Dispatch from Weill Cornell's GHESKIO Clinic in Haiti
Weill Cornell Medical College doctors write about how they are coping with the medical needs of thousands at the Cornell-affiliated GHESKIO Clinic in Haiti in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Jan. 29, 2010)

Cornellians mourn Haiti earthquake victims at vigil
Cornellians at a candlelight vigil Jan. 29 in Sage Chapel paid tribute to the victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti earlier this month. (Jan. 29, 2010)

Couple makes 'interspecies' pack with a pet wolf
The seventh annual Light in Winter Festival of Arts and Sciences, Jan. 21-24, featured almost two dozen events and many Cornellians, including Jody Enck, who discussed human-wolf bonds. (Jan. 29, 2010)

Election for alumni trustees goes paperless
Beginning Feb. 1, Cornellians will vote for two alumni-elected trustees to Cornell's board using online ballots. (Jan. 29, 2010)

Aid offsets tuition increase for neediest students
Financial aid policies have a significant impact on lowering the actual cost of attendance for those students with the greatest financial need, says Provost Kent Fuchs. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Facilities Services announces new leadership structure
The new leadership structure for Facilities Services addresses the need to streamline and better integrate campus facilities support operations across campus. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Jews and blacks at Cornell often faced exclusion
University Archivist Elaine Engst and historian Carol Kammen discussed how blacks and Jews were simultaneously 'part and apart' of the Cornell student body from the beginning in New York, Jan. 26. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Writing seminar co-founder Jonathan Bishop dies
Professor emeritus of English Jonathan Bishop, who helped initiate Cornell's first-year writing seminars, has died. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Influential sci-fi novel selected for 2010 New Student Reading Project
Philip K. Dick's 1968 post-apocalyptic novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" will be discussed by the Cornell community this summer. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Tiny invertebrates elude enemies by drying up and blowing away
Bdelloid rotifers haven't had sex in 30 million years, but scientists have discovered the secret to their evolutionary longevity. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Strategic plan to take Cornell to 2015 and beyond
Edward Lawler, chair of the Strategic Planning Advisory Council, sits down with the Cornell Chronicle to talk about what the council is up to, and what its activities mean for Cornell. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Musical mission expands for CU Winds in Costa Rica
CU Winds continued its cultural outreach mission on its third biennial tour of Costa Rica, donating 95 instruments to five schools and performing with and teaching student musicians and conductors. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Things to Do, Jan. 30-Feb.5
Events on campus this week include Sabine Haenni introducing 'Chinatown,' guitar lessons, a lecture on psychoanalysis, 'Soiree/Cabaret!' premiere, concerts and a brown bag lunch for Reimagining Cornell. (Jan. 28, 2010)

Spirit rover becomes 'stationary research platform'
More than six (Earth) years after it parachuted onto Mars' Gusev crater, the long-lived rover Spirit is transitioning to a new role as a stationary craft. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Figs kill wasp larvae when wasps do not pollinate figs
When a species in a mutually beneficial relationship fails to hold up its end of the bargain, sanctions may be necessary to maintain the relationship, a Cornell study of figs and wasps finds. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Truman Capote Trust funds writing lectureship
The Truman Capote Trust has awarded the Cornell English department a $30,000 Truman Capote Lectureship in Creative Writing grant for a graduate student. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Cornell's new monthly e-newsletter debuts this month
On Jan. 29, look for a fresh new look - and a new name, Ezra Update - for Cornell e-News, the monthly newsletter for alumni, parents and friends of the university. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Deadly fish virus now found in all Great Lakes
A deadly fish virus - viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus - first discovered in the Northeast in 2005, has been found for the first time in Lake Superior. The virus is now in all of the Great Lakes. (Jan. 27, 2010)

Study pinpoints role of social networks in happiness
A study by Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears finds that happiness comes from having firmly held beliefs and being around people who affirm those beliefs. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Two faculty members get grant for disaster planning
The researchers will develop mathematical representations of strategic interactions between building owners and insurance companies in the aftermath of a natural disaster. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Matt DeLisa honored by American Chemical Society
DeLisa has been selected as the 2010 Young Investigator of the society's Division of Biochemical Technology. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Final report supports Arecibo radar system
The radar system at Arecibo Observatory plays a unique role in the ongoing effort to identify and characterize near-Earth objects, according to a final report to Congress. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Panel: Devastation in Haiti had natural and human causes
The tragedy surrounding the earthquake in Haiti is the result of human failure as much as natural disaster, said geology and engineering faculty members in a panel discussion Jan. 25 in Phillips Hall. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Nancy Pelosi to address Senior Convocation
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the Senior Convocation speaker at noon, May 29. The ceremony, which is open to the public, will be held at Schoellkopf Stadium. (Jan. 26, 2010)

