CU scientist maps spinal cord nerves in zebrafish
Using a state-of-the-art technique to map neurons in the spinal cord of a larval zebrafish, Cornell scientists have found a surprising pattern of activity that regulates the speed of the fish's movement. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Climate neutral agreement means action plan needed
In its most high-profile move yet toward sustainability goals, Cornell has joined close to 80 other colleges and universities in pledging bold efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases associated with global warming. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Sustainability is already front-and-center issue, says provost
Cornell officials say David Skorton's Feb. 22 signing of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is only one piece of the larger picture for Cornell's sustainability goals. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Provost's role has expanded over seven decades
Biddy Martin's presentation of the first Provost's Annual Academic State of the University address March 7 will mark another milestone in the evolving role of the Cornell provost. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Students put skills to work for Kenya's seed industry
Five students recently traveled to Kenya for an intense 10-day field study. They worked with two local seed companies to lay out business and marketing strategies in Kenya's competitive seed industry. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Synchronized skating team glides its way to nationals
They have the grace of ballerinas, the rhythm of dancers, the teamwork of a soccer squad and the stamina of runners. Add to that the razzle-dazzle unity of the Rockettes and the Big Red spirit, and you have the Cornell Synchronized Skating Team. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Panel explores O.M. Ungers' role at Cornell in the 1970s-80s
The influential German architect's tenure as dean not only helped put Cornell's architecture program on the international map but also served as a catalyst for Ungers' career, said three panelists at a Feb. 22 symposium. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Events celebrate late playwright Wendy Wasserstein
The Cornell Department of Theatre, Film and Dance celebrated Wasserstein's place in the American theater with a series of events, Feb. 23-25. (Feb. 27, 2007)

Low-cost, home-built 3-D printer could launch a revolution
Some day, Assistant Professor Hod Lipson believes, every home will have a 'fabber,' a machine that replicates objects from plans supplied by a computer: Instead of buying an iPod, download the plans and the fabber will make one for you. (Feb. 26, 2007)

Thelma Schoonmaker '61 wins her third Academy Award
Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker '61 won an Academy Award Feb. 25 for 'The Departed.' It was her third Oscar win and sixth nomination for her work on the films of director Martin Scorsese. (Feb. 26, 2007)

Engineering undergrad to receive academic scholarship
David Herman '07 has been awarded the J. Keith Brimacombe Presidential Scholarship Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. (Feb. 26, 2007)

Skorton signs Presidents Climate Commitment
President David Skorton has signed the Presidents Climate Commitment, a multi-university effort toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (Feb. 23, 2007)

Medical college students focus on neglected tropical diseases
As part of Cornell's Africa Initiative, students at Weill Cornell Medical College organized a forum on neglected diseases that included some of the most important names in global health. (Feb. 23, 2007)

Schumer tours Cornell's Technology Farm in Geneva
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer toured Cornell's Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva, where he met with Cornell plant scientists to discuss new research in grape genomics and pitched a plan to improve education in math and science nationwide. (Feb. 22, 2007)

Climate changes, cod collapse have altered North Atlantic ecosystems
Climate change plays a role in ecosystem changes along the continental shelf waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, reports a Cornell oceanographer in the Feb. 23 issue of Science. (Feb. 22, 2007)

Redesigned Banfi's offers Italian dining on Cornell campus
The newly redesigned Banfi's restaurant in Cornell's Statler Hotel offers Tuscan-style dining including an antipasto bar, a wine bar, regional Tuscan-inspired specialties and Tuscan art. Taverna Banfi reopened earlier this month and is serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. (Feb. 22, 2007)

Scientists identify mechanism driving iron overload in blood disease beta-thalassemia
Led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, an international group of scientists has pinpointed a specific genetic relationship as the cause of dangerous iron overload in persons with a form of the inherited blood disease, beta-thalassemia.

