Cornell celebrates partnership with Sathguru
Cornell honored its 15-year collaboration with India-based Sathguru Management Consultants and the 10th anniversary of the Cornell-Sathguru Agribusiness Management Program June 25. (June 30, 2009)

Three USDA units at Cornell to receive $925,000
Three USDA labs at Cornell - the Holley Center for Agriculture and Health in Ithaca and the Plant Genetic Resources Unit and Grape Genetics Research Unit in Geneva - will share $925,000 for upgrades. (June 30, 2009)

Paul Bowser earns career achievement award
Paul Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at the Vet College, has received a career achievement award, the highest award from the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section. (June 30, 2009)

500th paper on CLEO research submitted
The paper was submitted to Physical Review D and describes precise measurements that are key to understanding fundamental parameters in elementary particle theory. (June 30, 2009)

CALS wins three awards for publications, event
The National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association has recognized Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a first-place and two second-place awards in its annual competition. (June 30, 2009)

Engineering college offers staff learning opportunities
On June 24, approximately 40 staff members gathered at the Engineering Quad for the first brown bag lunch of a new monthly series that offers networking and learning opportunities for employees in a non-work setting. (June 30, 2009)

Provost leads charge to 'reimagine' Cornell
Unveiling details of the strategic planning process, dubbed 'Reimagining Cornell,' Provost Kent Fuchs said the two-phase plan will first look at how to downsize and reorganize the university and, second, envision its future. (June 30, 2009)

WWII vet who served Cornell for 56 years retires
Joe Buttino, a Cornell employee for 56 years, retires June 30. He served in World War II, attended Cornell, studied under Vladimir Nabokov and has served Cornell presidents going back to Deane Malott. (June 30, 2009)

West Campus administrator Edna Dugan retires June 30
As the West Campus House System's top administrator, Dugan has moved along the $200 million project from its inception in 1998. With West Campus now complete, she says, 'It's not a bad time to go.' (June 30, 2009)

Families tour Wilson Lab, ERL prototype
The hallways of Wilson Lab, home to Cornell's synchrotron radiation facility and electron storage ring, were open to all ages during the public event on June 27. (June 29, 2009)

Martha Dewey, 55, killed in car accident
Martha L. Dewey, co-founder and artistic director of the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble, was killed in an automobile accident June 26. She was 55. (June 29, 2009)

Cornell offers services after data breach
There has been no confirmed 'identity theft' so far resulting from the theft of a Cornell computer, but the university is suggesting that the people whose personal information was on the computer take precautions. (June 26, 2009)

New networking site for alumni to be unveiled
CornellConnect, an online collection of communications and networking tools for alumni, will be available by the end of 2009. (June 25, 2009)

Reunion campaigns break records despite economy
Seemingly against the odds in a tough economic year, this year's Cornell reunion classes and graduating senior class broke records in making gifts to support the university. (June 25, 2009)

Motorola supports CATALYST Academy for minorities
The CATALYST Academy at Cornell will host a one-week summer program to engage underrepresented minority high school students in science and engineering. (June 25, 2009)

Skorton, Davisson and Pell to travel to East Africa
President David Skorton will visit Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda during a two-week trip, beginning July 1. Skorton will speak at the Bahir Dar University graduation and discuss opportunities for collaboration. (June 25, 2009)

Tiny capsules can deliver drugs to targeted cells
It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream, according to a new Cornell study. (June 25, 2009)

MineSweeper team places third in competition
An autonomous, lightweight robot created by Cornell students for detecting land mines received high marks for design at the 2009 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. (June 25, 2009)

New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views
A Cornell/New York Times/NY1 poll asked New Yorkers their views on obesity, key politicians, the economy and gay marriage in early June. Questions were contributed by Times pollsters and Cornell faculty members. (June 25, 2009)

New grant explores link between diet and aging
Cornell biochemist Shu-Bing Qian of the Division of Nutrition Sciences has received a $400,000 grant over four years to study how diet impacts the aging process at the molecular level. (June 25, 2009)

Researchers connect shuttle plume, 1908 explosion
The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering Earth's atmosphere, says new Cornell research. (June 24, 2009)

Gardens bring military families together
Cornell is helping the military plant Defiant Gardens to give military families a way to connect with each other, with civilians and with their deployed parent or spouse. (June 24, 2009)

Cornell Biofuels Research Lab officially opens
The $6 million, 11,000-square-foot facility in Riley Robb Hall will be used to develop renewable energy sources from such nonfood crops as switchgrass, sorghum and willow. (June 24, 2009)

