October marks 10th anniversary of McGraw Tower pumpkin prank
The Cornell pumpkin prank of 1997 remains one of the university's most celebrated news events, capturing the fancy of major media and providing months of fun and even some learning experiences across campus. (Oct. 31, 2007)

New technique makes atomic-level microscopy 100 times faster
Using an existing technique in a novel way, Cornell physicist Keith Schwab and colleagues have made scanning tunneling microscopy at least 100 times faster. The technique could also give STMs significant new capabilities. (Oct. 31, 2007)

Researchers' discovery may lead to hypertension treatment
Researchers at Cornell and the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research have identified a hormone from human urine that opens the door to developing novel medications to control sodium levels and treat hypertension. (Oct. 31, 2007)

David Patel on 'Islam and Insurgency in Iraq'
In an Oct. 25 talk, David Patel, Cornell assistant professor of government, said the real reasons behind Iraqi violence aren't sectarian and religious, but economic and anti-occupation. (Oct. 31, 2007)

Two grad students honored in book collecting contest
Two Cornellians have won honors in a national book collecting contest, the second year in a row that students from Cornell have been among the competition's finalists. (Oct. 31, 2007)

Orientation publications receive national recognition
Cornell's rock-and-roll-inspired 2007 New Student Orientation materials, which emulate Rolling Stone magazine, received two awards from the National Orientation Directors Association. (Oct. 31, 2007)

Grape stomping to dye for
About 20 hardy souls stomped grapes on the Ag Quad, Oct. 25, to benefit the Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Club. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Undergraduate Business Program to offer advanced accounting
An $800,000 gift from the accounting firm Ernst and Young allows CALS to start offering advanced accounting courses this fall, and with them, a new concentration in accounting. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Astronomer to discuss science and religion, Nov. 14
Harvard University astronomer Owen Gingerich will deliver the inaugural Robert and Mabel Beggs Lecture on Science, Spirituality and Society, Nov. 14 in Statler Auditorium. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Ithaca, Greek sister city officials share ideas
Civic, business and education leaders from the Greek island of Cephalonia met with the Cornell Institute for European Studies delegation during the group's official tour of Ithaca's sister city, Elios Proni. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Free publications and videos give parents research-based advice
In upstate New York, Cornell human development experts conduct research ranging from risk taking to how noise affects learning. (Oct. 30, 2007)

New projects include apple, biofuel and invasive species research
The USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service will fund 94 new programs this year, including projects that teach youths to cook to promote healthy eating. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Researchers explore power of plants to clean up soils
Researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are exploring the potential of plants to clean up polluted soils. (Oct. 30, 2007)

Stephen Colbert gives CU a double dose of 'truthiness'
Comedian Stephen Colbert kept the Barton Hall crowd of 5,000 roaring through two sold-out shows, Oct. 26, poking fun at college and politics, both in and out of character. (Oct. 29, 2007)

Record number of students go 'Into the Streets'
About 1,300 students gave up their Saturday, Oct. 27, to work in the community, volunteering at 60 different locations in Ithaca and surrounding communities, painting, cleaning, raking, mulching and more. (Oct. 29, 2007)

Author Conor O'Clery on Cornell benefactor Chuck Feeney
Journalist and author Conor O'Clery came to Cornell Oct. 24 to talk about Chuck Feeney, the 1956 Hotel School graduate turned businessman, philanthropist and Cornell's biggest benefactor. (Oct. 29, 2007)

Nominations for 2008 A.D. White Professors-at-Large due Dec. 1
Members of the Cornell faculty are invited to nominate candidates to serve as A.D. White Professors-at-Large. The deadline for preproposal nominations is Dec. 1 and for full proposals, March 1, 2008. (Oct. 29, 2007)

Europe is stricter about approving GM foods than U.S., says expert
The European Union has much stricter controls on the release of GM foods than does the U.S., and EU-member states have almost always voted against GM crops, Harry Kuiper said in an Oct. 16 interview. (Oct. 26, 2007)

EzraNet's work gets more ideas to move per second
Launched in 2003, EzraNet is a long-term initiative to upgrade Cornell's data network to better support such high-bandwidth technologies as video conferencing, virtual reality and data modeling. (Oct. 26, 2007)

