Francine Blau receives top labor economics award
ILR Professor Francine D. Blau, ILR '66, has won the prestigious IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor, a think tank in Germany. (Sept. 30, 2010)

'Fabric' would tighten the weave of online security
Cornell computer scientists are developing 'Fabric,' a platform and programming language to build secure distributed computer systems. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Cornell receives emergency management grant
Environmental Health and Safety has been awarded a $587,684 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to review, develop and enhance emergency management efforts across the Ithaca campus. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Student programs to move to 626 Thurston Ave.
Five student-related groups will have, as of June 2011, a new home at 626 Thurston Ave. The new occupants of the facility, formerly known as Alumni House, include the Asian/Asian American Center. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Things to Do, Oct. 1-8
Events on campus this week include talks on energy and the environment; film on Tibet; new-music, violinist Lin, contrapunkt! and CU Winds concerts; Greg Mills on Africa; war veterans' fundraiser. (Sept. 30, 2010)

New NYS Veterinary Diagnostic Lab opens Oct. 1
Cornell ushers in a new era of disease diagnosis and prevention Oct. 1 with the opening of the state-of-the-art New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to monitor human and animal disease. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Speaker targets dignity to fight global poverty
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Acumen Fund, gave this year's Iscol lecture Sept. 27, talking about entrepreneurial approaches to solving problems of global poverty. (Sept. 29, 2010)

NSF grants $109 million for accelerator physics
The grant will fund Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as well as research and development for a new kind of X-ray source that promises to revolutionize the field. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Computer graphics to help streamline green building design
Supported by federal stimulus funds, an interdisciplinary research group is creating computer simulation software that would allow architects to employ sustainable design principles from day one. (Sept. 29, 2010)

A tree grows in Brooklyn - but only with help
The Urban Forestry Community Engagement project seeks to recruit and educate urban residents in how to care for young trees in their communities. (Sept. 29, 2010)

19th-century women writers group on ghost stories
Graduate students and faculty in the Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers Study Group will discuss ghost stories at its fall meeting, Oct. 2 at Flora Rose House. (Sept. 29, 2010)

ROTC to host gala for Liberty Lodge
Cornell's Naval ROTC will host the first 'Out of the Rubble' gala to support Liberty Lodge, a retreat for injured veterans, Oct. 9 from 4 to 9 p.m. in Barton Hall. (Sept. 29, 2010)

'Living wage' clothing arrives at the Cornell Store
Alta Gracia pays its workers nearly 3.5 times the average hourly wage for apparel workers in the Dominican Republic, while its clothing costs about the same as Big Red garments of similar quality. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Heavy-emission trucks pollute Beijing, Zhang says
New research by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, targets diesel-fueled large trucks as the biggest culprits for polluting the air in and around Beijing. (Sept. 28, 2010)

Grant to help New Yorkers reduce risky teen behavior
A two-year, $60,000 grant will be used to adapt a research-based model that pairs Cornell Cooperative Extension with public schools to provide interventions for at-risk youth. (Sept. 28, 2010)

ExxonMobil gives $27,000 to Cornell engineering
The grant, part of a $2 million contribution across 81 institutions, allows academic departments to allocate the money for various educational purposes. (Sept. 28, 2010)

CU Ph.D. programs ranked among the best in the nation
Almost half the participating Graduate School and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences graduate fields were included within the top 10 range of rankings in a National Research Council survey. (Sept. 28, 2010)

Michal Lipson wins MacArthur 'Genius Award'
Photonics pioneer Michal Lipson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is named one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. (Sept. 28, 2010)

Czech president witnessed history in Prague and Ithaca
Czech President Vaclav Klaus, visiting Ithaca, recalled his time here as teaching assistant in 1969 and the fall of communism. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Cornellians celebrate Homecoming weekend
A slide show documents students concerts, a student parade, Greek activities, tailgating and a football game against Yale during 2010 Homecoming. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Charioteer of Delphi restored to its former glory
A plaster cast of the charioteer of Delphi in Goldwin Smith Hall has been restored, and a new piece was added to the cast collection: a Hellenistic sculpture of the head of a fisherman. (Sept. 27, 2010)