Experts examine risks to birds from wind turbines
At the Cornell Workshop on Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power on June 13, researchers proposed using bio-acoustic and radar technology to address whether wind turbines pose risks to billions of night-flying birds. (June 23, 2009)

Seamus Davis to receive prestigious physics prize
J.C. Seamus Davis will receive the 2009 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize for Superconductivity Experiments for his study of the behavior of electrons in high-temperature superconductors. (June 23, 2009)

New truck doubles Cornell's milk-moving ability
The New York State Department of Corrections has given Cornell Dairy a 4,200-gallon tanker truck that can carry almost twice the milk and use half the fuel as as the dairy's current 25-year-old truck. (June 23, 2009)

Professors brief Congressional staff on food safety
Just days before a U.S. House committee voted to expand the FDA's power to monitor the U.S. food supply, food scientists Kathryn Boor and Robert Gravani briefed D.C. staffers about food safety issues. (June 22, 2009)

Nearly 50 Chinese high school students on campus
Last weekend, 48 Chinese high school students from arrived for this year's six-week Cornell China College Preparatory Program, which is part of Cornell's Summer College. (June 22, 2009)

Apparel design grad wins top prize at conference
A Cornell student who graduated in December won the top prize at an international conference for a dress she designed and created while a student. The dress features 2,000 shell buttons. (June 19, 2009)

World use of fertilizer varies wildly, study shows
In a Science policy forum piece, co-author Laurie Drinkwater says that fertilizer is often used way too much or too little across the world, and both extremes have substantial human and environmental costs. (June 19, 2009)

Emeritus professor helps farmers in Malawi
Hugh Price recently returned from a CNFA Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment to Malawi, where he worked with farmers, exporters and entrepreneurs to assess the country's horticulture industry. (June 19, 2009)

Eight faculty members receive provost's awards
The $15,000 awards recognize research and scholarship by outstanding tenured faculty members early in their careers. (June 19, 2009)

Instructor/librarian program improves courses
In the second year of the Cornell Library's Information Competency Initiative, instructors once again pair up with librarians to teach students better research skills. (June 19, 2009)

University archivist shares Cornell factoids
At a June 12 presentation, University Archivist Elaine Engst revealed Cornell's historical secrets to about 55 members of the Alumni Affairs and Development staff. (June 19, 2009)

Deadly beetle threatens New York's ash trees
The threat posed by the emerald ash borer is 'extreme,' says entomologist E. Richard Hoebeke. 'There is the potential for ash as we know it to be extirpated from the landscape.' (June 18, 2009)

Congress told U.S. 'faces serious earthquake risk'
In June 11 testimony, Professor Thomas O'Rourke, an expert on the effect of earthquakes on infrastructure, urged Congress to continue and expand funding for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. (June 18, 2009)

Faculty learn to add diversity into classes
The Cornell Faculty Institute for Diversity, held June 7-10 at the ILR Conference Center, helped 19 Cornell professors navigate the sometimes complex territory of diversity. (June 17, 2009)

Money can't buy weight loss, finds Cornell study
When a large company offered cash rewards to its obese employees to lose weight, few of the workers lost more weight than those in the control group, reports two Cornell researchers. (June 17, 2009)

Cornell Council for the Arts names award winners
The Cornell Council for the Arts announced painter James Siena '79 will receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, and Dorian Bandy '10 the annual Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. (June 16, 2009)

Ostrander wins Kiwanis Officer of the Month award
The Kiwanis Club of Ithaca cited Curtis S. Ostrander, chief of Cornell University Police, for having significantly improved his department's morale and introduced innovative initiatives since becoming chief in 2005. (June 16, 2009)

Judith Byfield elected by African Studies Association
Judith Byfield, Cornell associate professor of history and Africana studies, will serve in 2009-10 as vice president of the African Studies Association, an international group of scholars. (June 15, 2009)

Wilson Lab to host open house
Visitors of all ages can participate in a host of physics-related activities at the Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory Open House, June 27, 1-4 p.m. (June 15, 2009)

Things to Do, June 12-19
Things to do include a premier of 'Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer' in Willard Straight Theatre and a hands-on Twitter workshop. (June 15, 2009)

Daniel Huttenlocher named dean of CIS
Interdisciplinary computer scientist Daniel Huttenlocher has been named dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, as of July 1. He succeeds Robert Constable, whose second five-year term ends June 30. (June 15, 2009)

ExxonMobil Foundation gives $602,000 to Cornell
Cornell trustee Sherri Stuewer '73, M.S. '75, presented Cornell President David Skorton a check for $601,743 during the Cornell Board of Trustees meeting in New York City, June 11. (June 12, 2009)

