Baroque organ being handcrafted for Taylor chapel
Craftsmen are assembling a new baroque organ in Anabel Taylor Chapel, intended to replicate the sound and design of historic 18th-century German instruments. (March 31, 2010)

Study shows experiences are better than possessions
A new Cornell study finds that lust for material things fade but our unique experiences remain with us for a long time. (March 31, 2010)

NSF helps Shoals lab get composting toilets, solar panels
The changes will reduce the lab's need for fresh water and fuel and require fewer pump trucks to be shipped across the water to empty the island's septic tanks. (March 31, 2010)

New test assesses gas drilling effects on soils
Researchers have developed the Cornell Soil Health Test to evaluate soil response to management on different types of land. It's intended to assess changes due to gas drilling work. (March 31, 2010)

Former Brazillian leader to speak on financial crisis
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, will speak on 'Beyond the Global Financial Crisis: Politics, Economics and Culture' April 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's Call Auditorium. (March 31, 2010)

Study shows how pathogens infect coral in warm waters
Mathematical models reveal the dynamics of bacterial communities behind afflictions that bleach and kill coral. (March 30, 2010)

E-prescribing cuts medication errors by seven-fold
A Cornell medical school study finds that when doctors use electronic systems to write prescriptions, they make seven times fewer errors than when they scrawl by hand. (March 30, 2010)

Library, Cornell University Press launch book series
Humanists writing on German topics are gaining a new channel for publication with Signale, a book series based at Cornell that aims to become a sustainable model for humanities scholarship. (March 30, 2010)

Vet College open house set for April 10
The 44th annual Open House at the College of Veterinary Medicine is slated for April 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and will feature demonstrations, activities and career information sessions. (March 30, 2010)

Cornell Library offers digitization grants
New grants are available to Arts and Sciences faculty members to digitize scholarly and teaching materials. (March 30, 2010)

CU boosts mental health in ways visible and invisible
From extended counseling hours at Gannett and welfare checks in dorms to monitors and temporary barriers on campus bridges, recent changes reflect Cornell's commitment to supporting students. (March 29, 2010)

Artist James Siena '79 to speak on campus
Artist James Siena '79 will visit campus April 16 to discuss his work and receive the Eissner Artist of the Year Award. (March 29, 2010)

New Web site helps Alzheimer's caregivers
A new Web site from Weill Cornell Medical College is aimed at caregivers for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia to help them modify homes and connect with other caregivers. (March 29, 2010)

New free guides intended to help organic farmers
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell has produced nine free guides for farmers that provide information on how to grow certified organic produce. (March 29, 2010)

V.P. Opperman urges optimism, perspective
Cornell's plans to address its financial difficulty are taking shape, said Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman at a March 25 brown-bag lunch. (March 29, 2010)

Community coalition reviews student mental health resources
A group of staff and students from Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College provides a channel for communitywide communication and joint problem solving. (March 26, 2010)

Poets Baraka, Sanchez, Glissant to visit campus in April
Leading activist writers Amiri Baraka and Sonia Sanchez will give a joint poetry reading and hold a book signing on campus April 1. On April 8, the Africana Center will host poet and literary critic Édouard Glissant for a 4:30 p.m. panel discussion at the center. (March 26, 2010)

500 welcome Big Red team home in front of Day Hall
Cheerleaders, signs, sirens, drum rolls and the cheers of staff, student and faculty members chanting, 'Let's go Red,' greeted the men's basketball team as it returned to Ithaca March 26. (March 26, 2010)

Study on fasting suggests why diets fail
A study finds that after fasting or dieting one day, people do not overeat to compensate but gain any lost weight back. The findings have implications for why diets fail and how weekly fasting might work. (March 26, 2010)

Help welcome the Big Red home
Cornell is rolling out a Big Red Welcome for its remarkable men's basketball team at noon today at the entrance to Day Hall. The entire Cornell community is invited to come cheer on the team. (March 26, 2010)

Kentucky ends Cornell's run in NCAA tournament
The men's basketball team's incredible run in the NCAA tournament ended March 25 with a 62-45 loss against the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Their final season record was 29-5. (March 26, 2010)

