Skorton speaks at CU's climate commitment first anniversary
President David Skorton arrived at Duffield Hall in a battery-operated car. His Earth-friendly mode of transportation fit perfectly with his mission: to celebrate the first anniversary of his pledge to reduce Cornell's energy footprint. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Legal Information Institute assists IRS and taxpayers
The IRS requests -- and gets -- Cornell's Legal Information Institute's Title 26 for the agency's top-drawer Tax Products CD/DVD package, which includes tax publications and forms, research tools and answers to FAQs. (Feb. 29, 2008)

ILR documents the battle against alcoholism in the workplace
The video testimonies of four recovering alcoholics, all pioneers in the field of alcohol abuse prevention in the workplace, lend an authentic voice to the ILR School's Oral History Project. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Robert Summers on co-founding minority lawyers organization
In 1968, Robert Summers was asked to serve as a co-consultant in the founding of the Council of Legal Education Opportunity. Since then more than 8,000 students have participated in the program. (Feb. 29, 2008)

CU's water treatment expert helps deliver drinking water
Chris Bordlemay, manager of Cornell's Water Filtration Plant, joined students on a 16-day trip to Honduras to help build water systems that would bring fresh, potable drinking water to rural towns. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Family Medical Leave Act expands benefits for military families
Caring for a family member who has been injured during military service or having a family member on, or about to go on, active duty may be entitle you to job-protected leave from your position. (Feb. 29, 2008)

With new software, retirement planning is investment planning
Those who prefer a more active approach to their investments, or who have both LifeCycle and other funds, will appreciate the detailed guidance Cornell vendors are now able to give. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Skorton responds to Senate Finance Committee questions
President David Skorton's response to a U.S. Senate Finance Committee's request for information on endowment growth and spending for student aid included a cover letter and a highly detailed financial report. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Gift establishes heart care center, expands reproductive medicine
Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc., has made a $50 million gift to be equally divided between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Three candidates vying to succeed Walcott as dean of faculty
Professors William (Bill) Fry, Jennifer Gerner and Daniel (Peter) Loucks are vying to be elected the next dean of the university faculty. The election ends March 7. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Writing about children is 'dive' into hidden past, says novelist
In her first talk as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Laura Restrepo, a Colombian writer and political activist, talked about how authors who write about children must delve into their own hidden pasts. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Five A.D. White Professors-at-Large begin six-year terms
A career diplomat and United Nations official, a British economist, a Caltech astronomer, a regional development expert, and a Colombian novelist and political activist began six-year terms in 2007. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Cornell students organize fundraiser to help Kenya heal
The Heal Kenya Campaign, which is running through March 28, is intended to raise awareness about the issues in Kenya and provide funds for the Kenya Red Cross Society. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Skorton, Davisson to speak on books that helped shape their lives
Cornell President David Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, will share from and discuss books that have had an impact on their lives at the Tompkins County Public Library, Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. (Feb. 28, 2008)

David Skorton meets with faculty
President Skorton spoke to a meeting of Cornell faculty Feb. 27, expressing his thanks for their help in the first 19 months of his presidency and outlining several recent university initiatives. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Wearable, musical, edible content revealed at 'Awkward: The Event'
The artistic student lifestyle publication Awkward presented its latest edition as an event at the Johnson Museum, complete with original music, fashion and food created around 13 concepts. (Feb. 28, 2008)

Glee Club performs to acclaim in Connecticut
On Feb. 15, a diverse program performed by the Cornell Glee Club 'engendered a big, big, big response' from an audience of 1,000 choral directors. (Feb. 28, 2008)

ArtLinks project encourages museum interaction
ArtLinks allowed viewers of a statue in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art to record their reactions and view the perceptions of pervious viewers. (Feb. 27, 2008)

Milstein gets $100K to study U.S. military economic development
To study the U.S. military's approaches toward promoting economic development in conflict zones, Johnson School professor Mark Milstein was recently awarded $100,000 from the Social Equity Venture Fund. (Feb. 26, 2008)

Getting the lard out: The koshering of the Oreo cookie
Professor of food science Joe Regenstein discussed the koshering of Nabisco's famous Oreo cookie and other food adventures, Feb. 20, in a talk given as part of Cornell's Jewish Faculty Lecture Series. (Feb. 26, 2008)

