Cornell University News Service Releases
September, 1998
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Martin appointed joint professor of plant pathology
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Gregory B. Martin has been appointed a joint professor of plant pathology at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. and Cornell University's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Martin began working in his laboratory at the Boyce Thompson Institute, located on Cornell's campus, this month. BTIGregMartin.bpf.html (September 30, 1998)
40 percent of deaths are environmental
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A Cornell University analysis of population trends, climate change, increasing pollution and emerging diseases, as published in the October 1998 journal BioScience, points to one inescapable conclusion: Life on Earth is killing us.
An estimated 40 percent of world deaths can now be attributed to various environmental factors, especially organic and chemical pollutants, according to a study led by David Pimentel, professor of ecology and agricultural sciences at Cornell. ecodisease.hrs.html (September 30, 1998)
Vet students will wash dogs for education
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University's Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, or SCAVMA, plans a fund-raising dog wash on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. in the Tower Road courtyard of the College of Veterinary Medicine. dogwash.hrs.html (September 29, 1998)
Global system change is theme of Earth Science Week
ITHACA, N.Y. -- "Change in the Global System" is the theme for a series of lectures and exhibits Oct. 10-17 when the Cornell University Department of Geological Sciences and the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) celebrate national Earth Science Week.
Cornell events feature Frank H.T. Rhodes, professor of geological sciences and president emeritus of the university, speaking on "Symphony of the Earth" on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4:30 p.m. in 390 Myron Taylor Hall, the Moot Courtroom of the Law School. An open house in Snee Hall, home of the Department of Geological Sciences, will follow the Rhodes lecture from 5:30 EarthSci_week.hrs.html (September 29, 1998)
Biologist Robert Sapolsky talks on 'Stress' Oct. 14
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Stanford University biologist, author and science popularizer Robert Sapolsky will speak on "Stress and Neurodegeneration: Interventions at the Molecular Level; Interventions at the Societal Level" when he delivers the first annual Division of Biological Sciences Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. at Cornell University.
The lecture in Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall is free of charge and open to the public. "Dr. Sapolsky is a distinguished biologist who has worked extensively on stress in wild baboon populations, as well as an accomplished popularizer of science," said Charles Walcott, director of the Cornell Division of Biological Sciences. Noting that Sapolsky writes regular columns for Discover magazine and participates in numerous radio programs, Walcott said, "We can expect a fascinating, informative and entertaining lecture." sapolsky.hrs.html (September 29, 1998)
Laura (Riding) Jackson exhibition at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A major exhibition about the literary career of Laura (Riding) Jackson will open Oct. 8 in the Exhibition Gallery of the Carl A. Kroch Library on the Cornell University campus. Titled Laura (Riding) Jackson and the Promise of Language, the exhibit features books, letters, photographs, manuscripts and other materials from the Laura (Riding) Jackson and Schuyler B. Jackson collection of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections in the Cornell University Library.
Contemporary scholars, readers and critics from around the world are discovering and rediscovering (Riding) Jackson. Many of them will gather in Ithaca Oct. 8-9, to participate in a symposium, also titled "Laura (Riding) Jackson and the Promise of Language." Featured speakers include the poet and critic Charles Bernstein from SUNY Buffalo and Jerome McGann of the University of Virginia. Also present will be Elizabeth Friedmann, (Riding) Jackson's official biographer, who will speak on the relationship between her life and work, and members of the Laura (Riding) Jackson Board of Literary Management. Invited panelists will explore subjects ranging from (Riding) Jackson's poetry, prose and fiction to her critical reception during and following her life. Jackson.exhibition.html (September 28, 1998)
Sage Hall dedication for Johnson School Oct. 2-3
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Displaying the magnificence and grace of 1874 Victorian landmark outside, Sage Hall -- the new home of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University -- is, inside, a state-of-the-art, fully networked management education center, with every classroom seat, study carrel, office and laboratory wired and ready for the 21st century.
With the $38.2 million renovation now complete, the Johnson School is celebrating its new home Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, with a dedication ceremony and a full roster of events. jgsm.dedication.ssl.html (September 28, 1998)
Business & Technology Park Community Service Awards presented
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Awards for outstanding contributions to community service in Tompkins County were presented to the CBORD Group Inc. and the International Food Network Inc. on Sept. 17 at the annual "Party by the Pond" reception held for tenants and friends of the Cornell Business & Technology Park (CBTP) in the village of Lansing.