Cornell fan base ready to paint the dome Big Red
About 400 students, alumni, friends and fans turned out for a pep rally in Syracuse March 25 to get in the mood for the men's basketball team's Sweet 16 matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats. (March 25, 2010)

Daily Sun, administration share common message
When students return from spring break March 29, they'll be greeted with six days of ads in The Cornell Daily Sun featuring messages of support from university administrators and faculty members. (March 25, 2010)

Workshop studies gas drilling issues in region
Students in Katia Balassiano's spring Marcellus Shale planning workshop are working with a Tioga County, N.Y., task force to help prepare for the local impact of natural gas drilling. (March 25, 2010)

Alumni and development staff to work under one roof
Alumni affairs employees who now work at Alumni House on campus will join the rest of the division at Seneca Place, in downtown Ithaca. (March 25, 2010)

Plants influence food chain, from the bottom up
A new Cornell study, published March 26 in Science, is one of the first that shows how plants at the bottom of the food chain have evolved mechanisms that influence ecosystem dynamics. (March 25, 2010)

Big Red bask in media spotlight as they prepare for Kentucky
Just when it seemed the spotlight couldn't get brighter, the men's basketball team arrived at the Carrier Dome March 24, the day before their NCAA East Regional semifinal game against No. 1 seed Kentucky. (March 24, 2010)

'Climate Action and U' is theme of Sustainability Month
April will mark the second annual Sustainability Month on campus, with more than 30 public campus and community events related to sustainability activities at Cornell. (March 24, 2010)

Big Red by the Bay panel explores decision making
Six Cornell professors shed some light on the reality of social behavior during 'A Meeting of the Minds: Decoding Our Decisions' at the Big Red by the Bay event March 18 in San Francisco. (March 24, 2010)

Student panelists share big visions, simple pleasures
About 250 West Coast Cornellians gathered for Big Red by the Bay to celebrate Cornell connections, hear from talented professors and students and learn about Cornell's strategic direction. (March 24, 2010)

Kavli Institute gets new leadership, mission
The institute is reinventing itself into a cutting-edge, research-focused organization to support projects at the boundaries of nanoscale imaging and control. (March 23, 2010)

'Minority' youth are majority in many counties
By 2050, so-called minority populations will be a majority, but in many places, minority youths already are a majority, reports a Cornell professor. (March 23, 2010)

Johnson School team helps New Orleans businesses
A team of Johnson School students is competing in the Idea Village Entrepreneur Challenge this week in New Orleans, working on short-term, high-impact service roles in the city's revitalization. (March 23, 2010)

Videos commemorate 40 years of nutrition education
A new video series depicts the history and future of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for the program's 40th anniversary. (March 23, 2010)

Rick Lazio visits Cornell synchrotron
Learning about Cornell research and discussing ways for the university and New York state to work together were themes of a visit to campus by gubernatorial candidate Lazio, March 22. (March 23, 2010)

DreamWorks 3-D guru talks visual effects
DreamWorks Animation 3-D guru Phil 'Captain 3D' McNally gave Cornell students a quick survey of some new kinds of visual thinking during a recent visit. (March 23, 2010)

Largest Last Supper: It keeps gettin' bigger
Food portions and plates have gradually gotten larger over the last millennium, says a new study that analyzed portions in 52 Last Supper paintings, published in The International Journal of Obesity. (March 23, 2010)

Max Pfeffer named CALS senior associate dean
Max Pfeffer, chair of the Department of Development Sociology, has been appointed senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (March 22, 2010)

Climate-change impacts are worse than thought
Professor Charles Greene asserts in the journal Oceanography that the world's policymakers have underestimated the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society. (March 22, 2010)

Professors: Expect no New Deal analogs from Obama
Don't expect a new New Deal from President Barack Obama, said two Cornell professors. That kind of big government intervention was 'a long exception,' they argued March 18 in New York City. (March 22, 2010)

Book collectors share the thrill of the hunt
Several Cornell Library donors talked about the thrill of building specialized collections at a Cornell Library Salon March 16 at the Grolier Club in New York City. (March 22, 2010)

Decisive win over Wisconsin sends Big Red to Sweet 16
Victory was sweet, indeed. The Cornell men's basketball team continued its unprecedented run in the NCAA tournament with a resounding 87-69 second-round win March 21 over the fourth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers. (March 21, 2010)