CALS helps Big Red go green with building contest
On Campus Sustainability Day, Oct. 20, CALS will launch CALS Green, an energy conservation and sustainability initiative to promote environmentally conscientious behavior among students, faculty and staff. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Three New York companies receive JumpStart grants
The Cornell Center for Materials Research awarded this fall's grants to American Aerogel Corp., SensiVida Medical Technologies Inc. and Haledyne LLC. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Students reach out to nursing home residents
Students affiliated with the Cornell Elderly Partnership regularly visit local seniors to help reduce the elders' social isolation and to better understand issues related to aging. (Sept. 27, 2010)

CALS Ithaca departments merge with Geneva counterparts
Four departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on the Ithaca campus merged with their Geneva-based sister departments as of July 1.. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Wolczanski receives chemical society award
Peter Wolczanski, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2011 National Award in organometallic chemistry from the American Chemical Society. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Hudler and O'Brien promote green plant practices
Plant pathologist George Hudler and extension plant pathologist Dawn Dailey O'Brien have won an award for producing 'Branching Out' - an integrated pest management newsletter - since 1994. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Emeritus professor wins prestigious mycology medal
Richard Korf, a professor emeritus of mycology who has traveled to nearly every continent to collect fungi, was awarded the Ainsworth Medal for outstanding contributions to international mycology. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Panel says mental health services must be visible
Members of the Campus-Community Coalition discussed mental health strategies and services at Cornell, the Ithaca City School District, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College Sept. 22. (Sept. 24, 2010)

Altschuler launches Jewish Studies lecture series
Glenn Altschuler presented the first talk in the Jewish Studies lecture series Sept. 21 with a lecture on rappers, anti-Semitism and racism. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Grant to support 100 students at five colleges
The New York Campus Compact - hosted by Cornell - has received $12,000 to support 100 part-time AmeriCorps community service positions on five New York college campuses. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Engineering dean talks goals, challenges
Lance Collins knows a thing or two about turbulence - literal and figurative - which should stand him in good stead as Cornell engineering's 13th dean. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Flu vaccine clinics started this week
Flu vaccine clinics have been scheduled across campus for the fall semester on the Gannett Health Services' website. Free to enrolled students, faculty, staff and retirees with Cornell ID. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Digital humanities offers new approaches to art, research
Scholars, artists and graduate students are engaging in collaborative initiatives in the digital humanities, with support from Cornell's Society for the Humanities. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Tickets on sale for Employee Celebration, Oct. 16
Employee Celebration tickets are on sale for faculty, staff, retirees and their families through Oct. 8 for an Oct. 16 dinner, football and other sports games and activities. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Things to Do, Sept. 24-Oct. 1
Events on campus this week include several major concerts, readings, lectures on poverty, plants, kinship and women in the labor movement, new exhibits at museums and the Dyson School panels. (Sept. 23, 2010)

Honeybee democracies offer insights, says new book
When honeybees seek a new home, they choose the best site through a democratic process that humans might do well to emulate, says a Cornell biologist in his new book, 'Honeybee Democracy.' (Sept. 22, 2010)

Seven on faculty receive Affinito-Stewart grants
The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process. (Sept. 22, 2010)

Panelists to speak on sustainability, development
Cornell's Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management will celebrate its recent naming gift with two panel discussions Oct. 1 in Kennedy Hall's Call Alumni Auditorium. (Sept. 22, 2010)

Cornell sociologists to brief Congress staff
Max Pfeffer and Pilar Parra will draw on their research to brief Congressional staff members on immigration policy Sept. 24. (Sept. 22, 2010)

South African students to visit Cornell
Nine students from the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, will visit Cornell Sept. 26 to Oct. 6 to get a taste of life on an American campus. (Sept. 22, 2010)

Head of New York Power Authority visits campus
A Sept. 21 visit to campus by Richard Kessel, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, was highlighted by a discussion about state and local efforts toward sustainability. (Sept. 22, 2010)

For Homecoming, 'Sidelines' talks with Coach Austin
The second season of 'Sidelines,' a weekly show featuring interviews about Cornell Athletics, kicks off Sept. 28 with host David Keating '10 and Kent Austin, Cornell's new football coach. (Sept. 22, 2010)

Muslim women can use Quran to improve identity
Research fellow Nimat Hafez Barazangi said Muslim women can use the Quran to build a stronger identity for themselves in Muslim societies at a talk at Cornell Sept. 16. (Sept. 22, 2010)