These annual awards were presented for the first time this year. They are sponsored by the Real Estate Department of Cornell University and recognize the volunteer and community service efforts made by companies and employees of companies located in the CBTP. Business.park.release.html (September 25, 1998)
Yudowitz Center for Jewish Campus Life - Cornell Hillel names executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the first time, Cornell Hillel, which recently was renamed the Yudowitz Center for Jewish Campus Life--Cornell Hillel, has a full-time, professional executive director.
In her new position, Vally Naomi Kovary, a Cornell alumna and former director of external relations at Cornell University Library, is overseeing activities, social events, lectures, film festivals, classes and fund-raising to promote a lively Jewish community life on campus. She also will oversee Jewish religious programming and celebrations, festivals and religious services. Previously, Hillel was directed by its rabbi. Hillel.kovary.ssl.html (September 25, 1998)
Adapt home for age-related disabilities
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Evaluating how suitable our homes are for growing old in should be just as routine as financial planning for retirement, says a Cornell University housing expert.
Adapting homes for age-related disabilities would not only help older people remain in their homes and live independently but also would benefit society by reducing the need for long-term care, according to Joseph Laquatra, professor of design and environmental analysis at Cornell. If such modifications are incorporated during building or remodeling, costs are not necessarily high, yet they enhance a home's marketability, Laquatra reported at the European Network for Housing Research Conference in Wales, Sept. 7-11. housing.aging.ssl.html (September 25, 1998)
William Maxwell elected to National Academy of Engineering
ITHACA, N.Y. -- William L. Maxwell, Cornell University professor emeritus of operations research and industrial engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. It is one of the highest honors an engineer can receive.
Academy membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice" and those who have demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology," according to the academy. Maxwell.html (September 25, 1998)
Lecture on AIDS in European literature
ITHACA, N.Y. -- AIDS has provoked an enormous outpouring of theoretical reflection on how to write about the illness. Yet, the number of authors writing about AIDS and the critics in search of the AIDS discourse are extremely scarce in European literature, says a German professor of Romance studies coming to Cornell University.
Dieter Ingenschay, professor of Romance studies at Humboldt University, Berlin, will give a free and open lecture, "Is There a Discourse of AIDS in Central European Literatures?" Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House on the Cornell campus. aids.literature.ssl.html (September 24, 1998)
Collegetown cleanup Saturday, Oct. 3
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University students, including members of fraternities and sororities, and Collegetown residents will clean up the streets of Collegetown on Saturday, Oct. 3. Activities will include cleaning neighborhood sidewalks, streets, utility poles and open spaces.
Volunteers will gather at various times beginning at 10 a.m. in front of The Nines restaurant on College Avenue. From there, teams of students and year-round residents will begin their clean-up effort. Collegetown.cleanup.html (September 24, 1998)
Financial education program pays off $5000
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A mere $10 investment to enroll in a Cornell Cooperative Extension financial education program reaped an average $5,000 gain in net worth for participants one year later, according to a Cornell University survey.
After just six months in the program, called MONEY 2000, more than half the participants were paying bills on time, reducing their credit use, saving money, using a budget and trimming their debts. money.2k.ssl.html (September 24, 1998)
Cooperative Extension Week, Oct. 4-10
ITHACA, N.Y. -- From helping farm families cope with financial and personal stress and teaching families parenting skills to helping urban communities concerned with violence, finding opportunities for older Americans to volunteer with youth in 4-H programs and working with policy makers as they struggle with welfare reform choices, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) is enriching the lives of children, youth and families throughout New York state.
To better inform New Yorkers about the services and programs centered on the theme "Children, Youth, and Family Well-Being," Cornell Cooperative Extension is celebrating CCE Week this year, Oct. 4 to 10. cce.week.ssl.html (September 23, 1998)
Memorial service for James A. Perkins Oct. 4 in Princeton
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A memorial service for James A. Perkins, who served as president of Cornell University from 1963 to 1969, will be held Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Princeton University.