The Ezra Files: The law comes to Cornell
First proposed in 1866 by Andrew D. White, the university's first president, the Cornell Law School finally opened in 1885. (Oct. 26, 2007)

Meinig family 'do-si-dos' with scholars at square-dance event
Cornell's Livestock Pavilion was transformed into an authentic hoedown, Oct. 17, as the Meinig family hosted a square dance and barbecue dinner for the Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars. (Oct. 26, 2007)

An eye for organic: Dilmun Hill farm photos
Ben Scott-Killian '09, summer co-manager of Cornell's student-run organic farm, uses photography to help sustain a sustainable mindset. (Oct. 26, 2007)

Ten CU professors awarded Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships
Ten professors received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, to extend their capacity to work with students. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Skorton attends university groundbreaking in Saudi Arabia
Cornell President David Skorton visited Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, for the Oct. 21 groundbreaking ceremonies for the nation's first independent, international graduate-level research university. (Oct. 25, 2007)

CAPS program prepares Cornell grads to understand China
CAPS program prepares Cornell grads to understand China through intensive study of Chinese and semesters in Beijing and Washington. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Researchers identify key protein in leptospirosis bacterium
Weill Cornell researchers have targeted a protein they believe is responsible for leptospirosis, a bacterial disease which infects a half-million people and leads to the death of up to 100,000 annually. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Napping doesn't impair nighttime sleep, research finds
Napping has little effect on nighttime sleep onset, say researchers, and a nap today may be beneficial for mental processing tomorrow. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Sarnat Award recognizes Beatrix and David Hamburg
Drs. Beatrix and David Hamburg are the recipients of the 2007 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Award in Mental Health from the Institute of Medicine. (Oct. 25, 2007)

Popular Science names Gun Sirer one of its 'Brilliant Ten'
Emin Gun Sirer, Cornell associate professor of computer science, chosen from hundreds of nominations for doing 'the most creative and important research in the country.' (Oct. 25, 2007)

How old trees and ancient wood are helping rewrite history
Cornell archaeologists are rewriting history with the help of tree rings from 900-year-old trees, wood found on ancient buildings and radiocarbon dating of isotopes in that wood. (Oct. 24, 2007)

First-Year Family Weekend features slate of activities
From Oct. 26-28, families of the Class of 2011 will visit their students' residence halls and meet their classmates, sit in on open classes, and attend lectures and cultural events on and off campus. (Oct. 24, 2007)

A fly-fishing stop for retired Supreme Court justice
On her way to Ithaca, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stopped in the Catskills Oct. 20 to fish and visit the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum in Livingston Manor. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Three days with retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks candidly about her experiences in and out of the courtroom as the Law School's 2007 Jurist in Residence. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Sandra Day O'Connor remarks on 2000 presidential election
Sandra Day O'Connor does not regret Supreme Court's handling of 2000 presidential election, retired justice says in Oct. 23 lecture. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Grant supports teaching of Tamil and Sinhala
For the first time, Cornell students can study Introductory Tamil via interactive video-conferencing with instructors at Syracuse University. (Oct. 24, 2007)

New technology brings foreign-language practice to the desktop
Web Audio Lab allows Cornell students to listen and respond to foreign-language exercises outside the classroom. (Oct. 24, 2007)

U.S. should emphasize foreign-language education, EU senator says
In the United States, insistence on English as the national tongue diminishes emphasis on learning languages other than English, asserted scholar Ludo Beheydt, speaking on campus Oct. 12. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Becker's Cafe Scientifique brings faculty and students together
On Cornell's West Campus, students hang out with faculty members who serve as house fellows, and a new Cafe Scientifique series brings faculty and students together for intellectual discussion. (Oct. 24, 2007)

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks on 'Women in Leadership Roles'
Cornell Law School students listened to a dialogue on women leaders Oct. 22 from two experts on the subject: Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and Cornell Provost Biddy Martin. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Salman Rushdie reminisces about bombs, bands and birds
British novelist Salman Rushdie visited campus Oct. 18 to read from his work and reflect on his life. (Oct. 23, 2007)