Grants create new digital collections
The Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences has awarded five grants, from creating an online collection of Cornell's plaster casts to digitizing 25,000 pages of Nepali texts. (Sept. 21, 2010)

King of Malaysia tours Vet College
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the king of Malaysia, toured the College of Veterinary Medicine Sept. 18 and discussed potential future collaborations between Cornell and the Malaysian national university. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Festival showcases similarities in Asian cultures
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept. 18 on the Arts Quad, attracted some 1,000 visitors and marked the first time that seven Asian and Asian-American student organizations collaborated. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Meeting closes gap between philosophy and psychology
A conference Sept. 11-12 at Cornell brought together scholars to examine how psychologists and philosophers can learn from one another. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Alumnus wins conservation achievement award
William Schlesinger, Ph.D. '76, recently was recognized for a career devoted to conservation and climate change research. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Bonnie McEneaney on love and loss after 9/11
Bonnie McEneaney, MPS '78, shared the experiences of friends and family of 9/11 victims in a Sept. 16 reading from her book 'Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on 9/11.' (Sept. 21, 2010)

Richard Ripple, professor emeritus, dies
Richard E. Ripple, professor emeritus of education, died Sept. 16 at 79 years old. Ripple taught at Cornell for more than 40 years. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Pilot project offers loans for weatherization
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services are using a pilot weatherization and pellet stove project to show how households can lower home energy costs. (Sept. 21, 2010)

From firehouse to warehouse, Bestys knows books
Dave Bestys, materials handler for the textbook division of the Cornell Business Services Warehouse, wrote a book, recently re-released online, about his 19 years as a volunteer firefighter. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Robots could improve everyday life, do chores
Assistant professor of computer science Ashutosh Saxena leads Cornell's Personal Robotics Lab, which develops software for complex, high-level robotics that could one day aid humans with daily tasks. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Harvard expert: Obama foreign policy 'doomed to fail'
Although Harvard Professor Stephen Walt is a supporter of President Obama, he said his foreign policies are 'doomed to fail.' Walt spoke on campus Sept. 16. (Sept. 20, 2010)

Cornell ranks No. 14 in Times Higher Ed rankings
Cornell is ranked No. 14 and No. 16 in world university rankings issued by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds, respectively. Its graduates were also rated No. 14 by a poll of recruiters. (Sept. 20, 2010)

Mahowald tapped as lead author on IPCC Report
Natalie Mahowald, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, will help develop the chapter on the physical science basis for climate change. (Sept. 20, 2010)

Day of Caring kicks off United Way campaign
More than four tons of food and personal care items were collected for the 2010 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, Sept. 16, to kick off the 2010 United Way Campaign. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Study: Molecule can starve cancer cells
Cornell researchers have discovered a molecule that can essentially starve cancer cells of an animo acid they need for growth. The finding may lead to a new class of cancer-fighting drugs. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Johnson reappointed Hotel School dean
The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve the appointment of School of Hotel Administration Dean Michael Johnson to a second term. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Architect describes process for creating barrier designs
Two meetings Sept. 14 kicked off a city of Ithaca and Cornell partnership to address bridge-related accidents and deaths on and near campus. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Quartararo named interim budget office director
Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in the Division of Planning and Budget, has been named interim director of the University Budget Office. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Graduate school awaits release of gold standard survey
Nearly three years late, and amid speculation and some controversy, the National Research Council will release the gold standard of graduate school rankings Sept. 28. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Cornell Library announces collaboration with Columbia
Cornell and Columbia University libraries will collaboratively support Slavic and East European collection development at both institutions. (Sept. 16, 2010)

CornellConnect social network goes live
Part online directory, part social network, CornellConnect is a way for Cornellians to connect with the university and with each other. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Digital signs light up across campus
Digital signs are being deployed across campus to offer event listings, weather, a news ticker and videos of lectures and other features from CornellCast. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Check the Phishbowl before you click
Your NetID is on restriction! Your e-mail account has been blocked! Your credit card has been misused! Quick! Click here!!! But first, check CIT's Phishbowl to help thwart identity theft. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Volunteers wanted for weight loss study
Cornell employees interested in losing weight are invited to take part in a study that will test a new method of controlling weight. (Sept. 16, 2010)