Perkins died Aug. 19 at age 86 in Burlington, Vt. Widely recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators and an effective spokesman for higher education, Perkins at the time of his death was chairman emeritus of the International Council for Educational Development in Princeton, N.J., an organization he founded in 1970 to identify and analyze key problems facing education around the world. Perkins.memorial.html (September 23, 1998)
Co-op Extension Award goes to Ralph L. Snodsmith
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell Cooperative Extension will present Ralph L. Snodsmith, president of R.L. Snodsmith Ornamental Horticulturist Inc. and a radio and television personality, with the 1998 Friend of Cornell Cooperative Extension Award at a celebratory reception Monday, Oct. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Wave Hill Arboretum in Riverdale, N.Y. Merrill Ewert, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, will make the presentation.
Snodsmith was selected for the award for his efforts to extend the mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension. The annual award goes "to individuals who have played a proactive role of stimulator, mentor, critic and supporter -- making the Cornell Cooperative Extension system a better one." Snodsmith is noted for his abiding encouragement for his radio and television audiences to obtain additional gardening information at their local extension office. snodsmith.ssl.html (September 23, 1998)
Arecibo Observatory survives Hurricane
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico -- Initial information indicates that the massive reflector dish of Arecibo Observatory apparently sustained minimal damage from Hurricane Georges, which swept across Puerto Rico late Monday night, observatory officials report.
In a telephone conversation early Tuesday observatory personnel also indicated that the telescope's newly completed dome apparently escaped without damage. The 15 employees and visitors using the observatory, at the time of the hurricane, are reported safe. Arecibo.bpf.html (September 23, 1998)
Web site offers breast cancer information
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Does exposure to certain pesticides increase the risk of breast cancer? Is there a link between childhood obesity and adult breast cancer? If human estrogen promotes some kinds of breast cancer, can phytoestrogens from plants possibly offer protection? These are some of the questions answered on the World Wide Web at
MBA students analyze local businesses
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Students from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, one of the top 20 business schools in the country, want to tackle real-world problems, not textbook examples.
So Cornell Associate Professor Robert Bloomfield has developed a program that will allow his accounting classes to spend time analyzing challenges to actual businesses. Each participating company gets more than 40 hours of faculty and student time devoted to matching their needs and competitive situation with the most appropriate type of accounting system. Bloomfield.MBA.html (September 22, 1998)
Animal Science open house in Dryden Oct. 3
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Pet a lamb, milk a cow and see how animal scientists care for a variety of farm animals at the open house at Cornell University's Animal Science Teaching and Research Center in Dryden on Saturday, Oct. 3.
This free open house will feature tours of the center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CowTour98.bpf.html (September 22, 1998)
Hungarian political economist to give Einaudi Lecture Sept. 29
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Bˇla Greskovits, a political economist from Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), will present the 1998 Einaudi Lecture Sept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. in the A.D. White House on the Cornell University campus.
A comparativist with a doctorate in economics, Greskovits has been a member of the Political Science Department at the Central European University since the university's founding by George Soros in 1991. He will speak on "Rival Views of the Post-communist Market Society." The lecture is open to the public. Einaudi.98.ssl.html (September 22, 1998)
A wet New England summer, dry August
ITHACA, N.Y. --The Northeast's three-month summer season (June through August) saw record-setting amounts of rainfall over parts of New England. Vermont alone received an excess of 6.24 inches of rain, or 152 percent of normal (the 30-year average from 1961-1990) for the three-month period, making it the wettest summer in the state this century.
According to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, Burlington, Vt., had its wettest summer on record, with 24.78 inches of rain beating the previous record 22.74 inches during the summer of 1892. With 15.26 inches of rain, New Hampshire reported its ninth wettest summer on record, and nature dropped 14.42 inches of rain on Rhode Island to give the state its 12th wettest summer. NRCC.August98.bpf.html (September 22, 1998)
Chinese Youth Goodwill Mission performs at Statler Auditorium Sept. 25
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Chinese Youth Goodwill Mission, a 21-member ensemble from the Republic of Taiwan, will present a performance extravaganza Friday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m. in Cornell University's Statler Auditorium.
The show, which is open to the public, will highlight traditional and modern Chinese art forms, everything from jazz to juggling with urns and from kung-fu sword play to ritual dances with fans and flags. Chinese.youth.html (September 18, 1998)
Artist Howardena Pindell to give free lecture Sept. 24
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Howardena Pindell, painter and writer, will present a lecture titled "A Life's Journey" Thursday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. in 101 W. Sibley Hall on the Cornell University campus.