Cornell Plantations plagued by plant thefts
Rare, valuable plans are being stolen from the Cornell Plantations at alarming rates, says the Plantations director. The thefts are likened to stealing priceless exhibits from a major museum. (June 12, 2009)

Memorial service for Caroline Coffey set for June 27
A campus memorial service for Caroline Coffey will be held Saturday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m. in Sage Chapel. The service is open to friends, colleagues and members of the Cornell community. (June 12, 2009)

Vice provost for undergraduate education announced
On June 11, Provost Kent Fuchs announced that English Professor Laura Brown will succeed Michele Moody-Adams, July 1, as vice provost for undergraduate education. (June 12, 2009)

Cornell is rated No. 2 fiscally stable charity
Cornell has been rated among the country's top 10 charities for its ongoing fiscal excellence by Charity Navigator, an independent organization that evaluates the financial health of American philanthropies. (June 11, 2009)

CU in the City, June 12
Cornell New York City events for the week of June 12 include alumni choreography, 40 years of Cooperative Extension in the city and love advice for women. (June 11, 2009)

Governor to use Skorton-led task force as building block
As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. (June 10, 2009)

Milk goes 'green': Dairy farms use fewer resources
The dairy industry has reduced its carbon footprint by about one-third in the past 60 years, due to improved genetics, nutrition, herd management and animal welfare, reports a new Cornell study. (June 10, 2009)

PRI gets world's largest Antarctic invertebrates collection
The Paleontological Research Institution, a Cornell-affiliated institution, has received one of the world's largest collections of fossilized mollusks from the Antarctic. (June 10, 2009)

Study suggests how racial hassles erode mental health
A new study by Cornell assistant professor Anthony Ong sheds light on precisely how chronic racial discrimination and stress spillover lead to psychological distress. (June 10, 2009)

CALS helps keep New York's waters clean
Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a wide range of researchers working on water issues to make sure New York state continues to have plenty of clean water to offer. (June 10, 2009)

More basic cybersecurity research is critical
Federal expenditures on cybersecurity research are 'tiny compared to the severity of the threat' and are too focused on plugging holes, Cornell computer scientist Fred Schneider told Congress June 10. (June 10, 2009)

Web tool helps grape growers pick vineyard sites
The Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New York State Agricultural Experiment Station has launched a new Web tool to help state grape growers identify prime grape-growing locations. (June 10, 2009)

CU gives recognition to departing staff and faculty
At a ceremony June 8 on the Arts Quad, Cornell administrators thanked the hundreds of staff and faculty members who this spring elected to participate in the Staff Retirement Incentive program. (June 10, 2009)

Colleagues pay tribute to Michele Moody-Adams
Colleagues gathered June 4 to bid farewell to Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education, who is leaving Cornell July 1 for Columbia University. (June 9, 2009)

Cornell teams up with National Renewable Energy Lab
University Engineer Randy Lacey will spend three months at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a national and virtual center to help universities reduce their carbon footprint. (June 9, 2009)

Cornell to buy MRI scanner for Ithaca campus
The medical imaging device, which should be up and running by fall 2011 thanks to a $2 million federal grant, will allow researchers to delve into new areas, ranging from the biological processes to tissue engineering. (June 9, 2009)

Harris presents keynote at Reunion Diversity Forum
David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences, spoke about the need for continuous attention to diversity issues in his talk in Malott Hall June 6. (June 8, 2009)

Cornell Iroquois social focuses on sustainability
The Cornell Native American Alumni Association Reunion Iroquois Social celebrated the sustainable approaches that indigenous peoples have played in caring for Earth. (June 8, 2009)

Things to Do, June 5-12
Things to Do include a two-day conference for educators on nutrition and a scientific workshop on gathering wind energy. (June 8, 2009)

'There is much good news to report,' says Skorton
Despite a year of unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, Cornell remains a 'beacon of hope,' said President David J. Skorton in his State of the University address June 6 in Bailey Hall. (June 6, 2009)

Ratan Tata discusses corporate responsibility in lecture
Ratan Tata '59, chairman of India's Tata Group, presented the new $2,500 Nano minicar and addressed 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century' with President David Skorton June 5. (June 6, 2009)

'Crisis has passed' for the endowment
When it comes to the endowment, 'the crisis has passed' and 'fantastic' opportunities are just ahead for investing capital, says Cornell's chief investment officer in a reunion talk, June 5. (June 6, 2009)

