December 2006
Cornell's year in photos
The top stories in 2006 were the inauguration of David J. Skorton as Cornell's 12th president and the launch of the university's $4 billion campaign. Enjoy this look back at a few of Cornell's accomplishments, events, research and outreach efforts, and have a healthy, happy new year.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
CAMPUS:
University Diversity Council ... Midyear graduation ... CornellCast ...
Kip Keino visits ... SlopeRadio ... Hotel class explores ethics ...
Ph.D. combines law/psych ... Johnson School case study ...
Engineering co-op ... Campus Code issues ... Sundial returns ...
$5.5M for ILR's ADA program ... $2M for student research
PEOPLE:
Weiss Presidential Fellows ... COFHE publication profiles alumna ...
Lang Tong named Jacobs Professor ... Arts awards for students ...
Urban Design Lab named for Barclay Jones ... Geneva professorship ...
Nieuwendyk retires from NHL ... Remembering Bernard Gittelman
RESEARCH:
Alzheimer's diagnosis ... $15M Appel gift for Alzheimer's institute ...
Intercampus research collaborations ... N.Y. computing consortium ...
Queen bee promiscuity ... Lead chelation therapy ...
New heart procedure for horses ... Beware the low-fat label ...
Why teens do stupid things ... Mutant mice and breast cancer
OUTREACH:
India trip ... Collaborating on high-tech textiles for the elderly ...
Donating computers to Africa ... Designing play spaces for children ...
Combating breast cancer in Malaysia ... Students lobby in Albany ...
Explaining Medicare drug plans ... Hearing bird, animal sounds
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Cornell Cares Day ... Happy Birthday to Ezra
CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources
CAMPUS:
University forms new University Diversity Council
Cornell holds fourth annual December graduation ceremony
CornellCast offers Big Red audio and video on the Web
At campus visit, Olympian Kip Keino helps launch two initiatives in Kenya
CU on the air: SlopeRadio looks to expand services
Hotel students debate ethics of data management
CU to offer graduate concentration combining law and psychology
Johnson School students demonstrate knowledge for Citigroup execs
Co-op lets engineering students take real world for a test drive
Committee selects issues to study for campus code revision
Rustproofing, better design ready sundial for return to the quad
$5.5 million grant goes to ADA program in ILR School
Pew Charitable Trusts awards $2 million for student, campuswide research
PEOPLE:
Three inspiring teachers win Weiss Presidential Fellowships
Higher ed publication profiles renowned pediatrician
Lang Tong named Jacobs Professor in Engineering
Two students honored for artistic achievements
Barclay Jones' legacy lives on in new Urban Design Laboratory
Geneva's Susan Brown named the first Herman Cohn Professor
Former Cornell hockey great Joe Nieuwendyk retires from NHL
Bernard Gittelman, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 74
RESEARCH:
Protein 'bar code' could lead to Alzheimer's diagnosis
$15 million gift establishes Appel Alzheimer's institute at Weill Cornell
Growing intercampus collaborations improve quality of life
Cornell joins N.Y. consortium to share computing facilities
Queen bee promiscuity boosts hive health, study finds
Study reveals pros and cons of therapy for lead exposure
New heart procedure helps Hard Hitter get back in the race
When the label says 'low fat,' calories can pile up, study says
Why teens do stupid things: They opt for benefits over risks
Mutant mouse provides insights into breast cancer
OUTREACH:
President Skorton and Cornell delegation to visit India Jan. 1-8
Senior citizens collaborate with students to develop products for the elderly
Refurbished computers find new homes from Ithaca to Africa
Classes collaborate to create engaging play spaces for adolescents
Cornell professor combats breast cancer taboos in Malaysia
Students take a road trip to Albany to lobby for Cornell
Professor helps seniors make sense of Medicare drug plans
Library of bird and animal sounds now open to the public online
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Cornell Cares Day in New York and other cities
This annual tradition brings students and alumni together for a day of community service Jan. 6. For more information on Cornell Cares Day events throughout the country on this date and other dates in January, go to alumni.cornell.edu and click on the "Alumni Events Calendar."
Ezra Cornell's 200th birthday party in January
On Jan. 20, join other Cornellians in celebrating Ezra's bicentennial birthday at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Contact: Middle Atlantic Regional office, man29@cornell.edu,
cdd22@cornell.edu, 610.458.1846. For a list of other Ezra Cornell 200th birthday celebrations across the country, go to alumni.cornell.edu and click on the "Alumni Events Calendar."
CORNELL LINKS:
Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell: http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/
Cornell alumni: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/
Alumni events calendar: http://aadserv5.aad.cornell.edu/world/cal/external/default.cfm
Cornell Alumni Magazine: http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/
Get involved: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/volunteer.htm
Cornell home page: http://www.cornell.edu/
Search Cornell: http://www.cornell.edu/search/
Campus Events Calendar: http://www.cornell.edu/events/
Chronicle Online: http://www.news.cornell.edu/
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