The lecture is free and open to the public. pindell.lecture.ssl.html (September 18, 1998)
$2.2M to Cornell biology teachers program
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today (Sept. 16) it will award Cornell University $2.2 million over the next four years to continue and expand its Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT) and undergraduate Hughes Scholars programs. This is the third time since 1988 that HHMI has recognized Cornell's innovative work in training biology teachers and involving students in research.
The two programs to date have involved more than 200 high school biology teachers and 500 Cornell undergraduates. Last year CIBT staff helped in classrooms reaching 2,200 high school students. The award is included in the total of $91.1 million in grants to 58 universities announced by the Hughes Institute today. bruns.hughes.deb.html (September 17, 1998)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to honor alumni Oct. 2
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University will honor six alumni and two faculty members at the association's annual alumni awards banquet Friday, Oct. 2.
The event will be held at Cornell's Statler Hotel in the Carrier Grand Ballroom at 6 p.m. Individuals may register for the banquet by contacting the Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Alumni Office at 276 Roberts Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853, by Sept. 22. For information, call (607) 255-7651. CALS-Alums.bpf.html (September 17, 1998)
Citicorp CEO to give Hatfield Address Oct. 1
ITHACA, N.Y. -- John S. Reed, chairman and chief executive officer of Citicorp and Citibank, N.A., will deliver the Hatfield Address on "Global Financial Services in the New Millennium" Thursday, Oct. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall on the Cornell University campus.
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings will introduce Reed. The lecture is free and open to the public. Hatfield.98.ssl.html (September 17, 1998)
Cornell names four top NY commercial dairies
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University's Department of Food Science has selected four commercial dairies as producing the highest quality milk in New York state.
Crowley Foods of Albany was named the state's top fluid milk processor, with an overall score of 84. The Niagara Milk Cooperative (Wendt's Dairy) of Niagara Falls scored 82.9; Upstate Farms Dairy of Rochester and Stewart's Processing Corp. (Saratoga Dairy) of Saratoga Springs tied for third place with 78.7. Milk.bpf.html (September 17, 1998)
Suzy M. Nelson named to lead fraternity and sorority affairs at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Suzy M. Nelson has been named to lead Cornell University's active Greek life system, John L. Ford, the Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students, has announced.
Nelson, formerly director of the Office of Greek Life at Syracuse University, replaces Randy Stevens, who left Cornell in July. Nelson, the new Robert G. Engel Associate Dean of Students for Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, has 13 years of related experience in higher education and is enthusiastic about her new role at Cornell. Nelson.html (September 17, 1998)
Friedan seminar on US obsession with sex
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Has America's obsession with sex taken the place of the cold war? Are the current debate and media coverage of sexual politics in the workplace and on Capitol Hill a diversion or a progression for working women and men?
The Ford Foundation and the Institute for Women and Work in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University are sponsoring a symposium to address that topic on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Endowment Center for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. sex.obsession.html (September 17, 1998)
Cornell Library opens Valerie Taylor papers
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The papers of well-known lesbian author Valerie Taylor, who died in 1997, have been donated to Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection and are being opened to the public Sept. 22.
Born Sept. 7, 1913, in Aurora, Ill., Velma Tate published her first lesbian novel, Whisper Their Love, in 1957. She used the pen name Valerie Taylor and came to be known widely by that name. Among her numerous classics published during the 1950s and 1960s were: The Girls in 3-B, Stranger on Lesbos, A World Without Men, Unlike Others, The Secret of the Bayou, Journey to Fulfillment and Return to Lesbos. Taylor.papers.sfm.html (September 17, 1998)
Cyrus Hyde, Well-Sweep Farm founder, is 1998 O'Connor Lecturer
ITHACA, N.Y. -- "Well-Sweep Herb Farm: Tour of Rare and Unusual Herbs" is the topic Cyrus Hyde, co-owner of the Port Murray, N.J., farm, will address in the 10th annual Audrey Harkness O'Connor Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Cornell University.
The 7:30 p.m. lecture, which is free and open to the public, is being presented by Cornell Plantations in the James Law Auditorium in Schurman Hall, at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine. Parking is available in the Cornell B Lot off Route 366. A reception, courtesy of Auruca Herbarists, will follow the lecture. wellsweep.rgl.html (September 17, 1998)
T. Colin Campbell wins cancer institute prize
ITHACA, N.Y. -- T. Colin Campbell, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, has received the American Institute for Cancer Research's 1998 Award for Excellence in Cancer Research.
