April 2006

Alumni pack NYC's Beacon Theatre to say farewell to Walter LaFeber
We all know of great scholars, said President Hunter Rawlings at the Beacon Theatre on Manhattan's Upper West Side on April 25. And we all know of great teachers. But to find in one person, Walter LaFeber, the greatest of scholars and of teachers, he continued -- that is a remarkable thing.

Walter LaFeber retrospective

CAMPUS:
Skorton interview ... Leadership changes ... Master plan ...
Mounted python ... Recruiting Doonesbury ... Jeffrey Sachs lecture ...
Contentious politics ... Life sciences libraries ... BTR award

PEOPLE:
Chinese student trustee ... Touring Baghdad (twice) ...
Four elected to the academy ... Pulitzer winners ... Gymnasts soar ...
McKee goes pro ... Remembering Arch Dotson, Harvey Scott McMillin

RESEARCH:
What bees can teach us ... Hormone therapy and heart attacks ...
Quaking pipes ... Children's well-being ... Rediscovering garlic ...
Seeing gravity waves

OUTREACH:
Hudson restoration ... Solar house auctioned ...
Amazon.com for veggie varieties ... Finger Lakes Fusion ...
Tackling aging issues ... CU-China relationship

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Reunion is June 8-11

CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources

Incoming President David Skorton surveys his new arena of ideas and issues

Antonio Gotto reappointed dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and
Kent Hubbell reappointed dean of students

Johnson School's Swieringa, Vet College's Smith to step down in 2007

Cornell selects master plan consultant for physical development of campus

Mounted python: Giant snake resides in Lab of Ornithology hallway

Cornell recruits Doonesbury: 'They want me! They crave me!'

Jeffrey Sachs: Poverty is the civil rights and slavery issue of our time

Institute for Social Sciences announces 'Contentious Politics' as third project

Life sciences libraries aren't just for books anymore -- they're wired

Bridging the Rift building design wins award for environmental innovations

Native of China is elected Cornell student trustee

Cornell ROTC engineering grad completes two tours in Baghdad

Four faculty members named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Journalist Eric Lichtblau '87 and former music professor Yehudi Wyner win Pulitzer Prizes.

Big Red gymnasts make history and soar high at nationals

Hockey goalie David McKee signs with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Government Professor Arch Dotson and English Professor Harvey Scott McMillin Jr. die

Honeybee decision-making ability rivals any department committee

Hormone therapy may prevent heart attacks for women in their 50s

Lab conducts largest test of how earthquakes might impact pipes

Do children need two parents for stability and well-being? Not necessarily

Ancient health remedy 'rediscovered' by Weill Cornell and others

Thanks to Eanna Flanagan, we're on the verge of seeing gravity waves

Imagine New York Harbor with oyster reefs, wetlands, bird-nesting isles

Solar house sold to a local but unidentified alumnus

An 'Amazon.com' for vegetable varieties is available from Cornell

Finger Lakes New Knowledge Fusion project looks to revitalize region

Cornell's new consensus workshop model tackles issues of aging

Rawlings discusses Cornell's century-long relationship with China

Save the Date: Reunion Weekend, June 8-11, 2006
Return. Reacquaint. Renew. Come back to Cornell's campus for Reunion
Weekend. From Cornelliana Night and Reunion Run/Walk to family-oriented
events and the State of the University Address, Reunion is a perfect time to
reconnect with your classmates and Cornell friends. For more information,
contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (607) 255-7085, or visit the Reunion
Web site at http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/reunion.

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