Library exhibit examines Buddhism's influence on Asian culture
In honor of the Dalai Lama's October visit, Cornell Library is exploring the different schools of Buddhism across Asia with an exhibition and lecture series, 'Bridging Worlds: Buddhist Words and Works.' (Sept. 28, 2007)

'Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds' exhibition opens at Kroch
Cornell Library holds more than 11,000 original Lafayette manuscripts, documents and letters, and associated books, images and artifacts -- the largest Lafayette collection outside France. (Sept. 28, 2007)

'Hotelies' gather in New York to celebrate the school's 85th year
Alumni, President Skorton and five past and present deans helped Cornell's School of Hotel Administration celebrate its 85th anniversary Sept. 24 in New York City. (Sept. 28, 2007)

A book's revealing tale: CU's top benefactor is Chuck Feeney '56
While Chuck Feeney's name is not attached to any building or professorship, the Hotel School graduate is behind only Ezra Cornell and A.D. White in his overall contributions to the university, according to President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes. (Sept. 27, 2007)

Modified Milstein Hall design incorporates cantilever
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning's Paul Milstein Hall project will move toward approval for a summer 2008 groundbreaking, with a cantilever design. (Sept. 27, 2007)

A fantastical palace comes to life in 3D mandala
Computer science professor Kavita Bala worked with the monks of Ithaca's Namgyal Monastery and student Liz Popolo to create 3D images of the Kalachakra mandala. (Sept. 27, 2007)

Undergraduate Artist Award winner to exhibit in Tjaden
Jacqueline Stluka is the 2007 recipient of the Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award, which will be presented at the opening reception for her exhibition, Oct. 1 in Tjaden Experimental Art Gallery. (Sept. 27, 2007)

New CALS major offered in agricultural sciences
A new major to give students an interdisciplinary education in the biological, social and economic foundations of agriculture is now offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (Sept. 27, 2007)

The Ezra Files: One for the books
The University Library, now known as Uris Library, opened in 1891 -- a full 23 years after classes began -- as Cornell's first dedicated library. (Sept. 27, 2007)

Many hands make light work: Solar house heads to D.C.
Cornell's solar house -- featuring a canopy of steel scaffolding surrounding the structure -- is being packed up for the trip to the international Solar Decathlon competition, Oct. 11-19. (Sept. 26, 2007)

Colleagues, admirers gather to honor Bob Richardson
Dozens of faculty and administrators gathered to honor Nobel physicist and national science policy leader Robert Richardson on the patio outside Duffield Hall, Sept. 24. (Sept. 26, 2007)

Solution must be found to integrate Muslim population in W. Europe
Western Europe's Muslim population is expected to reach 50 million by 2035. If formal policies are not enacted, it's 'a recipe for civil war,' Bassam Tibi, A.D. White Professor-at-Large, said in an interview. (Sept. 26, 2007)

Muna Ndulo is new chair of African gender equity council
Muna B. Ndulo, professor at the Law School and director of Cornell's Institute for African Development, has been named board chair of Gender Links, an NGO dedicated to promoting gender equity in southern Africa. (Sept. 26, 2007)

W. Donald Cooke, analytical chemist and administrator, dies
William Donald Cooke, Cornell professor emeritus of chemical and chemical biology and a longtime university administrator, died Sept. 20 at his home in Ithaca. He was 89. (Sept. 26, 2007)

CU named a 'best employer' by AARP, Working Mother
Once again AARP has placed Cornell on its list of 'Best Employers for Workers Over 50,' and Working Mother magazine named CU to its '100 Best Companies' for working mothers. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Faculty attend workshop on subtleties of gender bias in hiring
The CU-ADVANCE Center and Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble held a Sept. 21 seminar to raise awareness for department chairs and search committee representatives about unconscious gender bias and equity in faculty searches. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Teagle conference to address minority achievement gap in higher ed
An Oct. 2-3 conference in New York City will build upon the Teagle Foundation report, 'Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in College Completion and Achievement: What Works and Why,' released in November 2006. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Top gum: CU students who chew through exam spit out high scores
Students in an introductory marketing course received free samples of Wrigley's new brand of gum, '5.' Professor Ed McLaughlin discovered that those who chewed it during their prelim scored remarkably better. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Nanobiotechnology Center hosts annual symposium Oct. 1
The Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center's eighth annual symposium will showcase the latest advances in research at the interfaces of nanotechnology and the life sciences. (Sept. 25, 2007)