In Sept. 3 ceremonies in Washington, D.C., Campbell was cited for "a lifetime of significant accomplishments in scientific research, and for his untiring efforts in furthering scientific knowledge and understanding in the field of diet, nutrition and cancer." campbell_prize.hrs.html (September 15, 1998)
Members of Cornell community lead United Way campaign on and off campus
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Several members of the Cornell University community are playing key roles in the 1998 United Way of Tompkins County campaign on and off campus. Their efforts, which started last spring, are aimed at raising $1.6 million this fall. About $500,000 of that will come from the Cornell campus campaign, which includes employees, retirees and students.
Susan H. Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, is chairing the United Way campaign on campus. Vice chair of the campus campaign is Mary George Opperman, vice president for human resources. United-Way-Campaign.html (September 15, 1998)
Jupiter's rings formed by dust from its satellites
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Jupiter's intricate, swirling ring system is formed by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids smash into the giant planet's four, small inner moons, according to scientists studying data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Images sent by Galileo also reveal that the outermost ring is actually two rings, one embedded within the other.
The findings were announced today by scientists from Cornell University and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), Tucson, Ariz., at a Cornell news briefing. "We now know the source of Jupiter's ring system and how it works," said Joseph Burns, Cornell professor of astronomy and the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, who reported on the first intimate analysis of a planet's ring system, along with Cornell research associate Maureen Ockert-Bell, Joseph Veverka, professor of astronomy and planetary sciences at Cornell, and Michael Belton of NOAO. Jupiter_rings.html (September 14, 1998)
Nathan Fawcett to focus on statutory policy and strategy as new vicxe provost
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Nathan Fawcett, who has served as Cornell University director of statutory college affairs for the past 10 years, has been promoted to associate vice provost for statutory college affairs.
"I made this appointment so that Nathan may devote his full-time efforts to working with me and the statutory college deans in support of policy and strategy formulation for the statutory colleges and our relationship with the State University of New York (SUNY) and New York state," Cornell Provost Don M. Randel said. Fawcett.html (September 11, 1998)
Cattle diets could control E. coli danger
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A simple change in cattle diets in the days before slaughter may reduce the risk of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections in humans, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Cornell University microbiologists have discovered.
Research reported in the Sept. 11 issue of the journal Science indicates that grain-based cattle diets promote the growth of E. coli that can survive the acidity of the human stomach and cause intestinal illness. E. coli contamination is responsible for more than 20,000 infections and 200 deaths each year in the United States. acid.relief.hrs.html (September 3, 1998)
'Father of airline deregulation' to speak in Cleveland Sept. 15
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Alfred E. Kahn, who served as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board under President Jimmy Carter and is considered the father of airline deregulation, will discuss that topic in a free, public lecture in the Shaker Heights High School small auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. He will also talk about predatory pricing practices by airlines.
He will be introduced by Richard W. Pogue, retired managing director of Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue, a prominent Cleveland law firm., and a member of the board of directors of Continental Airlines. The event is sponsored by the Cornell Club of Northeast Ohio. Kahn is the Robert Julius Thorne Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Cornell University. Pogue is a Cornell alumnus. Kahn.in.Cleveland.html (September 10, 1998)
Mary Sansalone joins Cornell's academic leadership team
ITHACA, N.Y. ---- Mary Sansalone, professor of structural engineering at Cornell University, has been named a vice provost, Provost Don M. Randel has announced.
Sansalone, a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, will join the provost's Sansalone.release.doc.html (September 10, 1998)
Patsy M. Brannon is new dean of College of Human Ecology
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell Ph.D. '79 and chair and professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Maryland, has been nominated as dean of the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.
The nomination, made by Cornell Provost Don M. Randel, will be effective during the summer of 1999. President Hunter Rawlings enthusiastically supported the nomination and will recommend that it be approved by the Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees at its meeting Sept. 10. The appointment also must be approved by the State University of New York Board of Trustees, which is expected later this year. brannon.ssl.html (September 9, 1998)
Cornell's Freed wins international science award
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Jack H. Freed, professor of chemistry at Cornell University, has been named the 1998 recipient of the Zavoisky Award, a prestigious recognition by an international panel of scientists.
The award, which recognizes Freed's work in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), will be presented by the Kazan Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan State University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, at a scientific meeting freed.award.deb.html (September 9, 1998)
Nanofabrication Facility to celebrate 20th anniversary Sept.16-18
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell Nanofabrication Facility (CNF) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a symposium, annual meeting and career fair, Sept. 16-18.