With victory over Brown, Big Red now just two wins from NCAA tourney
With a raucous crowd rocking the house, the Cornell Big Red men's basketball team rolled over Brown, 74-65, before a near-sellout audience of 4,254 at Newman Arena on Saturday night. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Student scientists take role of journalists at AAAS meeting
Five Cornell science students saw this year's American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting from a new perspective: through the eyes of the press. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Chinese government is not doing enough to curb AIDS, says activist
In a talk at Cornell, Feb. 20, Dr. Wan Yanhai, one of the most outspoken Chinese AIDS activists, said the Chinese government has taken more aggressive action to fight HIV/AIDS in China, but it's not enough. (Feb. 25, 2008)

A Cornellian for Congress
Photo op: Provost Biddy Martin met with Chris Myers, M.S. '96, who is running for Congress in Cherry Hill, N.J., in her office Feb. 11. (Feb. 25, 2008)

Conceive Magazine names CU a top employer for prospective parents
Cornell has been named by Conceive Magazine as one of the top 50 most family-friendly employers in the United States because of the benefits it offers to employees who hope to be parents. (Feb. 22, 2008)

Modified electron microscope identifies atoms
A new type of scanning transmission electron microscope recently installed at Cornell is enabling scientists for the first time to form images that uniquely identify individual atoms and see how those atoms bond to one another. And in living color. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Retiring Stephen Cole leaves legacy onstage -- and off
Stephen Cole, professor of theater for almost 40 years at Cornell, will retire this year, leaving a legacy on campus and in the Ithaca theater scene. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Debate continues over making online research articles free
Open access to peer-reviewed journals was a hot topic for Cornell researchers speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Feb. 14-18. (Feb. 21, 2008)

CU engineering conference to focus on sustainable energy
The 25th annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association Conference, March 28-29, will focus on alternative energy research and economics. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Small businesses awarded CCMR JumpStart grants
Three businesses in New York state have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research for this semester. (Feb. 21, 2008)

An 80-year-old student project revealed in the guise of dolls
Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections includes the Dora Erway Doll Collection, which comprises 37 costume dolls whose clothing and bodies were largely made by students in the 1920s. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Frank DiSalvo named a materials research fellow
Frank J. DiSalvo, the J.A. Newman Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and director of Cornell's Center for a Sustainable Future, has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society. (Feb. 21, 2008)

Veterinary College receives largest-ever gift of over $7 million
The wife of a Cornell alumnus has donated $7.125 million to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine to help endow two veterinary programs and expand imaging facilities. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Students keep Martin Luther King's legacy alive at memorial talk
Martin Luther King's legacy of activism and commitment to social justice is reflected in the lives of four Cornell students who discussed their work on behalf of social change in Sage Chapel Feb. 19. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Kleinberg, Liepe receive Sloan Foundation fellowships
Cornell faculty members Robert Kleinberg, assistant professor of computer science, and Matthias Liepe, assistant professor of physics, have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Cornell supports city effort for new Collegetown vision
Members of the urban planning firm Goody Clancy met with community members and key stakeholders to discuss their roles in putting together an urban plan and design guidelines for Collegetown. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Cornell researchers investigate mass bat deaths
First it was bees that were mysteriously dying. Now it's bats. To help diagnose the problem, NYDEC scientists are sending samples to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Glee Club and Chorus travel to China
The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club will travel to cities in mainland China to perform for a wide range of audiences, building on the Cornell-China relationship founded more than a century ago. (Feb. 20, 2008)

A taste of three-star French cuisine at the Statler
Chef Michel Roux brought three-star French cuisine to the Statler Hotel's Taverna Banfi Feb. 16 as part of Cornell's 19th annual Guest Chefs Series. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Child-care center information sessions slated for March and April
To help answer questions about the new Cornell child-care center set to open fall 2008, numerous information sessions are slated for March and April. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Migration from Africa left mark on European genetic diversity
A Cornell-led study that compared more than 10,000 sequenced genes from 15 African-Americans and 20 European-Americans suggests that European populations have more harmful variations. (Feb. 20, 2008)