'Japan and Nature' exhibit opens at the Sciencenter, Sept. 29
Students and faculty will take part in the opening of the Ithaca Sciencenter's interactive exhibit 'Japan and Nature: Spirits of the Seasons,' Sept. 29. The exhibit will run through December. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Panel ponders the cause and consequences of recent Greek fires
'The Mediterranean on Fire: A Roundtable on the Recent Fires in Greece, and on Climate Change in the Mediterranean' was held Sept. 21 on campus. (Sept. 25, 2007)

CU joins in celebrating Tutelo Indians homecoming in Ithaca
Cornell Cooperative Extension helped celebrate the return of native Tutelos to their geographic home, Sept. 22-23, at Ithaca's Tutelo Park. (Sept. 25, 2007)

Construction has started for physical sciences building
The fences are up; the orange-vested workers are gathering. Construction for the future home of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics, and Applied and Engineering Physics has officially begun. (Sept. 24, 2007)

Student's animated video makes fractals fun and ends up on YouTube
Cornell senior Pisut Wisessing expresses the beauty and wonder of mathematical equations in a project he produced at Cornell for a film animation course. (Sept. 24, 2007)

'Healthy' restaurants help make us fat, says a new Cornell study
The 'health halos' of healthy restaurants often prompt consumers to treat themselves to higher-calorie side dishes, drinks or desserts than when they eat at fast-food restaurants that make no health claims. (Sept. 24, 2007)

Hanan Ashrawi believes peace is possible in the Middle East
Speaking on campus Sept. 20, Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi denounced Israel's wall, economic sanctions and 'occupation,' but says she still believes that peace in the Middle East is possible. (Sept. 24, 2007)

Jamison reflects on life with 'an unquiet mind'
Author and psychiatry professor Kay Redfield Jamison spoke about her experiences with manic depressive illness in the 2007 Robert E. Hamlisch M.D. Memorial Lecture Sept. 18. (Sept. 24, 2007)

Cornell partners with Ruckus to provide music and video downloads
Cornell has entered into an agreement with Ruckus Network Inc. to provide students with access to the company's music and video download service. (Sept. 21, 2007)

Jesus scholar Marcus Borg to deliver Sage Chapel Homecoming talk
Marcus Borg, an internationally known Jesus scholar, will speak at Sage Chapel's Homecoming service, Oct. 14, at 11:15 a.m. (Sept. 21, 2007)

Former Cornell student pleads guilty to dog abuse
Former Cornell student Alexander Atkind has pleaded guilty in Tompkins County Court to felony animal abuse. He awaits a sentencing hearing scheduled for Oct. 15. (Sept. 21, 2007)

Snack happy: New apple vending machine installed in Plant Sciences
A brand-new vending machine just for Cornell-grown apples has been installed in the Plant Science Building, home to the Department of Horticulture, following the early retirement last year of an aging machine. (Sept. 20, 2007)

Many sides of Marquis de Lafayette celebrated in Kroch exhibit
An exhibition, 'Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds,' which draws on the 11,000-item Lafayette collection housed in Kroch Library, opens Sept. 25. (Sept. 20, 2007)

Why Lafayette? Savior to Americans, betrayer to the French
History professor Steven Kaplan discusses the importance of the Marquis de Lafayette to America and the Cornell University Library collection of Lafayette's papers, the largest collection outside France. (Sept. 20, 2007)

Cornellian Peggy Mamet and crew visit Lafayette's ship
Peggy Mamet '59 is active in the Hermione-Lafayette Association, which is fundraising to build a life-size replica of the Marquis de Lafayette's 18th-century fighting frigate. (Sept. 20, 2007)