French feminist theorist Cixous to visit
Influential French writer, theorist and feminist scholar Helene Cixous will be on campus Sept. 19-23 for a conference and lecture during her first visit as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Homecoming highlights include concerts, parade and game
Homecoming features a student parade, Cornell vs. Yale football, an a cappella concert by 13 student groups, and a concert by the Cornell Glee Club. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Things to Do, Sept. 17-24
Events this week include 'Exit Saigon' events, Czech Republic president, Glee Club and a cappella concerts and talks by Glenn Altschuler, Tariq Ali, Jefferson Cowie, Daniel Magaziner and Greg Graffin. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Plant biologist Charles Uhl dies at age 92
Plant biologist Charles Uhl, professor emeritus and a well-recognized expert on the cytogenetics of the stonecrop family, died Aug. 29 at age 92. (Sept. 16, 2010)

$10M gift creates canine genomics program
The College of Veterinary Medicine will establish the world's first canine genomics program with the single largest gift it has ever received: $10 million from an anonymous donor. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Widespread solar energy in 50 years is possible
Frank DiSalvo said at the Sustainable Earth, Energy and Environmental Systems speaker series that significant progress toward sustainable energy, including solar energy, will occur by mid-century. (Sept. 15, 2010)

Climate Action Plan marks anniversary
A year after the release of Cornell's comprehensive Climate Action Plan, a host of projects puts the university on a path to meet or surpass sustainability goals in the coming years. (Sept. 15, 2010)

Weill Institute passes two-year milestone
The institute, which opened its labs and offices in 2008, is part of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative to drive revolutionary advances in the life sciences. (Sept. 15, 2010)

Fleming fellow to study DNA copying in cells
Francisco Bastos de Oliveira, a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell, was awarded the 2010 Sam and Nancy Fleming Research Fellowship from Cornell's Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology. (Sept. 15, 2010)

Panel: Freshmen need to learn to ask for help
A panel discussion hosted by WSKG's Crystal Sarakas Sept. 13 about the challenges that freshmen face will air Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. on 89.3 FM as part of the biweekly program 'Community Conversation.' (Sept. 15, 2010)

Town-gown group will discuss student well-being
The status of well-being services for area students and young adults will be the topic of a public forum scheduled for Sept. 22. (Sept. 15, 2010)

AAP reconfigures offices, studios, library space
Substantial facilities improvements are under way for the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, including a reorganization of the Fine Arts Library in anticipation of a planned move to Rand Hall. (Sept. 14, 2010)

The battle against bed bugs takes a lot of work
The recent explosion of bed bug problems can only be resolved with awareness and prevention, said a Cornell expert speaking to reporters Sept. 14. And beware of recycled furniture, she said. (Sept. 14, 2010)

Conference to consider Italian thought
Leading philosophers from Italy and American critics will participate in a conference Sept. 24-25 at Cornell, 'Commonalities: Theorizing the Common in Contemporary Italian Thought.' (Sept. 14, 2010)

ILR professor looks at end of blue-collar males
An ILR School professor's new book looks at how blue-collar men have disappeared from popular culture since the 1970s. (Sept. 14, 2010)

Actor, alumnus Harold Gould dies at age 86
Veteran stage, television and film actor Harold Gould, M.A. '48, Ph.D. '53, best known for his roles in 'The Sting' and 'Rhoda,' died Sept. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2010)

Campus well-being is topic of Caring Community forum
Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy updated the campus Sept. 10 on recent developments in long-term strategies for the health and well-being of students. (Sept. 13, 2010)

Ghosh speaks on Pakistan-India relations, recent floods
Cornell historian Durba Ghosh discussed how the Pakistan floods affect foreign aid and the peace process between India and Pakistan Sept. 8 in a lecture, which was followed by a panel discussion. (Sept. 13, 2010)

New emeritus trustees join Board of Trustees
The Cornell University Board of Trustees recently elected four emeritus trustees and five presidential councillors in recognition of their distinguished service to the university. (Sept. 13, 2010)

History of 'cuckoo bees' needs a rewrite, study says
Cleptoparasitic bees, which secretly invade host nests and lay their eggs there, may have originated millions of years earlier than previously thought, study finds. (Sept. 13, 2010)