Big Red enjoy down time before facing Wisconsin
Winning a game in the NCAA tournament had been a goal from the start for the Cornell men's basketball team - but a stopping point? Think again. (March 20, 2010)

CU makes history, defeats Temple in NCAA first round
Call it an upset, a full-on rout or proof that the third time's the charm. On March 19, the 12th-seeded Big Red defeated the fifth-seeded Temple Owls, 78-65, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (March 19, 2010)

Angry, swooping dragon meets its fiery end on Arts Quad
The dragon, designed and constructed by first-year architecture students, was paraded through campus March 19, cheered on by hundreds of costumed students. (March 19, 2010)

Expert on how to keep family free of Lyme disease
Yung-Fu Chang, director of the infectious disease research program at Cornell, warned that Lyme disease was on the rise this year and offered ways to protect people and pets. (March 19, 2010)

Jacksonville-area alumni welcome the Big Red
Michael Huyghue '84 and Seth Payne '97 threw the team a party in downtown Jacksonville to celebrate the team's visit to their city and to wish them luck in the tournament. (March 19, 2010)

Women's ice hockey makes debut at NCAA Frozen Four
An already historic season continues for the Cornell women's hockey team, as it makes its first appearance in the NCAA Division I Women's Hockey Frozen Four against top-seeded Mercyhurst. (March 18, 2010)

Big Red hopes to exceed expectations on game day
Seasoned March Madness bracketeers say it's wise to pick at least one 12 seed advancing over a 5 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Will it be Cornell who nabs that coveted spot? (March 18, 2010)

Cassini offers valuable insight into Saturn's rings
Six years into NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn, rings researchers took a step back this week and reviewed some of its most important findings. (March 18, 2010)

Elmira Mangum brings experience to top budget post
A seasoned administrator with more than 25 years of experience in executive higher education financial and resource management, Elmira Mangum is the new vice president for budget and planning. (March 18, 2010)

Students advise on relocation of Haiti quake survivors
A group of Cornell graduate students has formed a consulting firm to find ways to relocate a camp of earthquake survivors to a better site and secure permanent new housing opportunities. (March 18, 2010)

Cornell celebrates community and life
Hundreds of students came out for the student-organized event 'Lift Your Spirits,' March 17, to celebrate community and life with music, balloons, cotton candy and opportunities to write. (March 18, 2010)

Spring Field Ornithology has a few spaces open
The annual Spring Field Ornithology course at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, March 24-May 16, for birders of all abilities still has some openings. (March 18, 2010)

Things to Do, March 19-April 2
Events on campus this week include Maple weekend, CSA Fair, Reimagining Cornell, student mental health, Seder dinners, Don Randel, Literary Luncheon, Sir Richard Jolly, Bailey Hall concert. (March 18, 2010)

Gray skies greet the Big Red in Jacksonville
The Big Red men's basketball team touched down in Jacksonville, Fla., March 17, two days prior to its battle with Temple University in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (March 17, 2010)

Input sought on latest draft of the strategic plan
The university is seeking input on the newest version of an outline for its strategic plan. The Strategic Planning Advisory Council aims to complete a final draft of the plan by May. (March 17, 2010)

Dragon to swoop across campus to meet high-flying phoenix
First-year architecture students have designed a moving dragon that will meet a flying phoenix during the 109th annual Dragon Day Parade, starting Friday, March 19 at 1 p.m. (March 17, 2010)

Women judges from around the world visit Law School
Fourteen prominent women from 13 countries toured the Law School March 15 and forged ties with faculty leaders of the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice. (March 17, 2010)

Bring a child to work day is April 22
Cornell's 2010 Bring a Child to Work Day is Thursday, April 22. Registration begins April 5 at 9 a.m. and runs through April 14. (March 17, 2010)

Knuth named vice provost, dean of the Graduate School
Professor and Senior Associate Dean Barbara Knuth has been named vice provost, effective April 1, and dean of the Cornell Graduate School for a five-year term, beginning July 1, Provost Kent Fuchs announced. (March 16, 2010)

Community comes together following tragedies
Cornell has mobilized a host of outreach efforts, including augmented counseling services and an appeal to faculty, teaching assistants and supervisors to talk with students about maintaining perspective. (March 16, 2010)