Fighting for civil rights 'made us stronger,' says Dorothy Cotton
In her Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture, Feb. 20, Dorothy Cotton said that fighting for King's 'dream' made his followers stronger. (Feb. 21, 2007)

Cornell committee to review bad-weather policy
Following the closing of the campus on Feb. 14 due to heavy snow, an ad hoc committee is being formed at the request of President David Skorton to review the university's inclement weather policy. (Feb. 21, 2007)

Campus closings did not close animal hospital
Feb.14 was an ordinary day at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals: Ten emergency visits, 62 patients, a thoroughbred horse giving birth. All this went on while a snowstorm closed the rest of the university at 12:30 p.m. (Feb. 21, 2007)

Kimberly Fezza named coordinator of new Off Campus Housing Office
The office, which opened Jan. 15, provides education and resource services to help promote safety and a high quality of life for students living off campus. (Feb. 21, 2007)

Johnson School seeks business ideas in annual competition
The seventh annual BR Ventures Business Idea Competition is accepting entries from students, faculty, staff and alumni through March 4. The winning idea will receive $10,000. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Corals that can fight global warming may one day help fragile reefs
Global warming is threatening corals, reported Cornell's Drew Harvell at the AAAS meeting Feb. 18. But some corals can fight diseases as temperatures rise and may provide clues in how to protect other fragile coral reefs, she said. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Fish extinctions alter critical nutrients in water, study shows
A Cornell study using computer simulations has teased out how extinctions of freshwater fish can affect the availability of certain nutrients that other species rely on. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Symposium to honor late playwright Wendy Wasserstein
Playwright Christopher Durang will be among the participants in the symposium 'Wendy Wasserstein: An Uncommon Woman,' Feb. 23-25 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Hair, stone, ink and poetry: Chinese artist Wenda Gu
Chinese artist Wenda Gu, the creator of two major installations now on display at Cornell, will participate in a lecture and symposium on his work at the Johnson Museum in early March. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Students develop activities on global warming for science museums
An interactive family forum on global warming and a series of hands-on science activities for children and families were featured at Ithaca's Sciencenter Feb. 17. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Any person ... any question: Ask Dear Uncle Ezra for advice
For two decades, Dear Uncle Ezra, the world's first online advice column, has aided the perplexed, the shy and the confused. (Feb. 20, 2007)

J. Robert Lennon mentors student writers in the art of fiction
Novelist, blogger and electronica musician, J. Robert Lennon is an assistant professor in the Creative Writing Program who 'understands the student mentality.' (Feb. 20, 2007)

Amy Villarejo delivers Society for the Humanities lecture
Associate Professor Amy Villarejo spoke on 'TV Time, or Thughts on TV' at the Society for the Humanities annual invitational lecture Feb. 15. (Feb. 20, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Cornell's early political years
Ezra Cornell became increasingly politically active as well as interested in agriculture in the 1830s and 1840s. (Feb. 20, 2007)

Students discover that computer games are serious fun
Teaching game design is motivating students to learn fundamental engineering skills and even preparing some of them for careers in the multibillion-dollar digital gaming industry. (Feb. 19, 2007)

Katrina flooding caused by history, politics and engineering
The real causes of the Hurricane Katrina flooding in New Orleans are historical and political, according to Cornell expert Thomas O'Rourke, who calls for better disaster planning everywhere. (Feb. 19, 2007)

Veterinarians help rare Sumatran rhino relocate to Indonesia
Cornell veterinarians have been helping manage the health-care challenges of this historic animal relocation, including vaccinating the captive-born rhino against Sumatran diseases for which he has no immunity. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Thurston Bridge to close completely beginning on or near March 1
In anticipation of the Thurston Bridge closing, TCAT is adjusting its routes starting Sunday, Feb. 18. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Analysis shows differences in alarm calls of individual crows
Most of us would know our mother's voice on the phone from the first syllable uttered. A recent Cornell study suggests that crows also can recognize the voices of their relatives. (Feb. 16, 2007)