Latino engineering student success recognized
The College of Engineering's Diversity Programs in Engineering has been named a finalist for 2010 'Examples of Excelencia' by the national organization Excelencia in Education. (Sept. 13, 2010)

Elves give record number of backpacks to children
The Cornell Elves, a program that started with holiday giving but now has extended to supporting area schoolchildren when school starts, gave out a record number of backpacks this year: 449. (Sept. 13, 2010)

New humanities fellows focus on 'Global Aesthetics'
The Society for the Humanities' residential fellows for 2010-11 include international scholars, Cornell faculty members and graduate students, with projects related to 'Global Aesthetics.' (Sept. 13, 2010)

ILR book offers primer on resolving workplace disputes
Co-authors Rocco Scanza and Jay Grenig outline labor arbitration in a new book published by the American Arbitration Association and the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. (Sept. 13, 2010)

Expert to talk on entrepreneurship to tackle poverty
Jacqueline Novogratz will present a free lecture on Sept. 27, based on her best-selling memoir, 'The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.' (Sept. 13, 2010)

Means restriction info sessions set for Sept. 14
On Sept. 14 University Architect Gilbert Delgado will introduce the architectural firm Office dA, which has been selected to investigate ways to address bridge-related accidents and suicides on and near campus. (Sept. 12, 2010)

Cornell community remembers Sept. 11
Students spelled 'Remember 9/11' on the Arts Quad Thursday evening to honor those who lost their lives or loved ones during the terrorist attacks nine years ago. (Sept. 10, 2010)

Student nonprofit helps Zambian orphans
Ricky Panzer '13 and Alex Friedman '13 have launched a nonprofit organization called Signature Donations, and their first project was to purchase shoes for orphans in Zambia. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Cornell senior elected to national council
ILR School student Vicente Gonzalez '11 has been elected to serve a two-year term as student representative on the Mortar Board National Council. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Green giant sod sofa makes Ag Quad more comfy
The Ag Quad now features a giant sod sofa - thanks to the efforts of two dozen Art of Horticulture students and their instructor, Marcia Eames-Sheavly. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Fuertes Observatory to host Observe the Moon night
Fuertes Observatory will open its doors for a celebration of the first International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Deadlines ahead for child care grants, benefits
Reminder: Apply for child care grant subsidies or add children between ages 19-26 to endowed health and dental plans and/or enroll in/increase Select Benefits elections for their medical expenses now. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Things to Do, Sept. 10-17
Events on campus this week include Maria Schneider, Ellis Paul, organ and 'Cultural Fusion' concerts, Tommy Bruce on WVBR, WSKG broadcasting from Uris Hall, lectures on race, gardening, Islam. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Herbert Deinert, German studies professor, dies
Herbert Deinert, professor emeritus of German studies, died Aug. 4 at age 79. A friend and mentor to his students, he was a noted scholar of German literature and intellectual history. (Sept. 9, 2010)

Forum will cover caring community, bridge barriers
At a Sept. 10 campus forum, Vice President for Student and Academic Services Susan Murphy will talk about an upcoming study to explore permanent suicide deterrents on gorge bridges. (Sept. 8, 2010)

Elephants change behavior to avoid human activity
Elephants are not bothered by dynamite explosions, but nearby human activity prompts them to dramatically change their behavior, reports a Cornell study. (Sept. 8, 2010)

Researchers attack plum pox to save N.Y. fruits
Cornell researchers are working hard to eradicate plum pox virus from New York as it can destroy orchards of peaches, plums and apricots. (Sept. 8, 2010)

New website tracks devastating Swede midge
A new website gives growers and consumers up-to-date information on research about the Swede midge, which in insect whose infestations can destroy cruciferous vegetables. (Sept. 8, 2010)

Cornell China Dairy Institute launches near Beijing
The Cornell China Dairy Institute, a four-week program, launched Sept. 6 just east of Beijing to give Chinese dairy veterinarians an opportunity to learn about American veterinary practices. (Sept. 8, 2010)

Czech President Vaclav Klaus to visit Cornell
Klaus' one-day visit on Sept. 24 will include a campus tour, lunch with Cornell's president and provost, and he will deliver a lecture. (Sept. 8, 2010)