Achievement gap is deep, even in middle class
Travis Gosa, Cornell assistant professor of Africana studies, said that blacks still suffer from an achievement gap - even among the middle class - at a March 12 seminar. (March 16, 2010)

X Prize car ready to hit the road
The team passed its Department of Motor Vehicles salvage vehicles inspection to be eligible for registration in New York - a requirement to compete for the Progressive Automotive X Prize. (March 16, 2010)

Students help businesses in developing countries
As part of the SMART Program, 22 students spent up to three weeks over winter break in a developing country, providing technical assistance and analytical support to underserved companies. (March 16, 2010)

N.Y. student wins High School Fashion Design Award
Sarah Song, a student at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, N.Y., is the winner of the first High School Fashion Design Award from the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. (March 16, 2010)

Behind the scenes: Design League fashion show
More than 70 students showed off their original designs at 'Once Upon a Runway,' the 26th annual Cornell Design League fashion show, at Barton Hall, March 13. (March 16, 2010)

'Theory Now' looks at state of literary theory
Leading scholars and theorists gathered to discuss the current state of literary theory at a recent conference hosted by the Department of English. (March 16, 2010)

Collaboration with IBM to speed up 'the cloud'
Computer scientist Hakim Weatherspoon has earned a $20,000 IBM faculty award to study and enhance cloud computing in collaboration with Hani Jamjoom, M.Eng. '97. (March 16, 2010)

Art historian fights to rescue plaster casts
Cornell's historic plaster cast collection - copies of famous statues - should be rescued and restored, because it's more valuable than ever, says art historian Annetta Alexandridis. (March 16, 2010)

NYSERDA funds battery research at Cornell
Emmanuel Giannelis and others will work with New York-based Primet Precision Materials Inc. to develop a family of novel electrolytes for advanced batteries with improved electrochemical stability. (March 15, 2010)

Law School helps with open government initiative
Cornell Law School and the U.S. Government Printing Office have joined forces to make the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations available online in a user-friendly, centrally located format. (March 15, 2010)

Culler's literary theory resounds around the world
Scholars from around the world say that the literary theory work of Jonathan Culler has profoundly influenced them. (March 15, 2010)

Cornell Library releases mobile computing apps
Cornell University Library releases new mobile computing devices that give students and faculty on-the-go access to library holdings. (March 15, 2010)

Students apply language skills during semester in Jordan
Twelve students, the pilot group in the Intensive Arabic Program, are speaking and writing in Arabic this semester while engaging with the culture and studying at a university in Amman, Jordan. (March 15, 2010)

Coat can charge cell phone, iPod, MP3 player
Abbey Liebman '10 designed a solar-powered jacket that captures the sun's rays to charge cell phones, iPods and other handheld devices. It debuted at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show March 13. (March 15, 2010)

Climate threatens birds, says new bird report
Climate changes will have an increasingly disruptive effect on bird species in all habitats, with oceanic and Hawaiian birds in greatest peril, according to a new report on the state of birds. (March 15, 2010)

Deputy provost to join Obama administration
Deputy Provost David Harris has announced he will take an extended leave of absence to join the Obama administration. His last day on campus will be March 19. (March 15, 2010)

Big Red to face Temple in NCAA tournament
On March 14, CBS cameras captured the reaction of screaming fans in Newman Arena as the Cornell men's basketball team drew the Temple University Owls for first-round NCAA tournament play. (March 14, 2010)

Campus mourns loss of junior engineering student
Matthew Charles Zika, 21, a junior in the College of Engineering from West Lafayette, Ind., died March 12 on campus in the Fall Creek Gorge. Police are investigating. Counseling services are available. (March 13, 2010)

'Fraudware' computer scam escalates
'Your computer may be infected' may come true if you believe the message. Fake antivirus programs are becoming more dangerous. (March 12, 2010)

Sophomore student found dead in Fall Creek Gorge
The body of William Anthony Sinclair, 19, a student in the College of Engineering, was discovered March 11 in Fall Creek Gorge. The Ithaca Police Department is leading an investigation into the incident. (March 11, 2010)

Peter Eisenman on architecture vs. design
Alumnus architect Peter Eisenman gave an opinionated and discursive lecture on architecture, design and changing norms, March 10 in Goldwin Smith Hall. Eisenman is a visiting Rhodes Professor. (March 11, 2010)