Tipping makes restaurants seem less expensive, study finds
Consumers perceive restaurants with higher menu prices but no tipping to be more expensive than restaurants with lower menu prices and tipping, finds a new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Feb. 16, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Trying to make a decent living
Life was tough in the 1830s, and Ezra Cornell, after being laid off, tried several ventures to make a living. (Feb. 16, 2007)

With alum's support, Honduras water plant is up and running
On Jan. 13, Kenneth Brown '74 and his family attended the dedication of a new water plant in Ojojona, Honduras, built with his gift of nearly $30,000. The plant was designed by Cornell engineering students. (Feb. 15, 2007)

Gotto testifies in Albany on behalf of state's medical colleges
Weill Cornell Medical College Dean Antonio Gotto testified in Albany Feb. 13 to stem proposed cuts in N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer's 2007-08 health and Medicaid budget. (Feb. 15, 2007)

Frank Schroeder chases the structures of life's small molecules
Research associate Frank Schroeder has made many important discoveries in the field of chemical ecology that could lead to new drugs that fight infection, treat hypertension or help understand disease-relevant biological pathways. (Feb. 15, 2007)

Law school alumni honored for exemplary public service
Cornell Law School alumni were honored for exemplary public service at a Feb. 8 reception in New York City. (Feb. 15, 2007)

President Skorton discusses Cornell's international role
The internationalization of Cornell was the topic of a Feb. 6 Cornell Chronicle editorial board meeting with President David J. Skorton who during the winter break spent nine days traveling in India with a Cornell delegation. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Snow and more snow brings a Valentine's Day campus closing
With snow piling up and as much as 30 inches predicted, Cornell officials closed campus at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14. It is expected to remain closed until 5 a.m., Feb. 15. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Cancer treatment targets tumor blood supply in patients
An antibody called J591 specifically targets an antigen found in high amounts on both prostate tumors and on blood vessels of all solid tumors, according to a study by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Cornell group travels to India to study desert water collecting
A team of graduate students helped excavate gardens that thrived 400 years ago in Rajasthan, India, hoping to glean clues for developing sustainable gardens in desert areas worldwide. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Evolution given a closer look at second Darwin Day celebration
Dodos, eugenics, fossils, the human brain and even literary criticism were topics of discussion during Ithaca's second annual Darwin Day celebration, Feb. 8-12. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Vet College gets grant to develop fish virus diagnostic technique
Cornell researchers are fine-tuning a new technique they developed to rapidly detect a deadly fish virus that has increasingly appeared in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Code of Conduct comment deadline approaches
Feb. 15 is the deadline for comments from the Cornell community on a proposal to revise the Campus Code of Conduct. The next CJC meeting is Feb. 19. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Cornell professors advise minority faculty at Spelman workshop
Two Cornell professors participated in a workshop on professional issues important to faculty at historically black colleges and universities at Spelman College. (Feb. 14, 2007)

Skorton forms committee to consider climate-neutral policies
President David Skorton is 'inclined' to sign a commitment obligating Cornell to institute a plan to make the campus 'climate neutral,' and he has formed an advisory committee to report by Feb. 23. (Feb. 13, 2007)

University Diversity Council hosts its first open forum
At the diversity forum Feb. 8, participants reviewed the university's new Web site aimed at promoting inclusiveness. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Dorothy Cotton to give annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture
Dorothy Cotton, former Southern Christian Leadership Conference education director, will speak on 'Lessons From the Past, Visions for the Future,' Feb. 20. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Franklin Robinson reappointed museum director
Franklin Robinson has been reappointed to his fourth five-year term as director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, effective July 1. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Scientists push for binding resolution against nuclear weapons
Physicists including Cornell's Edwin Salpeter and Kurt Gottfried sent a letter to Congress last week urging measures to restrict the use of nuclear weapons by the United States. (Feb. 13, 2007)