'Ideal' worker model shuts women out of academia, says speaker
Joan C. Williams, this year's ADVANCEments in Science Distinguished Lecturer, described how an archaic 'ideal worker' model discriminates against women in academia, Oct. 17. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Civil rights leader Robert Parris Moses to lecture, Oct. 29-31
Robert Parris Moses, a celebrated civil rights leader, will deliver three lectures at Cornell on the theme 'Quality Public School Education as a Constitutional Right,' Oct. 20-31. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Cornell awarded 'LGBT-Friendly' status by national organization
Cornell's ongoing efforts to create an inclusive environment for all students, staff and faculty were recognized by Campus Pride, which named the university to its LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Former student sentenced to six months in jail
Alexander Atkind, the former Cornell student who pleaded guilty in September to felony animal abuse, was sentenced to six months in county jail and five years probation in Tompkins County Court. (Oct. 23, 2007)

Alumna Judith Pipher inducted into Women's Hall of Fame
Astronomer Judith Pipher, who earned her Ph.D. from Cornell in 1971, was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., earlier this year. (Oct. 23, 2007)

CU researchers discover natural herbicide released by grass
Certain varieties of common fescue lawn grass come equipped with their own natural broad-spectrum herbicide that inhibits the growth of weeds and other plants around them. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Johnson School professor uses virtual reality in class
Graduate students in Professor Rob Bloomfield's Business and Oversight in Second Life seminar use avatars, or virtual personas, to study business and policy issues in the virtual-reality world of Second Life. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Solar Decathlon a valuable experience, despite disappointing finish
Although Cornell's Solar Decathlon team did not fare as well this year as in 2005, the biennial competition held on the National Mall last week proved to be an invaluable experience for team members, students said. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Land-grant experts: How Cornell's state mission has gone global
How Cornell's historic land-grant mission is still viable today in helping an increasingly globalized community was discussed by Vice Provost Ronald Seeber and Professor Max Pfeffer, at an Oct. 19 trustees meeting. (Oct. 22, 2007)

How study abroad broadened students' perspectives
Any person, any study ... any country. That was the theme of a presentation to the Cornell Board of Trustees, Oct. 19, in Statler Hall. A panel of five students spoke of their experiences in other countries. (Oct. 22, 2007)

CU team helps Bulgarian university develop master's program
A team of Cornell professors have helped Rousse University, Bulgaria, develop a master's degree program and off-campus certificate program in regional development. (Oct. 22, 2007)

CU to break ground for new grape laboratory in western New York
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland, N.Y., will take place Oct. 29 at the site of the new lab in Chautauqua County at 1 p.m. (Oct. 22, 2007)

CEO gives recipe for revitalizing Kraft
Irene Rosenfeld, CEO and chairman of Kraft Foods Inc., gave a summary of her strategy for turning around the fortune of the international corporation as the 2007 Lewis H. Durland Memorial lecturer, Oct. 18. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Content owners: Get off higher ed's back, let the democracy work
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell's director of information technology policy, says that higher education institutions should not be responsible for filtering their data networks to prevent copyright violations. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Cornell to add seats for both Oct. 26 Stephen Colbert shows
On Oct. 23 the Cornell University Program Board will release 300 more tickets for the two Stephen Colbert shows on campus, Oct. 26. Phone and Web sales will not be accepted. (Oct. 22, 2007)

New York City youth learn about harbor litter at fishing clinic
Samples of the litter were collected from a New York City beach in the Rockaways for an aquatic ecology outreach demonstration by Cornell Cooperative Extension educators. (Oct. 22, 2007)

Skorton praises Cornell's record-breaking fundraising year
In his State of the University address Oct. 19, President David Skorton said fiscal year 2007 was Cornell's most successful fundraising year in its history, with $754.8 million in new gifts and commitments. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Cornell unveils new mass casualty unit
Cornell's new mass casualty incident unit, equipped to provide medical care for up to 100 people in the event of a disaster, was unveiled publicly Oct. 18. It is the largest of its kind in Tompkins County. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Record humanities gifts put campus campaign over $1 billion
Cornell has received 14 major new gifts totaling $71.5 million that include the largest donations in the university's history to the arts and humanities. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Gifts for social sciences will help get and keep 'the best people'
Two distinguished Cornell departments, two major gifts -- one big boost for the social sciences at Cornell. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Publisher Kenneth Kahn '69 endows deanship for ILR School
Kenneth F. Kahn's $5 million gift to endow the deanship of the Cornell ILR (industrial and labor relations) School is the largest from a donor in the school's history. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Drukiers' $5 million gift endows AAP deanship
A commitment to establish a $5 million endowment for the deanship of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been made by Cornell trustee Ira Drukier '66, M.Eng. '67, and his wife, Gale. (Oct. 19, 2007)