Meet three Cornellians who tell their stories for the campaign
It pays to remember that Cornell is composed of thousands of individuals, all of them pursuing a dream. Three of them tell their stories on the Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell Web site. (Sept. 20, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Medical education
Cornell's first president, Andrew D. White, and his successors, saw medicine as a crucial university offering, and courses in the medical sciences were first offered in 1878. (Sept. 20, 2007)

Angela Davis packs Sage Chapel with talk on prisons, democracy
Speaking to a capacity crowd Sept. 18 in Sage Chapel, Angela Davis explained that imprisonment provides a negative definition of American freedom and democracy, and is a system that only hurts society. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Weill Cornell awarded $49 million to create new medical center
In an effort to translate medical research into practical and accessible treatment, Weill Cornell Medical College will lead a new Clinical and Translational Science Center funded through a $49 million award from the National Institutes of Health. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Student drivers triumph for second year at Toronto Shootout
For the second year in a row, Cornell's Formula SAE team has won the University of Toronto Shootout, a race for student-built and -driven race cars. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Eight engineering students piloting study-abroad program in Spain
The students -- mostly civil and environmental engineering majors -- are attending the University of Cantabria full time for a year. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Researchers help develop pest-resistant eggplant for South Asia
Cornell researchers and Sathguru Management Consultants have led an international consortium through the first phase of developing a pest-resistant eggplant, which is expected to be the first genetically engineered food crop in South Asia. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University vice chancellor visits Cornell
India's manufacturing and service sectors are experiencing very high growth rates, but agriculture is stagnating, said C. Ramasamy, vice chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, while visiting campus Sept. 13. (Sept. 19, 2007)

CU supports University of Ghana to train African plant breeders
In a new venture in Africa, Cornell will support a new doctoral program at the University of Ghana to train African plant breeders to tackle issues related to crops vital to Africans' diet. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Why some species 'explosively diversify' -- and why some don't
Researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have found evidence that the 'drying up' of Australia over the past 20 million years triggered an explosive diversification of skinks. (Sept. 19, 2007)

Thousands celebrate NYS Ag Experiment Station anniversary
About 5,000 people celebrated the 125th anniversary of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Sept. 15, in Geneva, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2007)

ILR study on worker misclassification spurs governor's task force
Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced a new task force to address the problem of employee misclassification. The announcement referenced an ILR study, 'The Cost of Worker Misclassification in New York State.' (Sept. 18, 2007)

CU holds open houses Sept. 26 to discuss draft master plan
To give the community an overview of its draft Comprehensive Master Plan and an opportunity to provide feedback, Cornell will hold two open houses, Sept. 26, one on campus and one in downtown Ithaca. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Globalization panel discussion draws faculty, students, alumni
At the first Cornell Conference on International Development, held Sept. 15-16, a panel discussed opportunities, inequalities, women's rights and more. About 160 alumni and dozens of students and faculty attended. (Sept. 18, 2007)

ILR School sponsors conference on economic justice in Buffalo
Cornell's ILR School will co-sponsor a conference, 'The High Road Runs Through the City: Advocating for Economic Justice at the Local Level,' at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 27-28. (Sept. 18, 2007)

CU and Ithaca send delegation to Greek sister city
Ithaca's official sister city, Elios Proni, Greece, will play host in October to 10 travelers from Ithaca, who will attempt to bring a taste of their twin city back home to share. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Society for the Humanities fellows contemplate improvisation
Twenty-three Society for the Humanities fellows will focus their scholarly and artistic talents on the theme of improvisation this academic year. Jerrold Levinson will visit Sept. 26-28, and Rustom Bharucha, Oct. 5-19. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Research showcase emphasizes student innovation, scholarship
Insect cyborgs and new materials for solar panels were among the 71 undergraduate, graduate student and postdoctoral projects spotlighted at the 2007 Engineering Research Showcase, Sept. 11. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Cornellians of color to confer in Atlanta
Mosaic@Atlanta, a conference of Asian-American, African-American, Hispanic and Native American Cornell alumni, faculty, students and staff, will take place Sept. 28 in Atlanta. (Sept. 18, 2007)