Cornell co-sponsors Darfur conference in Ethiopia
Cornell and the Africana Studies and Research Center are co-sponsoring a major international conference, 'Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan,' at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Fiber-optic booster on a chip
Cornell researchers have demonstrated that fiber-optic signals can be amplified and sharpened on a single photonic microchip, replacing bulky bundles of fiber or electronic amplifiers. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Cornell chemist Jack Freed wins E. Bright Wilson Award
Jack Freed, the Frank and Robert Laughlin Professor of Physical Chemistry, has been honored with the 2008 E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy for his advances in the use of electron spin resonance spectroscopy. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Keck Foundation gives $2.19 million for X-ray technology
Cornell scientists have received a $2.19 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for developing a portable X-ray detector, which will serve as a novel set of 'eyes' for observing dynamic matter. (Feb. 19, 2008)

'Survivor' participants take part in Asian student union
In an attempt to dispel stereotypes about Asian-Americans and to network with each other, more than 1,200 students gathered Feb. 15-16 at Cornell for the 31st annual East Coast Asian American Student Union conference. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Hot potatoes spark excitement for chemistry among fourth-graders
Several members of Alpha Chi Sigma, Cornell's chemistry fraternity, went to Belle Sherman Elementary School, Feb. 11 and 12, to teach the children about batteries and metals. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Engineering alumni are AguaClara's 'eyes' on the ground
College of Engineering alumni Carol Serna '06, M.Eng. '07, and John Erickson '07, are on one-year assignments in Honduras working as AguaClara engineering interns. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Alumnus and 'Ithaca Is Gorges' sloganeer Howard Cogan dies at 78
Well-known advertising executive, teacher of advertising and public relations and longtime Ithaca resident Howard S. Cogan '50, MPS '80, died Feb. 16 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Cornell agronomist Earl Stone dies at age 92
Retired professor of agronomy Earl Lewis Stone Jr. died July 23 at his home in Gainesville, Fla. He was 92. Stone served for 31 years on the faculty, teaching and conducting research on forest soils. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Barton's indoor ropes course takes self-discovery to new heights
Thirteen adventurous Cornellians conquered five challenges at the Afternoon Highs program, Feb. 17 in Barton Hall. (Feb. 18, 2008)

Provost to give Academic State of the University Address, March 5
Provost Biddy Martin will present the second annual Academic State of the University Address, March 5, at 4:30 p.m. in the Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. (Feb. 18, 2008)

Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration 2008, April 10-11
It is not too early to register for the Third Annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, slated for April 10-11 on the Cornell campus. (Feb. 18, 2008)

Spitzer's budget will benefit higher education, says vice provost
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's $124.3 billion executive budget proposal provides renewed support to higher education in New York, says Ronald Seeber, Cornell vice provost for land grant affairs. (Feb. 15, 2008)

At FBI meeting, Skorton discusses issues of visas and security
Denying visas to scholars who want to visit the U.S., especially when the denial is political rather than security-related, was discussed at the Feb. 5 meeting of the FBI's National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, which includes President David Skorton. (Feb. 15, 2008)

Panel on political regions celebrates new student journal
Whether the European Union or Asia will reign as the global regional power was a focus of a panel discussion to celebrate a new Cornell student journal, the Cornell International Affairs Review. (Feb. 15, 2008)

Tanner '52 supports West Campus house fellows
Harold Tanner '52 supports programming for students on West Campus, naming the house fellow program for Hunter Rawlings, who spearheaded the residential initiative. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Images of Johnson Museum artworks promote Cornell Abroad
Images of art from the Johnson Museum displayed in Bethe House are helping to show students the opportunities for study abroad. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Ray Wu, acclaimed pioneer of genetic engineering, dies at 79
Ray J. Wu, Cornell professor of molecular biology and genetics, who developed the first method for sequencing DNA and some of the fundamental tools for DNA cloning, died at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca Feb. 10. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Chemical inventory checked for Department of Homeland Security
Faculty members, researchers and facility managers in charge of campus spaces that use or store chemicals must fill out an online inventory to ensure Cornell's compliance with anti-terrorism standards. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Cornell, Columbia collaborate on workshop for fledgling companies
Cornell will partner with the Columbia University Center for Advanced Information Management to help six promising technologies get a boost toward commercialization at a March workshop in NYC. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Student Assembly votes to elect president by popular vote
The undergraduate Student Assembly unanimously approved a resolution commending the university's 'commitment in providing students an affordable education.' (Feb. 14, 2008)