How three gifts have 'transformed' the Johnson Museum
Three gifts will help to 'transform the ability of the museum to fulfill our mission of education and research,' says Frank Robinson, director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Two gifts will advance energy and sustainability research
Two of the major gifts to Cornell announced this week will help support sustainability and energy research on campus through the new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Alumna's final wish is granted: 'Give my love to Cornell'
Class of '37 alumna Beatrice Moore Stump bequeaths $6.5 million to the College of Arts and Sciences for undergraduate scholarship aid and unrestricted endowment. (Oct. 19, 2007)

Skorton to 'champion aspirations of faculty' in East Asia tour
President David Skorton is keen to 'champion the aspirations of Cornell faculty and strengthen relationships with alumni' in his upcoming trip to East Asia -- his first tour of the region as Cornell's president. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Cornell wins U.S. Department of Labor award for EEO programs
Cornell is one of five organizations to win a U.S. Department of Labor prestigious 2007 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts, or EVE, Award. The agency noted the university's historical commitment to diversity. (Oct. 18, 2007)

How women benefit from Cornell's skilled trades apprenticeships
Kathy Luz Herrera was one of the first women to enter the apprenticeship program in 1988 and says it has been 'a great avenue for women and minorities to enter the skilled trades.' (Oct. 18, 2007)

W. Stanley Taft to serve as AAP interim dean
W. Stanley Taft, associate professor of art and associate dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will serve as interim dean of the college starting in January 2008. (Oct. 18, 2007)

East Avenue to close Oct. 22-26; bus routes, shuttle affected
East Avenue will be closed, Oct. 22-26, to allow for steam line work. Pedestrian traffic will be permitted across the avenue and on the east and west sidewalks. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Martin Bernal revisits 'Black Athena' controversy in lecture
Martin Bernal, author of 'Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classic Civilization,' continues to take his lead from late 18th-century Western scholars who looked to Egypt -- not Greece -- as the root of ancient culture. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Something to sing about: CU students raise $2,400 for United Way
The Cornell student-led fundraiser 'A Cappella United' hit all the right notes Oct. 12, raising about $2,400 in proceeds for the Cornell United Way. (Oct. 18, 2007)

'No one is normal,' but seeking help really helps, says expert
Ross Szabo of the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign encouraged students to talk openly about their emotions and to focus more on their mental wellness in a talk at Cornell, Oct. 17. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Future of Minority Studies program wins renewed support
The Future of Minority Studies Summer Institute has received a three-year, $630,000 renewal grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Smithsonian names Jon Kleinberg a top 'young innovator'
Jon Kleinberg, Cornell professor of computer science, is one of 'America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences' featured in the fall 2007 issue of Smithsonian magazine. (Oct. 18, 2007)

CU debating team climbs to 13th in national rankings
The Cornell policy debate team, part of the Cornell Forensics Society, is now ranked 13th in the nation -- up from 22nd place just a couple of years ago. (Oct. 18, 2007)

New workbook teaches grape growers how to go greener
'New York Guide to Sustainable Viticulture Practices,' published by Cornell Cooperative Extension, is available in both print and online versions. (Oct. 18, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Legacy provides theme for trustee meetings
With the Cornell Board of Trustees and University Council on campus Oct. 18-20 for their annual meeting, a variety of events for their members illustrate the persistence of Ezra Cornell's guiding vision. (Oct. 18, 2007)

Briefs: Online conference, charity haunted house, photo prize
Papers are being accepted for the CISSE 2007 conference; Pi Kappa Phi is hosting a charity haunted house; and submissions are being accepted for the first Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize. (Oct. 18, 2007)

