announced plans for a new gas delivery line that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering the necessary heat and electric capacity for the university's future activities. (Nov. 17, 2006)

Climate Center reports chances for a white Thanksgiving
Boonville, N.Y., has the best chance of snow in the Northeast for Nov. 23, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell, which offers other cities and probabilities of snow. (Nov. 17, 2006)

CU-developed exhibit gives Epcot visitors a view of the nano world
'Too Small to See,' an arcade-like traveling museum exhibition developed by a team led by Cornell Professor Carl Batt, debuts Nov. 18 at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida. (Nov. 17, 2006)

Thailand historian David Wyatt dies at 69
David K. Wyatt, an expert on Thailand and professor of Southeast Asian history at Cornell for 33 years, has died. A memorial service will be held Nov. 18 at Kendal at Ithaca. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Cornell robot discovers itself and adapts to injury
Cornell researchers have built a robot that works out its own model of itself and can revise the model to adapt to injury. First, it teaches itself to walk. Then, when damaged, it teaches itself to limp. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Bright business ideas garner awards at undergraduate competition
Five groups of undergraduates with an eye for entrepreneurship came away with awards at the annual Undergraduate Business Idea Competition, held Nov. 4. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Seeking to minimize dangers of student alcohol and drug use
This Decade of Challenge article looks at Cornell's strategies to minimize the dangers of student alcohol and drug use, with education, enforcement, health services and other initiatives. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Conference to explore native water rights and public policy
Cornell is hosting a two-day conference and symposium, 'Native Water Law and Public Policy: Critical Issues in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Watersheds,' Nov. 17 and 18 at the Cornell Law School. (Nov. 16, 2006)

Lehman delivers lecture on 'the welfare planet'
We are moving from a welfare state to a welfare planet, predicted former Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman, Nov. 9 in Bache Hall, in one of his first formal scholarly presentations on campus. (Nov. 16, 2006)

CU seeks to change campus culture about mental health
This installment of the Decade of Challenge series takes an in-depth look at mental health issues on campus and how Cornell is addressing them. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Asteroid observations stress Arecibo's role in identifying threats
Researchers using Arecibo Observatory's powerful radar have made the most detailed observations ever of a binary near-Earth asteroid, offering new clues about how such systems formed, the properties they share and the dynamics of their motion. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Israeli statesman Shimon Peres to speak Nov. 28
Former Israeli prime minister and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres will visit Cornell on Nov. 28 to speak about Israel and the prospects for peace in the Middle East. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Jim Bell publishes 'Postcards From Mars'
Cornell astronomer Jim Bell's captivating 'Postcards From Mars,' which comes out in bookstores Nov. 16, is an art book about space. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Jeffrey Hancock tries to get to the truth behind online fibbery
Getting at the truth about the language of lies and how and under what circumstances we weave our tangled webs is much of the stuff of Jeff Hancock's research. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Psychology professor studies split-second responses
Melissa Ferguson's specialty is 'automaticity' -- the study of the ways in which people process information about their social environment in a relatively non-conscious or unintentional fashion and the influence of that processing on their behavior. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Cell phones are vital for narrowing the 'digital divide'
Alumnus Irwin Jacobs, chairman of QUALCOMM Inc., gave a talk about the abilities of cell phones, from monitoring health conditions to conducting financial transactions and narrowing the digital divide, Nov. 7. (Nov. 15, 2006)

Ai Weiwei smashes China's traditions in art and architecture
Ai Weiwei has challenged China's political authority and literally destroyed its cultural traditions in his work. The iconoclastic conceptual artist and architect talked about his work on Nov. 6. (Nov. 15, 2006)

$15 million gift will support entrepreneurship at Hotel School
The gift, from Leland 'Lee' Pillsbury '69 and his wife, Mary, will support the Hotel School's Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship. It is the school's largest single gift in its history. (Nov. 14, 2006)

Freed death row inmate talks about wrongful imprisonment
Ray Krone, the 100th former death row inmate found to be innocent and freed in the United States, told the story of his decade of wrongful imprisonment to a rapt audience Nov. 9. (Nov. 14, 2006)

Julian Bond speaks on the future of civil rights
With many blacks succeeding professionally, remaining civil rights problems are more difficult to attack than in the past because Americans have tended to freeze the status quo, said NAACP chairman Julian Bond, in a Nov. 9 lecture. (Nov. 14, 2006)

Jordanian scientists in BTR project come to Cornell for training
Fifteen Jordanian scientists visited campus Nov. 2 to begin work on a project to study life forms that live in extreme conditions. Their weeklong visit was part of the Bridging the Rift project, a collaboration between Jordan, Israel and the United States. (Nov. 14, 2006)

Public forums and balancing media reports are vital, scholar says
Without public forums -- or opportunities to argue against biased media reports -- we tend to develop polarized opinions, warned First Amendment scholar Cass Sunstein, in a Nov. 8 lecture. (Nov. 14, 2006)