Peter Yarrow '59 leads 'Rompin' good time in Bailey
Famed folk musician Peter Yarrow '59 celebrated his 50th Cornell reunion June 5 by leading a group of alumni in songs and remembrances of a folklore course known in the 1950s as 'Romp-n-Stomp.' (June 5, 2009)

Three men, three faiths and an interfaith dialogue
'An Abrahamic Dialogue,' on June 5 in Kennedy Hall, brought together an Episcopal bishop, a rabbi and a Muslim scholar, all associated with a 'movement' that seeks to encourage people of different faiths to talk and listen to each other. (June 5, 2009)

Sana Krasikov '01 wins $100,000 literary prize
Sana Krasikov '01 has won the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, worth $100,000, for her debut short story collection, 'One More Year.' (June 5, 2009)

Computational sustainability conference draws a crowd
Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. (June 5, 2009)

Accelerator scientists to attend ERL workshop
More than 170 scientists from around the world will converge on Cornell's campus for the third international Energy Recovery Linac Workshop, June 8-12. (June 5, 2009)

Conceive Magazine names CU a top place to work
For the second year in a row, Conceive Magazine has named Cornell one of the top 50 most family-friendly employers because of its benefits to employees who hope to be parents. (June 5, 2009)

Families don't need McMansions for good interaction
A Cornell design professor says that more families may be moving to smaller homes because of the recession, but that families don't need a McMansion to have perfect places to interact. (June 5, 2009)

CU in the City, June 5
Cornell New York City events include a happy hour with departing Hillel Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, dance and job-hunting tips. (June 5, 2009)

Gore, Tata discuss bringing technology to world's poor
The conference brought together 100 green-technology pioneers and entrepreneurs to work on action plans to accelerate a 'convergence' of clean technology and business development at the 'base of the economic pyramid.' (June 4, 2009)

Jerry Alpern '49 returns to campus for reunion
Returning to campus this week for Reunion Weekend, Jerry Alpern will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his Class of 1949 graduation and seven decades of ILR School memories. (June 4, 2009)

Witnesses to history, portals of opportunity
Doors on the Cornell campus lead to classrooms and dorms, stadiums, museums and libraries. They also symbolize access, to opportunities and experiences. Here's a photographic look at just a few dozen of them. (June 4, 2009)

New SUNY chancellor launches 64-campus tour at Cornell
Nancy Zimpher's visit kicked off her commitment to visit all 64 State University of New York campuses in her first 100 days to meet with and learn from students, faculty, administrators and community leaders. (June 4, 2009)

Weill Cornell graduates celebrate, pledge to 'do good'
President David Skorton told the 180 graduates of Weill Cornell Medical College that they have the education, skills, will and determination to meet unparalleled challenges of the professional world head on. (June 3, 2009)

Disgust sensitivity linked to conservatism
People who squirm when confronted with slime or get grossed out by gore are more likely to be politically conservative than their less-squeamish counterparts, according to two Cornell studies. (June 3, 2009)

Redistributing farm topsoil is goal of ORIE project
For their 2008-09 master of engineering project, four operations research students set out to optimize the redistribution of topsoil over a farm in Iowa. (June 3, 2009)

Cornell gets grant to detect steroids in athletes
J. Thomas Brenna, professor of nutritional sciences, has a new task: to find better ways to detect steroids in urine to improve drug testing of athletes for performance-enhancing substances. (June 3, 2009)

Four alumnae honored by Sphinx Head society
Alumnae Alice Katz Berglas '66, Myra Maloney Hart '62, Judith H. Monson '69 and Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 were recently elected honorary members of Sphinx Head, Cornell's oldest senior honor society. (June 3, 2009)

Memorial for Margaret Arion slated for June 23
A memorial service for the late Cornell administrator Margaret Mary Reynolds Arion will be held June 23 at 4 p.m. at the Biotech Building Terrace, between Weill Hall and the Biotech Building. (June 3, 2009)

Researchers discover pathway with implications for obesity
Cornell scientists have discovered how two related proteins and their roles in a key molecular pathway are critical to creating obesity-causing fat cells. (June 2, 2009)

Making realistic sounds for computer animation
Cornell researchers are developing ways to simulate sounds in real time, synchronized with computer graphic images. (June 1, 2009)

Summer college admissions go paperless
Summer College, which is part of Cornell's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, is just one of many campus units slashing its paper use. (June 1, 2009)

Graduate selected as a top student journalist
Chris Barnes '09, an information science major who just graduated from Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, was recently selected by UWIRE as one of the top 100 student journalists in the country. (June 1, 2009)