Deans articulate their commitment to the arts
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Deans Kent Kleinman and G. Peter Lepage write, 'The arts are not optional for us; they are fundamental to Cornell University's academic mission.' (March 11, 2010)

Things we want appear nearer, study shows
Psychology professor David Dunning and Emily Balcetis, Ph.D. '06, found that when an object is desirable, we perceive it to be closer than it actually is. (March 11, 2010)

Haitian, Caribbean students join in Haiti fundraising
The Haitian Students Association and the Cornell Caribbean Student Association will hold a joint banquet featuring Haitian cuisine, comedy, dance and music to raise relief funds for Haiti, March 12. (March 11, 2010)

Campus urged to participate in 2010 U.S. Census
The census will count everyone living in the United States -- including international students and other non-U.S. citizens -- as of April 1. Getting an accurate picture is crucial for receiving funding. (March 11, 2010)

ILR School labor expert meets with NYC media
Kate Bronfenbrenner, ILR School senior lecturer on labor relations, spoke with journalists March 9 in New York City about the pending federal rule change related to the Railway Labor Act. (March 11, 2010)

Things to Do, March 12-19
Events this week include a comparative literature forum, an annual fashion show, 'The Vagina Monologues,' folk concerts and a Bronfenbrenner series lecture. (March 11, 2010)

Sensitive nano oscillator can detect pathogens
By watching how energy moves across a device akin to a tiny diving board, researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances. (March 10, 2010)

Fund supports research on women in Middle East
Lawyer Kristan Peters-Hamlin '82 has established the Kristan Peters-Hamlin Chair's Fund for Women's Civil Rights in the Middle East in Cornell's Department of Near Eastern Studies. (March 10, 2010)

Committee on gas drilling seeks written comments
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a committee meeting on natural gas drilling on March 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's David L. Call Auditorium. (March 10, 2010)

Public invited to watch NCAA Selection Show
The Cornell men's basketball team, recently crowned Ivy League champions for the third straight year, is inviting the public to watch the NCAA Selection Show, March 14 in Newman Arena. (March 10, 2010)

Dichtel receives 3M award for outstanding research
William Dichtel, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has a 2010 Nontenured Faculty Award from 3M that will provide $15,000 per year toward research for up to three years. (March 10, 2010)

Two graduate composers win Ives scholarships
Two graduate students in music composition have been awarded Charles Ives Scholarships worth $7,500 each by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. (March 10, 2010)

Grad student, alumnus receive Soros fellowships
A Filipino-American graduate student and a Lebanese-American alumnus are among 30 new Soros fellows, who are immigrants or children of immigrants. (March 10, 2010)

American songbirds evolve as humans change forests
Can species quickly evolve when humans rapidly change their habitats? The answer, in some cases, is yes, according to a new study of North American songbirds. (March 9, 2010)

Gold nanoparticles are used to target cancer
Another weapon in the arsenal against cancer has been invented at Cornell: nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. (March 9, 2010)

Study: Pattern in movies mimics that found in our brain
A Cornell study by psychology professor James Cutting finds that our attention span while watching films conforms to a universal constant. (March 9, 2010)

CU helps NYC plant, care for 1 million new trees
New York City has a commitment to plant 1 million trees by 2017, and Cornell researchers are helping by aiding in the development of the research agenda for the large-scale urban forestry project. (March 9, 2010)

Basic Needs Matching Fund will help county residents
In the next month, Cornell's United Way campaign, which exceeded its 2009-10 goal, will help the Tompkins County United Way raise $100,000 to support food and utilities for people needing help. (March 9, 2010)

Cornell trustees to meet in Ithaca, March 10-12
The Cornell Board of Trustees will meet on campus in Ithaca, March 10-12. The full board and many committees will have open sessions at the start of their meetings. (March 9, 2010)

Lubna S. Olayan named Entrepreneur of the Year
Lubna Suliman Olayan '77, CEO of the Olayan Financing Company, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year for her entrepreneurial achievement, community service and high ethical standards. (March 9, 2010)

Governor discusses Puerto Rico's political status
Governor of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuno promoted statehood for the commonwealth and detailed economic reforms he has made there, during a speech March 8 in Bailey Hall. (March 9, 2010)