End of Ramadan marked with banquet
To celebrate the end of Ramadan, more than 250 students, faculty and family members of different faiths came together at the annual Eid Banquet in Statler Hall, Oct. 14, to pray and eat together. (Oct. 17, 2007)

Thinking outside the block: Alumni launch toy to promote thinking
Derek Cabrera, Ph.D. '07, a visiting fellow at Cornell, focused his doctoral dissertation on a toy he invented called ThinkBlocks to teach abstract thinking skills in children and adults. (Oct. 17, 2007)

Smith, Riis win state Veterinary Medical Society awards
Two veterinarians in Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, Donald F. Smith and Ronald Riis, were honored by the New York State Veterinary Medical Society Sept. 29 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Oct. 16, 2007)

CU students use ultrasonic sound waves to 'sew' clothes
A recent Cornell class was the first to apply an ultrasonic technology used to make body bags for high couture. The hitch? No stitch -- no thread or glue were allowed to be used. (Oct. 16, 2007)

CU helps Zambian farmers reap profits so they won't poach
In an effort to improve lives and save African wildlife, Cornell researchers are helping farmers in Zambia develop such products as peanut butter and tofu under the It's Wild! brand name. (Oct. 16, 2007)

Chronic poverty may lead to long-term compromised health
Cornell researchers have identified several key mechanisms in 13-year-olds that explain why impoverished children have more diseases and die younger in adulthood than more affluent children. (Oct. 16, 2007)

Cornell offers Socially Responsible Apparel Business program
Poor working conditions and disregard for the environment are endemic to apparel factories, so Cornell has helped launch 10 one-credit online courses on social responsibility in the industry. (Oct. 15, 2007)

Cornell alumnus tackles educational inequality as teacher
Will Keim '04 is a fourth-year teacher at Oakland Technical High School and a Teach for America alumnus who went into teaching to make a difference in students' lives and education. (Oct. 15, 2007)

Marshmallows, candy, soda boost revenues for N.Y. maple producers
New York maple producers are learning how to process their syrup into candies and other products, thanks to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' maple confections initiative. (Oct. 15, 2007)

Frank Rich critiques the press
New York Times columnist Frank Rich will deliver the Kops Freedom of the Press lecture Oct. 15. (Oct. 15, 2007)

Ithaca-Weill collaborations spur videoconferencing upgrades
The growth of intercampus collaborative research and teaching between the Ithaca and New York City campuses has spurred upgrades to videoconferencing technology. (Oct. 12, 2007)

Skorton issues statement on recent acts of intolerance
President David Skorton this week issued a statement regarding several incidents of intolerance -- from racial to sexual -- that have been reported both locally and across the nation. (Oct. 11, 2007)

CU team erects solar house under pressure as competition looms
Two years of design work, fundraising and construction have come down to the wire for Cornell's Solar Decathlon team, as students scramble to finish outfitting their house on the National Mall. (Oct. 11, 2007)

Shakespeare, please, with double mozzarella
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Professor Molly Hite writes about why Shakespeare classes are flourishing at Cornell and at peer institutions. (Oct. 11, 2007)

Cornell Library adds home economics history collection
Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections has completed cataloging the archives of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, one of the first national organizations to represent professional women. (Oct. 11, 2007)

The Ezra Files: A house fit for a president
Cornell's first president, Andrew Dickson White, builds an esthetically pleasing presidential mansion. (Oct. 11, 2007)

VP Golding hails new era of town-gown cooperation
Cornell plans to invest $20 million over the next decade in the Ithaca and Tompkins County communities, said Executive Vice President Stephen Golding, speaking at Ithaca Rotary Club, Oct. 10. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Jesus viewed as 'radical political critic' by scholar Marcus Borg
Author and scholar Marcus Borg talks about his view of Jesus in an interview with the Chronicle. Borg will deliver the Sage Chapel Homecoming service, Oct. 14, on 'The Surprising and Subversive Jesus.' (Oct. 10, 2007)