Inventor wins IPM award for rugged farm weather stations
John Leggett, of Canterbury, N.H., received an Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award from the New York State IPM Program at Cornell for development of automated weather instruments. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Volunteering: Getting connected to Cornell's 'big picture'
From Employee Celebration Day to Commencement, the spring semester provides many opportunities for staff members to volunteer on campus. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Olin and Uris libraries offers free workshops
Cornell librarians will offer workshops on 20 topics ranging from basic Web design to navigating advanced geographical imaging systems. Workshops are open to all staff members free of charge. (Feb. 14, 2008)

Professor Emeritus Douglas Fitchen dies at age 71
Cornell professor emeritus of physics and former department chair Douglas Beach Fitchen, 71, died at home Feb. 9 as a result of complications from cancer. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Robert Brown steps down as NAIC director
After more than five years at the helm, Robert L. Brown will step down as director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center at Cornell, which manages the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Arecibo astronomers discover first near-Earth triple asteroid
The first near-Earth triple asteroid was discovered this week by astronomers using the radar telescope at Arecibo Observatory. The objects, which are rotating around each other, are about 7 million miles from Earth. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Sustainability event draws 50 campus groups together to brainstorm
Cornellians involved with campus sustainability called a universitywide Feb.11 meeting of more than 50 campus departments and organizations 'a historic moment' for Cornell. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Students break down water plant technology for Hondurans
Engineering students on the AguaClara Project Team pitched the idea of a water plant to the town of Ciudad Espana during the students' two-week stay in Honduras, Jan. 4-20. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Former fine arts librarian Judith Holliday dies at 69
Judith E. Holliday, who retired as fine arts librarian in 1996 after almost 40 years on the professional staff of Cornell University Libraries, died Feb. 8. (Feb. 13, 2008)

CU student establishes United Way internship for high schoolers
Senior Jonathan Feldman has established the Stephen E. Garner Summers of Service Scholarships, and he is donating $1,500 annually to fund one of the scholarships. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Robotic prostate surgery study finds 5-year outcomes favorable
A new Weill Cornell study finds that prostate cancer patients receiving an advanced procedure to remove the prostate using a surgical robot have excellent outcomes five years after surgery. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Lewis Drusin receives James D. Bruce Memorial Award
Epidemiologist Lewis Drusin of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been selected by the American College of Physicians to receive the Bruce award. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Scientists close in on taurine's activity in the brain
A finding by a team of scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College opens the door to better understanding the amino acid taurine's impact on the brain. (Feb. 13, 2008)

High-Q resonators can measure rarified gas pressure
Cornell researchers have made nanoresonators with a record high quality factor, or 'Q,' that can detect minute changes in mass or gas pressure. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Calling all N.Y. forest owners: Free help for managing forests
Cornell Cooperative Extension is launching the Regional Forestry Initiative in 13 New York counties to help more forest owners better manage their arboreal holdings. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Library exhibition celebrates pivotal moments in black history
'Celebrating Black History: Pivotal Moments, Unique Collections,' a Cornell University Library exhibition, honors the history and contributions African-Americans have made to American life. (Feb. 13, 2008)

Proposed Carl Sagan stamps unveiled at Ithaca Sciencenter
A movement to immortalize famed Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan with a U.S. postage stamp was launched Feb. 11 for local media at the Ithaca Sciencenter. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Cornell named to president's community-service honor roll
The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored Cornell for its exemplary local, national and international community-service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Campus chaplain marks 50th anniversary with essay contest
An essay contest to focus on 'what has been' and 'what is coming to be' commemorates the Rev. Robert S. Smith, who marks his 50th anniversary as an ordained Catholic priest in May. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Kenneth McClane speaks at Sage Chapel Feb. 17
Kenneth McClane, the W.E.B. DuBois Professor of Literature at Cornell, will offer a reflection on family and a tribute to his parents as part of the 2008 Sage Chapel Vespers Africana Sunday Series Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. (Feb. 12, 2008)