Trustees approve endowed tuition hike for 2010-11
The board of trustees has approved a plan that calls for a 4.5 percent tuition increase for undergrads in the endowed colleges and an increase of the same dollar amount for the state-supported colleges. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Muckstadt named a Weiss presidential fellow
Jack Muckstadt, a professor of engineering who nurtures students by bringing the reality of manufacturing logistics and supply chain systems to the classroom, has been named a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Study: New vaccine delivery system may be more effective
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has devised a new way to make vaccines that promises to prevent diseases much more cheaply. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Elderly lecturer emeritus finally earns CU Ph.D.
Isao Fujimoto started a Ph.D. program at Cornell some 50 years ago but was wooed away to teach at a university in California before he finished. Now that he's retired, he has finally completed it. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Library seeking contributions to support arXiv
Cornell Library is asking other research institutions to contribute to the support of the online arXiv repository of science and mathematics preprints. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Scholars praise Nabokov's last, unfinished work
Vladimir Nabokov wanted his family to destroy his unfinished final work, 'The Original of Laura.' Finally published in its original form after 30 years, scholars are praising its 'magnificent style.' (Jan. 25, 2010)

Psychologists develop tools to predict cognitive impairment
Psychologists Charles Brainerd and Valerie Reyna are looking for ways to identify people at risk for developing cognitive impairment - early on, when chances for successful intervention are highest. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Evans studies stress, poverty, brain development
Environmental psychologist Gary Evans is examining whether being under chronic stress or having less responsive parents can lead directly to differences in brain structure and function in adulthood. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Sidle discusses his new book on our need to do good
Clint Sidle of the Johnson School has published a new book 'This Hungry Spirit: Your Need for Basic Goodness,' which discusses the meaning we can derive from serving other people or greater causes. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Off-campus fraternity temporarily suspended
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has had its university recognition suspended temporarily, pending investigation into an alleged incident involving underage drinking and possible hazing, Cornell officials announced Jan. 22. (Jan. 23, 2010)

David Levitsky - part teacher, part showman - wins award
A central plank of David Levitsky's teaching philosophy, honed over 40 years of instructing Cornell students, is to make his lessons unpredictable, and his style has earned him a USDA teaching award. (Jan. 22, 2010)

Employee talent show features music, dance
Cornell's Got Talent drew six contestants who provided a wide variety of performances, from opera to jug-band, swing-dancing to Indian bollywood, keyboard and guitar. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Researchers study colloid crystal growth
In the journal Science, Cornell researchers shed new light on how atoms arrange themselves layer by layer into crystalline thin films. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Javaid Sheikh appointed WCMC-Q dean
Physician, researcher and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar interim dean Javaid I. Sheikh has been appointed dean of the college, effective Jan. 1. (Jan. 21, 2010)

NYC bridge page highlights events, opportunities
A new Cornell in NYC Web page unites a variety of New York City-related content in a single location. (Jan. 21, 2010)

New method turns stem cells into blood vessel cells
Weill Cornell researchers have discovered a way to produce 40 times more blood vessel cells from stem cells than previous methods. Such cells will hopefully be used soon to heal damaged tissues. (Jan. 21, 2010)

New material proposed for memory devices
Researcher Derek Stewart says the mineral kotoite could be an ideal insulator for memory storage devices called magnetic tunnel junctions. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Watt Webb honored by National Academy of Sciences
The award cites Webb for 'pioneering the applications of rigorous physical principles to the development of optical tools that have broadly impacted our ability to examine biological systems.' (Jan. 21, 2010)

Climate change threatens our inner and outer lives
Citizen Science director Janis Dickinson discusses why many people are in denial when it comes to climate change. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Things to Do, Jan. 22-29
Events on campus this week include an earthquake vigil; filmmakers the Quay Brothers; Bound for Glory; Brave New Works ensemble; fourth annual LEGO Expo and an entrepreneurship lecture for scientists. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Hilgartner joins Center for Scientific Review
Stephen Hilgartner, chair of science and technology studies, has been tapped to serve on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Should you convert to a Roth IRA? No easy answer
Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Influential sociology professor Joseph Kahl dies
Joseph A. Kahl, an expert on social stratification and a professor of sociology at Cornell from 1969 until his retirement in 1983, died Jan. 1 in Bethesda, Md., at age 86. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Mice behavior studies can apply to human behavior
A new study published in Science shows that animal behavior studies can predict human behavior and that those with a certain altered gene have a harder time recovering from very stressful events. (Jan. 19, 2010)