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer discusses bin Laden
Steve Coll, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discussed the childhood and background of Osama bin Laden and how his background contributed to the rise of al Qaeda, March 5. (March 9, 2010)

Discovery likely to produce abundant adult stem cells
Researchers have discovered a way to grow copious amounts of adult stem cells that will likely revolutionize bone marrow transplants, organ regeneration, and therapies for organs. (March 8, 2010)

Nepal trip helps outdoor ed program go overseas
A team of students and faculty visited Nepal over winter break as part of a plan to help develop an international component of Cornell Outdoor Education and to promote ecotourism in Nepal. (March 8, 2010)

David Putnam named an AIMBE fellow
Putnam was cited for high-throughput pharmaceutical formulation and development of novel biomaterials used for controlled release of therapeutic compounds and for prevention of post-operative seromas. (March 8, 2010)

EPA visitor: Lots of science jobs in public sector
Gilbert Castellanos, a scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency speaking at a colloquium March 4, encouraged students to consider careers in public service. (March 8, 2010)

Abruna: Different energy solutions for different needs
Hector Abruna, an expert in fuel cell technology, spoke on energy needs and solutions at the American Museum of Natural History's SciCafe in New York City March 15. (March 5, 2010)

BOOM showcases student projects with real-life appeal
On March 3, 40 student-developed digital technology projects were on display in Duffield Hall at the annual Bits on Our Minds exhibition. Some won awards from corporate sponsors. (March 5, 2010)

Cooperative extension program airs nationwide on PBS
'GoGreener,' a motivational PBS TV special that offers simple ways to save money and make the most of available resources, premiers this month on PBS stations in New York City and nationwide. (March 5, 2010)

Shift to agriculture gave rise to 'age of anxiety'
Spencer Wells, an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society, gave a lecture and seminars during his first visit to campus as a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor March 1-5. (March 5, 2010)

Mary Opperman to staff: 'Stick with Cornell'
The Cornell of tomorrow is why staff should stick with Cornell today. That was the message Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman delivered at a March 4 brown-bag lunch on managing change. (March 4, 2010)

ILR School's Ehrenberg appointed SUNY trustee
Ronald Ehrenberg has been confirmed as a member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees by the New York State Senate. (March 4, 2010)

Things to Do, March 5-12
Events on campus this week include: a pingpong benefit, a concert benefit and a lecture by the governor of Puerto Rico. (March 4, 2010)

Panelists: Peace Corps offers competency, perspective
Serving in the Peace Corps is not only life-changing, but it also stands out on resumes, said five former Peace Corps volunteers, March 2 in a Barnes Hall. The event was part of Peace Corps Week. (March 4, 2010)

Labor leader Andy Stern takes on economic woes
Lack of planning by the United States is putting China in charge of global wages and other world issues, the president of North America's biggest union said at an ILR School presentation March 4. (March 4, 2010)

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet reads in Goldwin Smith
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Tretheway read from her work, including 'Native Guard,' at the Robert Chasen Memorial Poetry Reading Feb. 25 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (March 4, 2010)

Economist John Cawley discusses economics of obesity
Before developing specific anti-obesity strategies, lawmakers should review the evidence on program effectiveness and costs to avoid policies that won't work or will waste money, says Cawley. (March 4, 2010)

De Bary talks on language, culture in world literature
In a recent lecture, Brett de Bary cited texts and translations of Japanese author Tawada Yoko, whose works deal with the arbitrary nature of cultural boundaries in differentiating language and words. (March 4, 2010)

'Evolving' strategic plan to emphasize Cornell's whole
Encapsulating Cornell's goals for the next five years into a single document means taking a broad look at its most pressing priorities, said top administrators at a March 3 brown-bag lunch. (March 3, 2010)

Protein discovery may help mosquito control
The work may lead to the development of new insecticides to disrupt the mosquito's renal system, which contributes to a mosquito's survival after feeding on blood. (March 3, 2010)

HEC to focus on 'managing through' recession
The 85th Hotel Ezra Cornell, centered around the theme 'Managing Through and Thinking Forward: Opportunities for Innovation in the Down Economy,' will be held April 8-11 at the Hotel School. (March 3, 2010)