First books published in new, sustainable model
An innovative collaboration between Cornell University Press, the Cornell University Library and faculty members in German studies promises to create a new way of publishing scholarly books. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Instrument maker gives cello to Cornell
Cellist Gerald Appleman presented one of the cellos he made to Cornell's Department of Music Sept. 2, in appreciation of Scott Tucker, director of choral music. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Alumnus curates exhibit on Vietnamese experience
'Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon,' a traveling Smithsonian exhibition on the Vietnamese-American experience, co-curated by Vu Pham, M.A. '99, Ph.D. '02, will be in Ithaca from Sept. 18 to Dec. 5. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Scholar to talk on travel, Islam and Western culture
Political scientist Roxanne Euben to speak on 'Travel, Translation and Comparative Political Theory' for fifth Cornell College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture, Sept. 15. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Artsy trash cans help beautify Collegetown
Collegetown ART, of the student-run Sustainability Hub, has installed two waste and recycling stations to beautify Collegetown. The waste receptacles are adorned with local art. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Ancient infertility sheds light on modern issues
In the fourth Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture Aug. 31, historian Rebecca Flemming of the University of Cambridge focused on infertility, religion and medicine, from ancient times to the present. (Sept. 7, 2010)

Peace Corps director says experience is 'transformative'
Given that Cornell ranked third in Peace Corps volunteers recruited in 2009, it is no wonder that Aaron Williams, the international volunteer agency's director, paid a visit to campus Sept. 2. (Sept. 3, 2010)

Awe at nature is both 'natural' and learned, says Shaw
In the first Cornell Plantations lecture this fall, Professor Harry Shaw examined whether our wondrous views of nature are inborn, i.e., 'natural,' or learned, citing examples from literature. (Sept. 3, 2010)

CU launches $100 million fund to recruit faculty
A $100 million Cornell Faculty Renewal Fund will enable the university to significantly accelerate hiring of faculty over the next five years. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Cornell helps upstate cities plan green futures
Rust to Green New York State is partnering students and faculty with the people of former industrial cities to help their communities grow and become more livable, healthy and sustainable. (Sept. 2, 2010)

$3.3 million in grants aims to improve farming in Africa
Funding from the NSF and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will partner advanced research expertise with the developing world to improve soil and plant breeding. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Physicists find fractal boundaries in crystals
Cornell researchers, using computational modeling, are providing new insight into how atoms in crystals rearrange as the material is bent and shaped. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Work begins on the mechanics of new budget model
Upcoming decisions about how to retool Cornell's budget model will reverberate throughout Cornell for years to come. (Sept. 2, 2010)

United Way campaign kicks off with Day of Caring
The 2010 United Way Day of Caring is Sept. 16 at Stewart Park. The event caps a countywide drive to collect non-perishable food, school supplies, and household and personal care items. (Sept. 2, 2010)

International hosts provide sense of belonging
Hosting an international student or scholar benefits the host as well as the newcomer, providing connections in the university and local communities and a sharing of cultures and experiences. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Things to Do, Sept. 3-10
Events on campus this week include a poetry reading by Julia Alvarez, the Johnson Museum's Tarjama/Translation exhibit, Cornell Campus Club coffee hour and flood relief in Pakistan and India. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Food scientist Donald C.W. Graham dies at age 78
Professor Emeritus Donald C. W. Graham, a food scientist, died Aug. 24 in Ithaca. His memorial service will be Saturday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 210 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Architect selected to design bridge barriers
Cornell has hired an architect to design permanent barriers on gorge bridges. Nader Tehrani, of the firm Office dA, will create designs for suicide deterrents on six bridges. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Asia, Europe programs receive federal funding
Three Cornell programs focusing on Asia and one program focusing on Europe have received $6.3 million in federal funding. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Three new directors join Office of Alumni Affairs
The Office of Alumni Affairs has hired three new senior directors to further alumni engagement. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Cornell leads fight against invasive emerald ash borer
As the emerald ash borer starts to invade New York and kill off its ash trees, Cornell researchers are leading the fight against the invasive pest. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Transport unions shift position on climate change
Hundreds of unions representing workers in the global transport industry agreed to take significant steps to counter climate change at a conference in Mexico City last month. (Sept. 1, 2010)