New course studies how media portray Americans abroad
A new course this semester, Americans Abroad, explores how visual and literary media portray Americans traveling in other countries. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Darwin letters brought to life in dramatization
A performance of 'Re:Design,' a dramatization of correspondence between Charles Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, kicked off Cornell's weeklong series of events celebrating Darwin Day 2008. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Cornell's urban youth program earns national recognition
Cornell's Community Improvement Through Youth Project has been recognized for its successful urban 4-H programs by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents for the second year in a row. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Student think tank drafts public policy to submit to legislators
The Cornell chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, a student-run think tank, held an expo Feb. 7 to present their proposed public policies on democracy, community development and criminal justice. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Helping students live a healthy life despite academic pressures
Time management, a healthy diet, exercise and a regular sleep schedule are some of the most effective tools available to students to help combat mental illness, agreed a panel of experts Feb. 8. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Jon Kleinberg elected to National Academy of Engineering
Cornell professor of computer science Jon Kleinberg '93 is one of 65 new members of the National Academy of Engineering this year. Also elected were four other Cornell alumni. (Feb. 11, 2008)

Tim Murray named director of the Society for the Humanities
The Society for the Humanities has for more than four decades spearheaded propagation of new knowledge and introduced interdisciplinary approaches to study that have had lasting institutional consequences. (Feb. 8, 2008)

PARP-1 protein and regulating the human genome
Out of chaos, control: Cornell molecular biologists have discovered how a protein called PARP-1 binds to genes and regulates their expression across the human genome. (Feb. 7, 2008)

French paradox redux? U.S. vs. French on being full
Why don't the French get as fat as Americans, considering all the wine, cheese and pastries they eat? Because they use internal cues -- such as no longer feeling hungry -- to stop eating. (Feb. 7, 2008)

Cornellians confer at Boston Mosaic
Alumni, faculty and members of the incoming Class of 2012 attended the Cornell Mosaic conference, which offers Cornellians, particularly African-American, Latino and Asian alumni, opportunities to network and keep current on Cornell events. (Feb. 7, 2008)

Cornell Cares' community service helps alum 're-create' himself
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Richard Marin, alumnus and executive-in-residence at the Johnson School, writes about his community service experience during Cornell Cares Day in New York City. (Feb. 7, 2008)

A fruit a day may keep Alzheimer's away
Eating more apples, bananas and oranges just may help stave off such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, suggests a new Cornell study published online in the Journal of Food Science. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Chocolate: Savoring a deeply personal affair
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Cornell's Jordan Le Bel says all kinds of chocolatey things are available. But the best chocolate is 'the one that gives you the most pleasure at the moment you're eating it.' (Feb. 6, 2008)

Pinstrup-Andersen launches free online course on food policy
World Food Prize laureate and Cornell professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen's course takes a social entrepreneurial approach to world food policy, and he is training educators worldwide on how to the use materials to run participatory courses. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Kent Loeffler's 'Miniature Landscapes' on view at Mann Library
Science, art, new technology and rigorous fieldwork have culminated in an exhibition in the Mann Library gallery of 'bug's-eye-view' photographs of tiny fungi, on view through Feb. 27. (Feb. 6, 2008)

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell forms new cancer center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has expanded its cancer program into a new center dedicated to advancing research, prevention and treatment of the disease with multidisciplinary collaborations. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Konstantin Frank wine cellars donates historic book collection
Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars and the Frank family have donated a book collection comprising 137 19th- and 20th-century titles on wine and grape-related topics to the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Kaushik Basu receives one of India's highest civil honors
Kaushik Basu, the C. Marks Professor of International Studies, professor of economics and director of Cornell's Center for Analytic Economics, received India's prestigious title of 'Padma Bhushan' in January. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Thomas Ward '81 to lead Pillsbury Institute at Hotel School
Entrepreneur Thomas L. Ward '81 is the new director of the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Senior administrators test their savvy in dealing with a crisis
Cornell's senior administrative staff convened Jan. 28 for a tabletop exercise led by university emergency planning consultant Bob Emery of the University of Texas-Houston's Health Science Center. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Mary-Lynn Cummings is new director of space planning
Mary-Lynn Cummings, assistant dean for facilities and operational services in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named to the newly created post of director of space planning for Cornell. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Weill Cornell in Qatar is adding research and soon patient care
As the first class of doctors is set to graduate from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, the triple mission of the institution is ready to proceed, with the research aspect being added now, and patient care set to follow in 2011. (Feb. 5, 2008)