Sarah Thomas to accept position as Bodley's Librarian at Oxford
Cornell University Librarian Sarah Thomas will be leaving Cornell to become Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian at Oxford University in England. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Thurston Avenue Bridge reopens to northbound traffic
The city of Ithaca has reopened the Thurston Avenue Bridge to vehicular traffic in the northbound direction only, with pedestrians allowed only on the east-side sidewalk of the bridge. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Bonuses boost performance 10 times more than merit raises
Giving a 1 percent raise boosts performance by roughly 2 percent, but offering that same money instead in the form of a bonus for a job well done should improve job performance by almost 20 percent, finds a new Cornell study. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Big Red Band leads Sy Katz Parade down Fifth Avenue
In keeping with tradition, the Big Red Marching Band made its biennial post-Columbia University football faceoff pilgrimage down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue for Cornell's Sy Katz '31 Parade. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Trip to the U.N. gives students global awareness and insights
Peace-building in Africa and the Middle East, extreme poverty and the need for more conflict resolution were the concerns of 110 members of the Cornell community, who spent Nov. 3 at the United Nations. (Nov. 13, 2006)

CALS honors outstanding alumni and faculty
Six alumni and two faculty members were honored Nov. 10 by Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in recognition of their outstanding work. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Street fashion exhibit launches collection
An exhibit of street fashion -- ensembles put together from thrift and vintage stores -- is on display until May. Exhibitors are looking for more donations to help build a study center for street style. (Nov. 13, 2006)

Art project's 'Korean' wall to shed light on North Korean abuses
Two students have installed a large double boundary of red cloth that essentially splits the Arts Quad in half, mimicking the contour of the DMZ between North and South Korea. An event at Cornell Nov. 10-12 will discuss North Korea. (Nov. 10, 2006)

Rawlings, Moore named to governor-elect's transition team
Former Cornell President Hunter Rawlings and Cornell Trustee Elizabeth D. Moore '75 have been named to the transition team of New York State Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer. (Nov. 9, 2006)

Life is a high-wire act at the Hoffman Challenge Course
Thirty Industrial and Labor Relations students gathered recently at the Hoffman Challenge Course for a four-hour lesson in teambuilding, self-confidence, and having fun . . . even when you can't feel your fingers or toes. (Nov. 9, 2006)

Gifts being accepted for scholarship in David Williams' memory
David B. Williams, who served as director of Cornell's International Students Office (now the International Students and Scholars Office) for more than 30 years, died in June in Asheville, N.C. He was 84. (Nov. 8, 2006)

Curriculum evolves with an eye toward broadening perspectives
A central goal of Cornell's curriculum is to broaden students' perspectives and open them to new ideas. That means giving students an understanding of not only a particular niche of academia, but also a sense of how that area is relevant in today's increasingly global and interconnected world. (Nov. 8, 2006)

Why tuition costs so much: Three Cornell experts explain
Tuition keeps rising because Cornell offers a premium product (an education at an elite institution) in an extremely competitive market, and to stay ahead of the pack, it must keep getting the best students, faculty and facilities ... and the best rankings. And that costs a lot of money. (Nov. 8, 2006)

Cornell astronomers upbeat about Arecibo's future
Cornell astronomers remained upbeat about Arecibo's future after the Nov. 3 release of a Senior Review report to the National Science Foundation that proposed cuts to Arecibo's budget. (Nov. 7, 2006)

Students from three Indian universities visited Cornell
Twenty students from three universities in India have just competed a two-week trip to Cornell, capping off a semester with the joint Cornell-India course, Agriculture in Developing Nations. (Nov. 7, 2006)

Cornell's animal care and use passes review with flying colors
Cornell's animal care and use program, which accounts for the well-being of all the animals in departments across campus, has received full accreditation and exceeded standards across the board. (Nov. 7, 2006)

Housing expert Laquatra to receive Outstanding Engagement Award
Joseph Laquatra has been named the first recipient of the Outstanding Engagement Award from the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges Board of Human Sciences. (Nov. 7, 2006)

Cornell joins consortium for teraflop supercomputer
Cornell Theory Center has teamed with the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin which will build, operate and support a high-performance computing system to provide unprecedented computational power to the nation's scientists and engineers. (Nov. 7, 2006)

Trustees name six as J. Thomas Clark Professors
Six faculty members have been named J. Thomas Clark Professors of Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise, providing funds for new and expanded courses or research in new business creation, innovation and/or development. (Nov. 6, 2006)

Two studies on bee evolution reveal surprises
A 100-million-year-old bee fossil and a DNA study suggest that bees may have originated in the Northern rather than the Southern Hemisphere and from a different family of bees than previously thought. (Nov. 6, 2006)

Time capsule unearthed, to be re-interred
A time capsule containing Cornelliana from 1925-26 was found under the Baldwin Memorial Stairway on University Avenue. The Cornell memorabilia and some new items will be re-interred during a Veterans Day ceremony. (Nov. 6, 2006)