Catch sold-out Salman Rushdie reading on closed-circuit TV
A live broadcast of the upcoming reading by author Salman Rushdie will be available on a first-come, first-served basis Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in 233 Plant Science Building. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Author David Leavitt to speak on fiction and math, Oct. 19
It's not every day that mathematicians and fiction writers invite each other to their respective department colloquia. But math, says author David Leavitt, is at its heart an art form. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Architect O.M. Ungers dies at age 81
Oswald Mathias (O.M.) Ungers, an inspirational educator and influential architect who brought international recognition to Cornell's Department of Architecture as its chair from 1969-75, died Sept. 30 in Germany. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Alumni of color gather for Mosaic@Atlanta
Mosaic@Atlanta, a conference of Asian-American, African-American, Hispanic and Native American Cornell alumni, faculty, students and staff, was held Sept. 28 in Atlanta. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Bridging Worlds right here in Ithaca
'Bridging Worlds' -- the theme of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama's three public talks in Ithaca -- is more than a concept for Cornell organizers and volunteers involved with these events. (Oct. 10, 2007)

Dalai Lama brings message of peace and compassion to campus
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism told an audience of about 5,000 people in Barton Hall Oct. 9 that world peace begins with individuals finding their own inner peace. (Oct. 9, 2007)

Dalai Lama blesses mandala exhibition at Johnson Museum
The Dalai Lama stops at Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on Oct. 9 to bless two mandalas created by Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Namgyal Monastery. (Oct. 9, 2007)

Self-filling soup bowls garner CU's Wansink an 'Ig Nobel'
Brian Wansink, professor of marketing and of applied economics at Cornell, won a 2007 Ig Nobel Award for research that showed people ate 73 percent more from bottomless bowls of soup. (Oct. 9, 2007)

Six alumni receive Rhodes awards
Alumni Michael W.N. Chiu, Glenn T. Dallas, Robert B. Goldfarb, Barbara Hirsch Kaplan, Grace E. Richardson and W. Barlow Ware have received Rhodes awards. (Oct. 9, 2007)

New book helps landowners with ponds
"The Pond Guidebook," a new Cornell Cooperative Extension booklet, is full of advice for pond owners in the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. (Oct. 9, 2007)

Cornell-Ithaca group travels to Ithaca -- the island
The Cornell-Ithaca delegation visiting Greece as part of the European Union Commission's 'Getting to Know Europe' project took a day trip to Ithaca. (Oct. 8, 2007)

Researchers create system to build transplant tissue
Cornell engineers say they developed a microvascular system that can nourish growing tissues, a step that may one day allow laboratories to grow synthetically engineered tissues for transplants. (Oct. 5, 2007)

Lake Source Cooling monitoring may become part of larger network
Cornell's monitoring of Cayuga Lake water quality could become part of a much more extensive system, if the several organizations currently monitoring the lake and surrounding watershed can work together. (Oct. 5, 2007)

Grab fresh maggots at the fourth annual Insectapalooza
This all-things-buggy event is free and open to the public, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Department of Entomology in Comstock Hall. See an insect zoo, hands-on exhibits, racing cockroaches and more. (Oct. 5, 2007)

Parking information for the Dalai Lama's Oct. 9 lecture
Heavy traffic is expected on campus Tuesday, Oct. 9 in connection with the Dalai Lama's 2 p.m. talk, 'A Human Approach to World Peace,' in Barton Hall. (Oct. 5, 2007)

CU has a banned-book dispute right on its shelves
Cambridge University Press has asked libraries around the world to pull 'Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World' from their shelves. Cornell Library refused the request. (Oct. 5, 2007)

Why GM's transfer of its health plan to the UAW is a gamble
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, David Lipsky writes about the new UAW-GM contract's retiree health-care trust fund, called a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association, which may have uncertain long-term effects. (Oct. 5, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Faculty 'cooks' and home economics
The School of Human Ecology began as a department in the agriculture college in 1907. It came into its own in 1919, and 50 years later was renamed the College of Human Ecology. (Oct. 5, 2007)

Conference confronts gap in black and Latino student achievement
Strategies for improving retention and achievement among minority college students were explored at a conference sponsored by Cornell, the Teagle Foundation and Credit Suisse, Oct. 2-3 in New York City. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Forum attendees discuss revised Code of Conduct
A revised Campus Code of Conduct was discussed Oct. 2 at a public forum in Willard Straight Hall. The Codes and Judicial Committee is soliciting further comments on the code until Oct. 15. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Diet with a little meat is more efficient than many vegetarian diets
A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency. (Oct. 4, 2007)