ORIE changes name from industrial to information engineering
The School of Operations Research and Information Engineering is engaged in a publicity campaign to raise awareness of its new name. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Kroch Library unveils Human Rights Campaign collection online
The records of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay-rights organization, were unveiled at a Feb. 8 reception at Kroch Library. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Feminist Visualities speakers discuss the future of feminist art
The Feminist Visualities conference concluded Feb. 3 with a discussion on the future of art practice and education as it relates to issues of gender and identity. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Cornell Dining hires two student sustainability interns
As part of its commitment to operating as a sustainable enterprise, Cornell Dining has hired Brad Lipovsky and Steve Zelno as student sustainability coordinators. (Feb. 13, 2007)

Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
Professors Harold Craighead and Eva Tardos are among 64 new members and nine foreign associates elected to the NAE, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineering faculty members. (Feb. 12, 2007)

CU offers innovative Global Health Program with Weill Cornell
The collaborative program will be the home to academic, research, internship and outreach collaborations related to global health issues. (Feb. 9, 2007)

$3.3 billion: Cornell's contribution to N.Y. economy
Cornell powered an estimated $3.3 billion in economic activity and generated over 36,000 jobs in New York state in 2005, according to a university economic impact report released Feb. 8. (Feb. 8, 2007)

New 'green' lounge opens in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Lounge 159 -- designed by students for students -- reflects the College of Human Ecology's commitment to research, innovation, sustainability and community. (Feb. 8, 2007)

Wildlife conservation project will send CU researchers to Zambia
Cornell is partnering on a wildlife conservation project in Zambia that saves animals' lives by addressing a powerful threat: Poverty and hunger that force families to poach or clear-cut forests to create temporary farm fields. (Feb. 7, 2007)

CU's investment policy earns it a B-minus on sustainability
The annual College Sustainability Report Card lists Cornell as one of about two dozen 'Campus Sustainability Leaders,' but faults the university for not making its investment decisions public. (Feb. 7, 2007)

www.cornell.edu: Much more than just a home page
CyberMaps, a new feature devoted to the hidden treasures of Cornell's Web space, begins with a tour of what's behind the university's front page. (Feb. 7, 2007)

Forum speakers question whether Campus Code process should change
Concerns and criticisms about proposed changes to the Campus Code of Conduct and Cornell's judicial system were voiced at a Feb. 5 public forum. (Feb. 7, 2007)

The Ezra Files: A young man finds work, a wife and a Nook
Ezra Cornell came to Ithaca in 1828 and found work as a carpenter and mechanic. In 1831 he made a 'matrimonial connection' with Mary Ann Wood. (Feb. 7, 2007)

Students produce designs for Ithaca's proposed urban village
City and regional planning students in a course led by Professor Roger Trancik have given the city of Ithaca a glimpse of the possibilities for the 60-acre redevelopment site in the city's southwest sector. (Feb. 6, 2007)

'Darwin@Cornell' book collects contributions to evolution debate
A new book, co-edited by Warren Allmon and Linda Grace-Kobas, collects the results of the first Darwin Day at Cornell, held in February 2006. Darwin Day 2007 will be observed Feb. 8-12. (Feb. 6, 2007)

'The Pickup' is reading project selection for 2007
Cornell's incoming undergraduate class in fall 2007 will explore themes of identity, personal responsibility, human freedom and cultural and class differences in Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer's 2001 novel 'The Pickup.' (Feb. 6, 2007)

Design of powerful new X-ray source is under way
Preliminary plans for the Energy Recovery Linac, a powerful new X-ray source, have been supported by $12 million in state funding, awarded last year. (Feb. 6, 2007)

Cornell Dining hosts Local Food Growers Dinner
The Jan. 25 dinner showcased a tasty menu of local ingredients while getting Cornell chefs and local growers together to increase the amount of food Cornell Dining purchases locally. (Feb. 6, 2007)

Buffalo child care really does mean business, ILR study shows
Child care is a vital part of recent efforts to restore the 'Queen City' of the Empire State back to its former regal status, according to a Cornell study, 'Buffalo Child Care Means Business.' (Feb. 6, 2007)