Cornell Library services now easily available to Blackboard users
Cornell University Library's world-class resources are now part of Blackboard, a widely used online course management tool. (Nov. 6, 2006)

For Howard Evans, the whole world is a classroom
Howard Evans has been on the faculty of the Cornell Vet College for more than 50 years and he's still teaching -- in public schools, at Cornell and around the world through Cornell Adult University. (Nov. 6, 2006)

Paul Steen harnesses surface tension for a walk on the ceiling
Playing with bubbles and mimicking a palm beetle's ability to cling with a strength 100 times its body weight, CU engineer Paul Steen has created an electrical switch made of water and a method for spin-casting metal in thin, continuous sheets. (Nov. 3, 2006)

Alumni Irwin and Joan Jacobs give $30 million gift
Irwin and Joan Jacobs, both Cornell's Class of '54, have established a $30 million scholarship and fellowship endowment for the College of Engineering. Irwin Jacobs, founder of QUALCOMM, will give the annual Hatfield lecture, Nov. 7. (Nov. 2, 2006)

Improving the CU experience for students of Asian descent
Decade of Challenge: As members of Cornell's largest community of color, students of Asian descent bring to the university extraordinary talents and strengths, but they are subject to vulnerabilities and challenges that their non-Asian peers and professors may know little about. (Nov. 2, 2006)

Engineering college sets diversity goal for 2015
Decade of Challenge: The College of Engineering is working toward diversity goals, for faculty and students, outlined in its 10-year strategic plan. (Nov. 2, 2006)

Iron man: Profile of Cornell farrier Mike Wildenstein
Mike Wildenstein is the resident farrier at the College of Veterinary Medicine -- the only veterinary college in North America with a farrier program. He also was elected to the International Horseshoeing Hall of Fame. (Nov. 2, 2006)

'Body Maps' exhibit has images of hope from people with HIV
Life-size self-portraits by South Africans living with HIV and AIDS provide a message of healing and hope in an upcoming Cornell exhibit, Nov. 13-Dec. 1 in the Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery and Dec. 2-15 in the Carol Tatkon Center. (Nov. 2, 2006)

Seven faculty participate in nanoscience workshops in China
Exploring new possibilities in research collaborations and faculty exchanges, a seven-member contingent of Cornell faculty recently finished a series of nanoscience workshops at two Chinese universities. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Johnson named VP for government and community relations
From getting to know a new governor to educating politicians about Cornell's land-grant mission, Stephen Philip Johnson, the new vice president for government and community relations, faces an array of responsibilities. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Cornell Dining triples purchases from local farmers
Think globally, act locally. Perhaps nowhere is this adage more relevant than when making the decision to buy and eat local foods, and Cornell Dining is putting its considerable spending power into supporting New York farmers. (Nov. 1, 2006)

ACT for Youth involves communities to promote teen health
An innovative Cornell project, ACT (Assets Coming Together), builds community partnerships to help youths, ages 10 to 19, with such challenges as violence, abuse, risky sex and pregnancy. (Nov. 1, 2006)

CCE student interns help nourish Brooklynites
Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City has been playing a vital role in turning a underused park into a farm in Brooklyn. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Two programs and a course link ILR and the Law School
Cornell's Law School and School of Industrial and Labor Relations are forging innovative cross-campus collaborations with strong outreach components. (Nov. 1, 2006)

The bigger the meal, the more we underestimate its calories
We consistently underestimate things as they get larger. A study by Cornell's Brian Wansink finds that people -- regardless of body size -- do that with meals in estimating calories, too. The trouble is that heavy people tend to eat a whole lot more of these big meals. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Cutting down on 'mindless eating' is focus of new book
The average person makes more than 200 food-related decisions every day, day in and day out -- yet isn't aware of 90 percent of them, says Cornell marketing professor Brian Wansink in his new book, 'Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.' (Nov. 1, 2006)

Vilma Santiago-Irizarry new director of Latino Studies Program
Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, assistant professor of anthropology, has been appointed the new director of Cornell's Latino Studies Program. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Tanzanian first lady visits Weill Cornell
Salma Kikwete, the wife of the president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, has been in New York discussing Weill Cornell Medical College's aim of helping to create the best medical facility in East Africa. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Women's health symposium: Ups and downs of weight loss
For generations we have been bombarded with the message that 'thin is in.' The efficacy of this mantra was just one of the topics discussed at the 24th Annual Women's Health Symposium, Oct. 11 at Weill Cornell Medical Center. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Cornell inventors recognized for their contributions
Nanotech devices for biology research, a new way to pasteurize milk, improvements in cellular phone systems and new strawberry varieties were among the 41 patents issued to 32 Cornell inventors during fiscal year 2005-06. (Nov. 1, 2006)

Cornell surveys East Hill communities about deer issues
Cornell is conducting a comprehensive survey of its neighbors to learn more about their interests, experiences and concerns with respect to the white-tailed deer population in and around campus. (Nov. 1, 2006)