Office to restructure operations rigorously, humanely
Associate Vice President Paul Streeter is working to balance the university's budget by making Cornell more efficient. (Jan. 19, 2010)

ILR study shows training isn't serving industry
Most graduates of arts programs in New York state will not find employment in the state. An ILR School report finds that training programs often fail to prepare students for actual jobs. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Dev named one of 25 'extraordinary minds'
Chekitan S. Dev, associate professor of marketing and brand management, is one of the 'Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing' for 2009, according an industry association. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Classics professor awarded Mellon grant for research
Cornell classics professor Eric Rebillard has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support his research on funerary behaviors among the common people of the Roman Empire. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Cornell eighth in Web traffic, Web site popularity
Cornell has been ranked eighth in Web traffic and popularity among the top 200 college and university sites ranked by a higher education search engine. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Spices were an early engine of globalization
Historian Eric Tagliacozzo was one of three panelists Jan. 14 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss food as a driving force of economic development. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Employee Celebration attracts more than 1,500 people
With the double attraction of men's and women's basketball against Columbia University Jan. 16, faculty, staff, retirees and their families enjoyed food, skating and bowling at the community dinner. (Jan. 18, 2010)

CU moves beyond coal with opening of new power plant
Cornell's new combined heat and power plant will reduce carbon emissions by 28 percent and serve as an example to other institutions. (Jan. 18, 2010)

Campus mourns student death
Oliver S. Schaufelberger, 20, an environmental science major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, died Jan. 13 at his home in Lebanon, N.J. Calling hours will be held Jan. 17 in Lebanon. (Jan. 15, 2010)

Weill Cornell dean hopes for evacuation of students
Antonio M. Gotto Jr. says the students, faculty members and staff working with the WCMC-affiliated GHESKIO clinic in Haiti 'are certainly in our thoughts and our prayers and we're staying in close touch with them.' (Jan. 14, 2010)

University reaches out to Cornell students, staff in Haiti
Five Cornell students and staff members who were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, working at the Weill Cornell-affiliated GHESKIO clinic during the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, were reported safe as of Jan. 14. (Jan. 14, 2010)

Cornell musician's tribute to Saturn now on DVD
A concerto, composed by Grammy nominee and Cornell professor of music Roberto Sierra, and perfectly timed images of the planet Saturn are now available on a new DVD. (Jan. 14, 2010)

NYS businesses benefit from JumpStart aid
Four small businesses will collaborate with Cornell Center for Materials Research scientists to improve their products. (Jan. 14, 2010)

United Way reaches goal, but it's not too late to give
Cornell recently exceeded its 2009-10 United Way goal, with more than $750,453 - and counting - pledged or contributed by staff, faculty and students. (Jan. 14, 2010)

Things to Do, Jan. 15-22
Events this week include Light in Winter Festival activities, new exhibits at the Johnson Museum of Art, inspirational talks at Sage Chapel, and a lecture on archaeology and photography. (Jan. 14, 2010)

Study shows employee turnover damages service
A new ILR School study finds that worker turnover affects employee productivity and morale, causing service to falter. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Cornell's interior design program is reaccredited
The accreditation certifies that the program - the only such program in the Ivy League - meets the most rigorous standards for interior design education. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Online poker: The more you win, the more you lose
The more hands players win in online poker, the less money they're likely to collect, especially when it comes to novice players. That is but one of the findings from a new Cornell study. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Big, social, island-dwelling birds live longest
Research may help explain underlying evolutionary principles that shape life spans for many organisms, including humans. (Jan. 12, 2010)

Glee Club sells out famous venues on tour
The Glee Club is singing to sold-out crowds and performing at venues ranging from public schools to major concert halls on its tour of the Northeast, which ends Jan. 20. (Jan. 12, 2010)