The symposium will begin at 4 p.m. on Sept. 16 with Sir Alec Broers, vice chancellor of Cambridge University, England, delivering the Henri Sack Memorial Lecture in Schwartz Auditorium of Rockefeller Hall. The topic of the lecture will be "Today's University-Industry Partnership: What Works? What Doesn't?" NanoFab20.bpf.html (September 9, 1998)
Trustees executive committee to meet in New York City Sept. 10
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell University Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 10.
The meeting will be held in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., at 2 p.m. exec.comm.jp.html (September 8, 1998)
Ralph Nader and Jagdish Bhagwati to debate in Cornell Political Forum
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Do the benefits of free trade outweigh its costs?
That question will be addressed in the annual Cornell Political Forum Fall Debate between Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate, and Jagdish Bhagwati, the renowned international economist and the Arthur Lehman Professor of Economics and Professor of political science at Columbia University, Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium on the Cornell University campus. Nader.forum.lgk.html (September 8, 1998)
Disease rotting New York pumpkins
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A Cornell University plant pathologist is investigating a mysterious disease of pumpkins, that may be caused by a bacterium. The researcher has seen evidence of the disease in pumpkin fields from around New York state, but the means by which the disease is spread is unknown.
For lack of more evidence, the Cornell pathologist is referring to the condition as "cucurbit lethal yellowing disease." Although the disease has some similarity to one affecting watermelons and melons in Oklahoma and Texas, the causal organism is unidentified. PumpkinDisease.bpf.html (September 8, 1998)
Clinton to nominate Richardson to National Science Board
ITHACA, N.Y. -- President Clinton has announced his intention to nominate Cornell University Nobel laureate Robert C. Richardson to the National Science Board. Richardson is Cornell's vice provost for research and the Floyd R. Newman Professor of Physics.
Also to be nominated to the science board are Anita K. Jones, university professor at the University of Virginia and professor of computer science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Pamela A. Ferguson, professor of mathematics at Grinnell College, Iowa, and the college's former president. Richardson.NSB.deb.html (September 3, 1998)
New director for Women's Resource Center
ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the first time, the Cornell Women's Resource Center (WRC), a student organization, has a full-time, professional administrative director.
Candace Rypisi (pronounced Re'pish), formerly a project coordinator for the Office of Women's Programs and Studies at Colorado State University, has taken the reins of the resource center, a student organization that provides resources and referral, education and outreach, and support and advocacy services to Cornell and the community. rypisi.wrc.ssl.html (September 2, 1998)
Ancient glass discovered in Israel dig
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The first-known examples of glass from an ancient era, known as the Iron I archaeological period, were found this summer in the Cornell University research area of the Tel Dor, Israel, archaeological site, according to Jeffrey Zorn, Cornell visiting lecturer in Near Eastern studies.
Zorn dates the finds back 3,000 years to 1,200-1,000 years B.C.E (Before the Common Era), which parallels the years B.C. in the Christian world. At that time Tel Dor was part of the broad ancient eastern Mediterranean culture. Five Cornell students worked at the site all summer. TelDorDiscovery.bpf.html (September 2, 1998)
Multimedia statistics teaching software earns award for ILR's Paul Velleman
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Paul Velleman, associate professor of social statistics in Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, has been named to receive the 1998 Educom Medal for his "outstanding work developing technology-based programs to improve the teaching and learning of statistics."
The award is given by Educause, a nonprofit consortium of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations and corporations devoted to encouraging the use of technology in education. It will be presented in October at the Educom 98 conference in Orlando, Florida. velleman.educom.bs.html (September 2, 1998)
Cornell's 'Native Americas' journal wins five media awards
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Native Americas, a journal published by the Akwe:kon Press [pronounced ah-GWAY-go] at Cornell University's American Indian Program, won five media awards at the 1998 Native American Journalists Association's (NAJA) annual awards held in Tempe, Ariz., in June.
Also, the First International Conference on Indigenous Literature awarded Josˇ Barreiro, editor in chief of Native Americas, with "The Committed Plume Award" on July 29 in Guatemala. The group recognized Barreiro for his consistent understanding and support of the indigenous peoples of Central America, in particular the Maya Kekchi of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. It is the first award of its kind. NativeAmericas.bpf.html (September 1, 1998)