GPSA holds a town hall meeting on strategic plan
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly held a meeting March 1 to identify ways to improve the quality of life for Cornell's 6,000 graduate and professional students over the next five years. (March 2, 2010)

Prostate cancer surgeons 'feel' with their eyes
A new Cornell study published in a medical journal reports that the outcomes using minimally invasive robotic technology compare favorably with traditional invasive surgery for prostate cancer. (March 2, 2010)

New course of exploration: Land, sea and space
Two professors, Steven Squyres and Mary Beth Norton, are planning a course on exploration that combines their backgrounds and their passions. (March 2, 2010)

Students help bring biomass heat to nature center
Engineering students helped plan for and install the new heating system for Cayuga Nature Center, which uses wood chips for fuel. (March 2, 2010)

Alum launches livestock insurance program
A newly launched insurance program designed by Cornell postdoctoral researcher Sommarat Chantarat and colleagues could help herders in northern Kenya climb out of poverty. (March 2, 2010)

German theater scholar will be artist-in-residence
Reknowned composer and director Heiner Goebbels will be an artist-in-residence on campus from March 7-17, interacting with students and faculty involved with theater, film, music and literature. (March 2, 2010)

Pat Watson is now AAD senior associate vice president
Patricia Watson '83 has been named senior associate vice president of alumni affairs and development. Her new position will take effect immediately. (March 2, 2010)

Ken Birman receives Kanai award
Kenneth P. Birman, the N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2009 Tsutomu Kanai Award for his contributions to the state of the art in distributed computing systems. (March 2, 2010)

Students gain insights from noted economist
Economist Robert Moffitt, a leading expert on the economics of welfare reform, recently spent a week at Cornell to lecture in classes and work with students. (March 2, 2010)

Northern New York team promotes local foods
A team of extension educators are working in northern New York to promote local foods by organizing a conference, workshop, symposium, calendar and 'Meet the Farmer' dinners. (March 2, 2010)

Professors brief Capitol Hill on impacts of 'fracking'
Two Cornell researchers provided a Congressional briefing on the potential effects of hydraulic fracturing, used to extract natural gas in rocks deep within the earth, Feb. 22, in Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2010)

Studies show how fruit flies recover while flying
Cornell researchers have shown exactly how fruit flies maneuver through the air, and how they keep stable even when a whoosh of wind knocks them off course. (March 1, 2010)

Woman chemist bequeaths support for library
The late Erna Gramse, MP '33, a longtime librarian and a graduate chemistry student at Cornell during the Great Depression, has bequeathed a gift to Clark Physical Sciences Library. (March 1, 2010)

Shoppers who try harder to estimate spend more
The harder consumers try to track how much their groceries will cost, the worse they do, according to a new study co-authored by Brian Wansink in the March issue of the Journal of Marketing. (March 1, 2010)

Agrawal receives prestigious Jordan prize
Anurag Agrawal has become the first Cornell professor to receive the prestigious David Starr Jordan Prize in the prize's 20-year history. (March 1, 2010)

Jicamarca telescope awarded continuing NSF funding
Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has received $7.5 million from the National Science Foundation for the continuing support of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory near Lima, Peru. (March 1, 2010)

Professor: Cutting IPM could endanger public health
The NYS Integrated Pest Management program has been cut from the proposed New York budget. Yet it saves farmers millions of dollars and keeps New Yorkers safer and healthier, says a Cornell expert. (March 1, 2010)

DeVoogd writes editorial in Science magazine
Cornell psychology and neurobiology professor Timothy DeVoogd has written an editorial in the Feb. 26 issue of Science calling for more 'science diplomacy' with developing countries. (March 1, 2010)

Nanotechnology exhibit opens at Epcot Center
'Take a Nanooze Break' is the latest Cornell-developed science exhibit to be displayed at Innoventions at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park in Florida. (March 1, 2010)

Panel discusses justice for domestic violence survivors
Thousands of women sit in prison because they fought back against an abusive person in their lives, but they don't always get to share their stories in court, said panelists Feb. 24 at the Cornell Law School. (March 1, 2010)

Evangelista: Stigmatize, abolish nuclear weapons
Professor Matt Evangelista discussed the history of nuclear disarmament and the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving it in a talk Feb. 18. (March 1, 2010)