CUFA, the 'nuts and bolts' of Cornell, celebrates reorganization
Cornell University Finance and Administration celebrated its three-month-old administrative restructuring with an event in Bartels Hall, Sept. 17. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Hotel School junior dies of injuries sustained in gorge fall
Keith O'Donnell '09, a junior in the Hotel School, died Sept. 13 from head injuries he received after falling about 30 feet into Cascadilla Gorge on Sept. 8. (Sept. 18, 2007)

Law School's Legal Institute previews Supreme Court cases
For the third year in a row, the Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute has posted detailed previews of the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming cases at its LII Bulletin Web site. (Sept. 17, 2007)

ILR receives major endowment from General Electric
Patrick Wright, director of the ILR School's Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, has been named the first William J. Conaty Professor of Strategic Human Resources. (Sept. 17, 2007)

Weill Cornell in clinical trial using stem cells to repair hearts
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical is participating in Phase II clinical trials that use patients' own stem cells to repair hearts damaged by severe coronary artery disease. (Sept. 17, 2007)

Sandra Cisneros tries to make peace with the creative process
Novelist and poet Sandra Cisneros spoke Sept. 13 at Cornell as part of the Creative Writing Reading Series. (Sept. 17, 2007)

Cornell Plantations focuses on trees at Judy's Day celebration
The theme of this year's Judy's Day event, Sept. 16 at Cornell Plantations, was the bounty of trees, and activities included music, storytelling, games and hands-on crafts. (Sept. 17, 2007)

CU study: Full-spectrum lighting does not affect restaurant sales
A test of full-spectrum lamps in a local restaurant found no support for the idea that full-spectrum light changes diners' behavior, according to a new report issued by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Sept. 14, 2007)

God and the Constitution: The under-remembered controversy
In celebration of Constitution Day, Sept. 17, Chronicle Online excerpts 'The Godless Constitution: The Case Against Religious Correctness' by Professors Isaac Kramnick and Laurence Moore. (Sept. 14, 2007)

IMPACT initiative looks to improve participation in clinical trials
In a new initiative, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have teamed up to develop strategies to better understand and enhance patient participation in clinical trials. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Arecibo telescope users meet to plan observatory's future
More than 70 astronomers gathered on Capitol Hill Sept. 12-13, not to talk about the demise of a major national research facility, but to plan for its scientific future. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Scientists test promising road kill disposal method: composting
Cornell scientists are teaming up with the New York State Department of Transportation to test a promising and effective new method of disposing of deer killed by motorists: composting. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Brain injured patient improves with deep brain stimulation
A man with a severe head injury who spent more than five years in a minimally conscious state is now communicating and recovering his ability to move after his brain was stimulated with pulses of electric current. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Cornell to host conference on wilderness medicine
Faculty and students from Weill Cornell Medical College and wilderness medicine experts from around the country will converge in Ithaca Sept. 26-28, for the inaugural Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference. (Sept. 13, 2007)

David Hajjar receives new appointments
David P. Hajjar has been appointed senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost of Weill Cornell Medical College. The appointment was announced by WCMC Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr. in July. (Sept. 13, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Weathering storms of controversy
Cornell University's lack of church affiliation made it suspect in some quarters. Ezra Cornell's young university, said its critics, was a godless cesspool of vice. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Jazz, classical, dance, laptops: Cornell's fall concert season
The music department's fall season features jazz, world and classical music, Indian dance, music for Halloween, music for laptops and acclaimed guest performers. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Science must be seized 'with all the senses,' says Natalie Angier
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science writer Natalie Angier spoke about her latest book, 'The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science,' Sept. 11 on campus. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Open forum on Campus Code of Conduct slated for Oct. 2
The University Assemblies' Codes and Judicial Committee will share the revised Campus Code of Conduct with the Cornell community in October. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Cornell to offer its first degree program in Africa
Cornell University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to offer an MPS degree in international agriculture and rural development that will specialize in watershed management. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Activist, scholar Angela Davis to visit and lecture on prisons
The Africana Studies and Research Center will bring Angela Y. Davis to campus Sept. 17-18. She will give a public lecture, 'The Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?' Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Four Cornell departments top-rated for faculty productivity
Cornell's Departments of Food Science, Information Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering are No. 1 in the country in their fields, according to the latest Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index. (Sept. 12, 2007)