Why Braille on drive-up ATMs? Robert Frank says it's all economics
Professor Robert Frank's latest book, "The Economic Naturalist," is a collection of intriguing questions inspired by his students and illustrated by numerous original drawings by New Yorker cartoonist Mick Stevens. (Feb. 6, 2007)

Sociologist exposes biases that affect women in business, academia
Associate Professor Shelley Correll talks about her research, which focuses on gender inequality and social psychology. (Feb. 6, 2007)

Robert B. Kerr named director of Arecibo Observatory
Robert B. Kerr, an astronomer and atmospheric scientist, has been named director of Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. He will assume his new post Feb. 26. (Feb. 6, 2007)

Kids show off nanotechnology models -- one Lego at a time
Teams of 6- to 9-year-olds competed against each other with buckets of Lego pieces and the challenge of building a science-related model at the macro, micro and nano scales at Duffield Hall Jan. 27. (Feb. 5, 2007)

'Watching atoms move' is goal of powerful new X-ray sources
Applied and engineering physics professor Joel D. Brock describes powerful new X-ray technology, recently tested at Stanford University, in a perspective piece for Science magazine. (Feb. 5, 2007)

Proposed state budget gets high marks from CU administrators
New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $120.6 billion executive budget proposal would largely maintain the status quo in higher education funding. (Feb. 5, 2007)

Hockey alum Joe Nieuwendyk honored at Lynah
A member of the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame, Joe Nieuwendyk will have his number 25 retired early next season. (Feb. 5, 2007)

In-sourcing our food: Why it is worth the effort
Virginia farmer Joel Salatin talked about how his farm achieves sustainability at a Jan. 25 lecture on campus. (Feb. 5, 2007)

Student Moataz Gadalla receives Minority Travel Award
The international Biophysical Society has awarded undergraduate Moataz Gadalla '07 a Minority Travel Award to attend the society's 51st annual meeting in Baltimore. (Feb. 5, 2007)

Robert Parris Moses speaks about education, civil rights
The lecture by Robert Parris Moses turned into a giant group discussion Jan. 29 as the activist and educator encouraged audience members to contribute their views on a range of topics. (Feb. 2, 2007)

Physics graduate student creates graphene resonator
Scott Bunch found that a single sheet of graphene, a form of carbon that is just one atom thick, can be isolated and used as an electromechanical resonator. The material could be useful for weighing atoms and molecules. (Feb. 2, 2007)

Cornell alum runs Shakespeare program in Harlem
Giovanni Pucci '93 founded 'Theatre in the Zone,' a Shakespeare performance group for underprivileged Harlem youth, which performed for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on Jan. 28. (Feb. 1, 2007)

Meander through 'Maps to Get Lost By' exhibit in Olin Library
Visiting artist Diana Cooper challenged her Drawing III class last semester to turn the expectation of guidance on its head and produce 'Maps to Get Lost By.' (Feb. 1, 2007)

The library is more than books -- there are hidden treasures
Cornell Library has a wealth of books, online resources and scholarly materials, but also offers hidden treasures ranging from Sinatra records to poisonous plants. (Feb. 1, 2007)

Dyson Scholars endowment to boost Undergraduate Business Program
A new scholarship program funded with a $5 million gift from the Dyson Foundation will soon benefit top students in the Undergraduate Business Program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (Feb. 1, 2007)

Ten notable writers invited for Spring Reading Series
A diverse roster of 10 notable poets and fiction writers will come to campus for the Creative Writing Program's Spring 2007 Reading Series, beginning Feb. 8. (Feb. 1, 2007)

New diversity Web site is launched at Cornell
To help the Cornell community think critically about human diversity and to appreciate it, the university has launched a new Web gateway on diversity and inclusion. (Feb. 1, 2007)

The Ezra Files -- Cornell's adolescence, 1819-26
Following the Panic of 1819, Elijah Cornell moved his family to the De Ruyter Quaker community, where Ezra learned carpentry skills. (Feb. 1, 2007)