Fred Schneider named to Defense Science Board
The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Cornell computer security expert Fred Schneider to its Defense Science Board. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Cornell rated in top 10 'clean' universities
Cornell cited as 'natural spawning ground' for clean technologies by the Cleantech Group, a company focused on catalyzing the growth of clean technology markets worldwide. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Flu vaccines, clinics and appointments now available
Faculty, staff and students can now get seasonal flu vaccination through Gannett Health Services, either through upcoming outreach clinics or by appointment. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Cornell Cares Day's international day of service
Dozens of Cornellians in New York City - and hundreds in 20 other cities - helped improve their communities as part of Cornell Cares Day, Jan. 9. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Human resources site features enhanced navigation
The new Web site, created in partnership with University Communications, has been redesigned for the benefit of different audiences - from job seekers to employees to supervisors and retirees. (Jan. 11, 2010)

'Robotic scientist' to track drug abuse traces
An artificial intelligence that can automatically plan and execute experiments may soon provide new insights into the biology of addiction to drugs and alcohol. (Jan. 8, 2010)

Dan Huttonlocher joins MacArthur Foundation board
Daniel Huttenlocher, dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science, has been named to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors. (Jan. 8, 2010)

Weill researchers find new approach to leukemia
Chemical codes that control the behavior of normal and malignant cells have been identified and may lead to more precise treatment for people with leukemia. (Jan. 8, 2010)

Iron, copper superconductors display similarities
Cornell researchers have discovered electronic liquid crystal states in an iron-based, high-temperature superconductor. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Supercomputer offers MATLAB capability
The Cornell Center for Advanced computing has deployed A 512-core parallel cluster running the scientific language MATLAB as an experimental resource on the TeraGrid. (Jan. 7, 2010)

WCMC teaches future M.D.s about health care system
Weill Cornell Medical College offers an innovative program to teach medical students and residents about the ways patient care is managed and paid for in the U.S. and abroad. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Search engines that learn from searchers
New research aims to create search-engine software that can learn from users by noticing which links they click and how they reformulate their queries when the first results don't pay off. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Novakovic named to federal dairy committee
Andrew M. Novakovic, the E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics at Cornell, has been named to a new federal Dairy Industry Advisory Committee for a two-year term. (Jan. 7, 2010)

Senior published in national literary magazine
Grace Kiyabu's essay on cooking and relationships has been published in the fall 2009 issue of The Collegiate Scholar, an online publication. (Jan. 7, 2010)

New 'lily' Tangerine Tango can jazz up summer gardens
Cornell's Mark Bridgen has developed a new Inca lily, Tangerine Tango, that will be sold in 2010. Its orange, yellow blossoms, accented with brown and lime tint flecks, lasts two weeks in a vase. (Jan. 6, 2010)

CALS' growth chambers get a green makeover
A new grant will help upgrade 26 decades-old growth chambers with 21st-century lighting and control technology. The makeovers are expected to save $156,000 annually in electricity costs. (Jan. 6, 2010)

Alumnus' nonprofit offers a 'triple bottom line'
Don Shaffer '91 wants more than double-digit returns on his investments. Social and environmental returns add up in his company's portfolios, too. (Jan. 6, 2010)

Consumer program offers tips to curb energy spending
A program that helps New Yorkers save hundreds of energy dollars a year should be leveraged nationwide, says a founder of the Consumer Education Program for Residential Energy Efficiency. (Jan. 5, 2010)

Compendium features hospitality research
The 2010 Cornell Hospitality Compendium, released by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, is now available for free download at the CHR Web site. (Jan. 5, 2010)

Student group studies in India on winter break trip
Students in the Minority Organization of Architecture, Art and Planning are engaged in field study and cultural immersion on a winter break trip to India. (Jan. 5, 2010)

Daughters of counseled mothers commit fewer crimes
Girls whose mothers were visited at home by nurses during pregnancy and the children's infancy are less likely to enter the criminal justice system before age 19, a long-term study shows. (Jan. 5, 2010)

Campus mourns the loss of two undergraduate students
Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, expressed the university's condolences on the deaths of Clayton DeFisher and Adam Frey during the university's winter break. (Jan. 5, 2010)

Study shows spoon-measuring medicine is inaccurate
A Cornell study shows that when consumers use kitchen spoons to measure liquid medicine, the result is significant over- or underdosing. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Linguist uses Internet to study how we say things
Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Recycling mattresses helps homeless find jobs
Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash '66 to design a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers often overlooked by employers. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Colleen Padilla uses 'word of mom' to turn a profit
With a Cornell MBA, Colleen Padilla has harnessed her experience as a mother and corporate brand manager to create a popular blog reviewing products for moms and kids. (Jan. 4, 2010)