CU launches United Way campaign; goal set at $700,000
In a common-sense blending of town and gown, the 2007 Cornell United Way campaign was launched in tandem with Tompkins County's campaign at the annual Day of Caring at Stewart Park, Sept. 11. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Student works of wearable art on display until Sept. 28
An exhibit of wearable art by 12 apparel design students, supported by Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation grants, is on display in Gallery 1 of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall on campus, through Sept. 28. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Calling all bird-watchers: Scientists need your help
To see the effects of global climate change, scientists in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch say they need new and veteran participants alike to help count birds. (Sept. 12, 2007)

'The Pickup' map exhibition takes viewers on a mind's-eye journey
Olin Library is featuring an exhibit of maps related to locations described in Nadine Gordimer's novel 'The Pickup,' Cornell's 2007 New Student Reading Project book. (Sept. 12, 2007)

CCMR gets $2.9M for training grad students in nanoscale science
The Cornell Center for Materials Research is administering a new $2.9 million Cornell graduate student training program, funded by the NSF's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program. (Sept. 11, 2007)

IGERT fellows to design biodevices using flexible electronics
Growing interest in using flexible electronics for next-generation biomedical devices has prompted the creation of a new graduate student research program at Cornell, funded by the National Science Foundation. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Small N.Y. companies improve products through JumpStart program
JumpStart projects, supported by small NYSTAR grants, allow a business to work with a faculty researcher for a short time on a specific problem. The projects often lead to a longer-term collaboration. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Palestinian spokeswoman, scholar Hanan Ashrawi to speak Sept. 20
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar and political activist, will deliver a talk, 'Peace in the Middle East: Who Needs It?' Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Change the world, says activist, by starting small and focused
Craig Kielburger, who founded Free the Children at age 12, spoke at Cornell, Sept. 10. He told students to not get overwhelmed by the scope of the problems in the world, but to focus on specific issues they care about. (Sept. 11, 2007)

Open house at NYS Ag Experiment Station celebrates 125 years
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., will celebrate its 125th anniversary with an open house, Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The official welcome will take place at 11 a.m. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Cornell is the only university seeking the Automotive X Prize
The Automotive X Prize, which promises a multimillion-dollar award for the development of a practical, marketable 100-mpg car, has so far attracted 31 competitors, only one of which is a university: Cornell. (Sept. 10, 2007)

More than 1,000 share environmentally friendly Shabbat dinner
The fourth annual Shabbat 1000, sponsored by Cornell Hillel, put great emphasis not only on cooperation among people from different backgrounds but also on environmental consciousness. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Art of Horticulture students create earth sculpture
Students in Marcia Eames-Sheavly's Art of Horticulture class created a 10-ton earth-and-sod sculpture Sept. 4 at Cornell's turfgrass plots. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Summer interns apply smart growth ideas to Coral Gables, Fla.
Smart growth and small business development in South Florida were the focus for five Cornell students this summer serving as interns in the Cornell in Miami Program. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Former CU Press managing editor Elsie Myers Stainton dies at 96
Elsie Myers Stainton, an editor and author who spent most of her adulthood in Ithaca, died Aug. 31 in Silver Spring, Md., of cancer. She was 96. (Sept. 10, 2007)

Michelle Knudsen '95 writes best-selling children's book
Would Cornell allow a lion in any of its libraries? Perhaps, if it were like the kind-hearted lion brought to life by Michelle Knudsen '95 in her children's picture book, 'Library Lion.' (Sept. 7, 2007)

'Recent Acquisitions' at the Johnson
Now through Sept. 30, the Johnson Museum is showcasing contemporary, African and Asian artworks acquired in the past five years, many of which have never before been on public display. (Sept. 7, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Ezra and the Arts Quad
Cornell's Arts Quad is the product of first president Andrew D. White's tastes. (Sept. 7, 2007)