Alumna veterinarian volunteers for Haiti animal project
Vermont veterinarian Karen Anderson, a 1982 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, spent almost two weeks in Haiti last year helping to spread knowledge about caring for and treating animals. (Feb. 5, 2008)

John Mennell heads magazine literacy project
John Mennell '82 runs a literacy project, MagazineLiteracy.org, that puts new magazines in the hands of children who love to read. (Feb. 5, 2008)

Cornell participates in national global warming teach-in
Along with 1,600 other institutions around the United States, Cornell sponsored local events to address climate change on Jan 31. (Feb. 5, 2008)

Parker wins 2007 Pfizer award for research excellence
John S. Parker, assistant professor of virology at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2007 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence. (Feb. 5, 2008)

New Human Ecology Building and parking garage gets off the ground
Construction on a new 290-car garage behind Martha Van Rensselaer Hall has begun as the first of a two-phase, $77.7 million construction project for the College of Human Ecology. (Feb. 4, 2008)

Howard Milstein named 2008 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year
Howard P. Milstein '73, co-chairman, president and CEO of Emigrant Savings Bank and its holding company, New York Private Bank and Trust, and managing partner of Milstein Properties, has been named the 2008 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. (Feb. 4, 2008)

Johnson Museum receives $500,000 challenge grant
The art museum has been awarded a $500,000 Kresge Foundation challenge grant to support its new underground extension. The museum must raise an additional $1.5 million by July 1, 2009, to receive the challenge grant. (Feb. 4, 2008)

Students help lay foundation for new water plant in Honduras
A dedication ceremony for a new water treatment plant in Tamara, Honduras, was attended by 18 Cornell engineering students who visited the country Jan. 4-20. (Feb. 4, 2008)

CCMR holds fifth microscopy image contest
The winners of the Cornell Center for Materials Research's fifth microscopy contest were announced Jan. 28. (Feb. 4, 2008)

Letter to the editor: On 'worshiping' and missing Don Barr
Keisha Hudson, Class of '99, writes what an outstanding teacher and human being Professor Don Barr was, helping her to voice her anger and organize grassroots efforts toward social change. (Feb. 4, 2008)

Bartels Award for Custodial Service Excellence honors six
One man and a plate of cookies led to Cornell's inaugural Bartels Award to recognize the outstanding customer service performed by the custodial staff on campus. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Likable Super Bowl ads can boost stock prices, researchers find
Super Bowl commercials that TV viewers like can lead to increases in stock purchases and stock prices, according to a study by Cornell and University of Buffalo researchers. (Feb. 1, 2008)

From Big Red to the big game: Kevin Boothe '06
Cornell alumnus Kevin Boothe '06 will see action with the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Former Human Ecology dean Jean Failing dies at age 94
Jean Failing, Cornell professor of home economics and education and dean of the College of Human Ecology from 1974 to 1978, died Jan. 30 in Ithaca. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Activist Herrera speaks of joy of working for change
Kathy Luz Herrera, an activist, union electrician at Cornell and second-term Tompkins County legislator, spoke about her activist background, Jan. 31, in Sage Chapel as part of the 'Soup for Hope' series. (Feb. 1, 2008)

CU animal hospital now offers 24-7 emergency neurology services
Cornell University Hospital for Animals has recently expanded its neurology and neurosurgery services for the public to include referrals and emergency appointments around-the-clock for clinical services. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Cornell revokes official recognition of Sigma Pi fraternity
In response to high-risk drinking behavior at the Sigma Pi fraternity house Nov. 17, 2007, Cornell will not permit the fraternity to apply for recognition again until January 2009. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Don't panic in the down market, but do pay attention, say experts
Don't panic just because the stock market is down, say Cornell retirement experts. Rather, take this time to become more educated about your financial situation and needs and revisit your retirement plans. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Give yourself a crash-course in investing
You don't need to start with large sums of money to invest for retirement, and you don't have to be a pro. Resources abound on the Web sites of each of Cornell's vendors. (Feb. 1, 2008)