CU professors create sustainability courses
Faculty members from such fields as engineering, biology, architecture and communication are using academic courses this fall to evaluate options for a cleaner, greener Cornell campus. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Lockheed Martin gives $63,000 for engineering programs
Continuing longtime support for undergraduate research, Lockheed Martin Corp. representatives visited campus Sept. 19 to present a $63,000 check to College of Engineering Dean Kent Fuchs. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Helene Dillard reappointed Cornell Cooperative Extension director
Helene Dillard, Cornell professor of plant pathology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, has been appointed to a second ferm as director of Cornell Cooperative Extension. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Susan Riha appointed director of Water Resources Institute
Susan Riha, Cornell's Charles L. Pack Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, has been appointed director of the New York State Water Resources Institute. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Stephan E. Lauzier is named director of Cornell Real Estate
Stephan E. Lauzier, who is in charge of real estate development for the sprawling, 1,450-acre California State Polytechnic University-Pomona campus, has been named director of Cornell Real Estate. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Agent that triggers immune response in plants is uncovered
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research on the Cornell campus have identified how plants signal that they have been attacked in order to trigger a plantwide resistance. (Oct. 4, 2007)

Congress gets bill to save Arecibo Observatory
Congressmen Luis Fortuno of Puerto Rico and Dana Rohrabacher of California have introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to ensure continued operation of Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. (Oct. 3, 2007)

CU researchers shed light on light-emitting nanodevice
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Cornell students to benefit from U.S. aid bill
In a move that will affect close to half of Cornell's students, on Sept. 27 President George W. Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which went into effect Oct. 1. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Doctors get hands-on wilderness medicine training
More than 150 participants heard from Cornell faculty and emergency doctors about wilderness medicine and survival during the Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference, Sept. 26-28, at Cornell. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Students to hold a cappella event to benefit United Way, Oct. 12
Cornell students are putting community service first with 'A Cappella United,' a benefit concert for the Tompkins County United Way, Friday, Oct. 12, in Bailey Hall. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Graduates are facing a new 'entrepreneurial capitalist' economy
In a lecture Oct. 2, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, said that Cornell graduates might be just as likely to start their own businesses as they are to get married or have children. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Fall Harvest Dinner spotlights local and regional foods
Cajun pizza with blackened chicken and Tasso ham was just one dish of many served at the Robert Purcell Marketplace Eatery on Cornell's North Campus, Sept. 26, for Cornell's Fall Harvest Dinner. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Meeting of Two Minds: Carl Sagan and the Dalai Lama
Science can communicate with, learn from and even benefit from religion and vice versa, said Ann Druyan, widow of Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan. She spoke about dialogues in the early 1990s between Sagan and the Dalai Lama. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Internet freedom lawyer advocates political action on copyright
Intellectual property lawyer Wendy Seltzer says universities should resist 'copyright bullies,' and that political action is needed to reform copyright law. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Cross-disciplinary science is critical to progress, says Tyson
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said defense, economics and power drive scientific discovery, in his Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture, Oct. 1, on campus. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Master plan public presentations at WSH
In presentations Sept. 26 on campus and in Ithaca, more than 325 people got a good look at the rigorous, visionary work that has gone into Cornell's Comprehensive Master Plan so far. (Oct. 3, 2007)

Skorton credits staff for university achievements
'Cornell's 8,500-plus staff members are the core of the university -- this small city operates because of the things you do every day,' said President David Skorton, in his annual address staffers, Oct. 1. (Oct. 3, 2007)

After 32 years, the library card catalog is retired
After 32 years of converting the 3x5 cards into digital records, Cornell Library's online catalog is complete, representing every one of the estimated 6 million titles and 7.5 million volumes. (Oct. 1, 2007)

Study shows impact of protests on stock prices
Professor of sociology Sarah Soule examines how public protest and subsequent media coverage affects corporate stock prices. (Oct. 1, 2007)

War is hell, so grab the latest technology and move fast
In war, victory goes to the side that applies the technology of the day and succeeds in adjusting to rapidly changing conditions, said author Max Boot in a Sept. 25 talk on campus. (Oct. 1, 2007)