Slope Media Group launches Sept. 10
Slope Media Group, Cornell's first comprehensive, student-run multimedia organization, offering 24-hour television, international programming, sports coverage and magazine publishing, will launch Sept. 10. (Sept. 6, 2007)

New Shoals Marine Lab course looks at sustainability issues
This past June, faculty at Shoals Marine Lab launched a two-week intensive course that showed how solving sustainability problems requires an interdisciplinary approach. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Cornell entomologists will be on 'CBS Sunday Morning,' Sept. 9
Cornell entomologists John Losey and Linda Rayor will be featured on the TV program 'CBS Sunday Morning,' hosted by Charles Osgood, Sept. 9. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Law library unveils new Web site
The Cornell Law Library has launched a new Web site with easier access to the resources and services of the library, as well as historical information about the Law Library itself. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Dilmun Hill highlighted on Farm Aid tour
Farm Aid's 2007 Upstate-Downstate Food and Farm Caravan stopped at Dilmun Hill, Cornell's student-run organic farm and experiential learning center, Sept. 5. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Entrepreneurship expo showcases Cornell resources
More than 200 people learned more about developing their own entrepreneurial spirit at the seventh Entrepreneurship@Cornell Resource Expo, Sept. 5 in Willard Straight Hall. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Craig Kielburger to speak on creating positive social change
Children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger will deliver the 2007 Iscol Lecture, on how students can create positive social change, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall. (Sept. 6, 2007)

Three law faculty members awarded endowed Clarke chairs
Cornell Law School faculty experts in comparative law, Far East legal studies and feminist jurisprudence have been awarded endowed Clarke chairs by the Cornell University Board of Trustees. (Sept. 5, 2007)

Watching grass grow becomes critical in hunt for new biofuels
Cornell researchers are analyzing every aspect of some field grasses in a multidisciplinary, high-octane search for the next generation of biofuels. (Sept. 5, 2007)

Cornell food scientists keep watch over N.Y.'s dairy foods
Experts in food safety, sensory evaluation and regulatory compliance from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are serving the state's billion-dollar dairy industry and consumers of its products. (Sept. 5, 2007)

Juan Hinestroza named Educator of the Year by engineering society
Juan Hinestroza, assistant professor of fiber science and apparel design, has been awarded the 2007 Educator of the Year in Higher Education honor from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. (Sept. 5, 2007)

K-12 teacher grants advance European studies
The Institute for European Studies at Cornell has awarded five grants to K-12 teachers in upstate New York through its Teacher Grant for Developing a Curriculum Unit on Europe program. (Sept. 5, 2007)

Bolivian vice president keeps the faith with Karl Marx
Marxism still offers viable ideas to advance such poor countries as Bolivia, said that country's vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, in a Labor Day talk, 'Marxism and Indigenism,' at Cornell's Goldwin Smith Hall. (Sept. 4, 2007)

Frank DiSalvo to lead new Cornell sustainability center
Frank DiSalvo has been named interim director of the new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future, which will bring together expertise across campus to work toward common sustainability goals. (Sept. 4, 2007)

MarketMaker Web site links farms and businesses across the state
Small, specialized agricultural producers and marketers in New York state now can find one another with just a few clicks, thanks to an interactive Web service spearheaded by Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City. (Sept. 4, 2007)

New book explores social costs of digital rights management
In his book, 'Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture,' Cornell's Tarleton Gillespie explores the political, economic and cultural implications of using 'technical copy protection' to do the work that copyright laws did before the digital age. (Sept. 4, 2007)

Ag station forges agreement with Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva has entered into an academic agreement with Hobart and William Smith Colleges that allows HWS students to work and study with NYSAES scientists. (Sept. 4, 2007)

Grants for emeriti faculty to 'make the world a better place'
Cornell emeriti faculty are invited to apply for Podell Emeriti Awards for Research and Scholarship, for work 'related to making the world a better place to live for all peoples of the Earth.' (Sept. 4, 2007)