February 2007
David Skorton signs Presidents Climate Commitment
In the university's most high-profile move yet toward sustainability goals, President David Skorton signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment on Feb. 22, saying in a statement, "Cornell is positioned to take a leadership role in sustainability education and research because of our tradition of collaboration across boundaries and the broad scope of our fields and colleges." Cornell joins about 80 other colleges and universities in pledging bold efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases associated with global warming. Read the full statement.
Log on to watch inaugural Academic State of the University Address
Provost Biddy Martin will deliver the address, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. President Skorton has requested an annual lecture "to engage the entire community in a regular and sustained public dialogue about our most precious asset and the very reason for which Cornell University was founded, our academy." A link to the live speech will be available from Cornell's home page at http://www.cornell.edu/.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
CAMPUS:
Global Health Program ... Diversity forum ... Reading project '07 ... Dyson Scholars ...
Campus Code ... Library's hidden treasures ... Schumer visit ... Computer gaming ...
Business idea contest ... Desert gardens ... Ask Uncle Ezra ... Sustainability grade ...
Neglected diseases forum ... Hockey tournament time ... www.cornell.edu
PEOPLE:
Shakespeare in Harlem ... Nieuwendyk honored at Lynah ... Gotto testifies ...
Honduras water plant ... Engineering academy honors ... It's all economics ...
Museum director reappointed ... Gender inequality ... New Arecibo director ...
Chemical ecologist ... Alumna wins Oscar ... Synchronized skating team
RESEARCH:
Cancer breakthrough ... Ecosystems altered ... Corals fight global warming ...
Fish extinctions ... Fish virus diagnosis ... Wildlife conservation project ...
Buffalo child care means business ... 'Fabber' revolution ... Spinal cord research
OUTREACH:
CU's international role ... CU contributes $3.3 billion to NY ... Ithaca's urban village ...
Sumatran rhino relocated ... Museums use student activities ... Kenya seeds ...
Rebuilding New Orleans ... Katrina flooding causes ... Scientists against nukes
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Celebrate N.Y. wine in NYC ... Florida lecture ... Skorton in Silicon Valley
CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources
CAMPUS:
CU offers innovative Global Health Program with Weill Cornell
At first diversity forum, participants review a Web site aimed at promoting inclusiveness
'The Pickup' is reading project selection for 2007
Dyson Scholars endowment to boost Undergraduate Business Program
Forum speakers question whether Campus Code process should change
Cornell Library is more than books: How about Sinatra, wax fruit or antique slide rules?
Sen. Charles Schumer tours Cornell's Technology Farm in Geneva
Students discover that computer games are serious fun
Johnson School seeks business ideas in annual competition
Cornell students investigate how ancient Indian gardens thrived in arid conditions
Any person ... any question: Ask Dear Uncle Ezra for advice
CU's investment policy lowers sustainability grade
Medical college students focus on neglected tropical diseases
Cornell receives bye for ECAC hockey tournament
www.cornell.edu: Much more than just a home page
PEOPLE:
Alum's 'Theatre in the Zone' connects Harlem kids with Shakespeare, Charles and Camilla
Big Red hockey great Joe Nieuwendyk honored at Lynah
Dean Gotto testifies in Albany on behalf of state's medical colleges
With alum's support, Honduras water plant is up and running
Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
Why Braille on drive-up ATMs? Robert Frank says it's all economics
Franklin Robinson reappointed director of Johnson Museum
Sociologist exposes biases that affect women in business, academia
Astronomer Robert B. Kerr named director of Arecibo Observatory
Frank Schroeder chases the structures of life's small molecules
Thelma Schoonmaker '61 wins her third Academy Award
Synchronized skating team glides its way to nationals
RESEARCH:
Cancer treatment is first to directly target tumor blood vessels in patients
Climate changes, cod collapse have altered North Atlantic ecosystems
Corals that can fight global warming may one day help fragile reefs
Fish extinctions alter critical nutrients in water, study shows
Vet College gets grant to develop fish virus diagnostic technique
Wildlife conservation project will send CU researchers to Zambia
Buffalo child care really does mean business, ILR study shows
Low-cost, home-built 3-D printer could launch a revolution
Cornell-led research reveals how spinal cord controls speed of movement
OUTREACH:
President Skorton discusses Cornell's international role
$3.3 billion: Cornell's contribution to N.Y. economy in 2005
Students produce designs for Ithaca's proposed urban village
Veterinarians help rare Sumatran rhino relocate to Indonesia
Students develop activities on global warming for science museums
Students put skills to work for Kenya's seed industry
CU team provides detailed plan to rebuild New Orleans' 9th Ward
Katrina flooding caused more by history and politics than engineering, CU expert says
Scientists push for binding resolution against nuclear weapons
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Celebrate New York Wines with Cornell
Come treat your palate at this March 15 reception, gourmet dinner and silent auction in New York City to benefit enology and viticulture programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Lighthouse at Pier 61, Chelsea Piers, will highlight New York state wines. For more information, go to http://www.cals.cornell.edu/alumni-friends/celebratenywines.
"More Than Monkeys With Typewriters"
On March 20, Jeffrey Doyle, professor of plant biology, the Hays and James Clark Director of the Office of Undergraduate Biology and chair of the Health Careers Program Advisory Board at Cornell, will lead an engaging discussion on evolution and intelligent design from 7 to 9 p.m. at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus in Miami. For information, contact Susana McGuire, susana@miamihand.net.
Cornell Silicon Valley Presidential Event
President David Skorton heads to the West Coast for the eighth annual Presidential Event at Cornell Silicon Valley. Join him and a wealth of alumni and faculty speakers March 22 from 2 to 8 p.m. in San Francisco. For information, visit http://www.csv.cornell.edu/special/ or contact Shannon Murray, shm4@cornell.edu.
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