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PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
David J. Skorton was named the 12th president of Cornell University on Jan. 21. A cardiologist, computer scientist, national leader in research ethics and jazz musician, the 56-year-old Skorton currently is president of the University of Iowa.
Complete Chronicle Online coverage of the announcement:
Stories include:
- Skorton discovers rituals of Lynah Faithful
- An 'auspicious' day for Cornell is a 'very sad day' for Iowa
- At press conference, Skorton speaks of 'emotional homecoming'
- 'Part of my heart is already here,' Skorton tells CU's leaders
- Jazz and haiku: Skorton sees arts and humanities as university's 'soul'
- The physician as computer scientist: Skorton and medical imaging
- Cornell's new first lady: Respected researcher in her own right
- From Big Ten to Ivy League: Two institutions with much in common
- Search committee sought advice from campus and around the world
- Bylaw amendment allowed trustees in NYC to vote for Skorton
- Presidential transition office opens
IN THIS ISSUE:
CAMPUS:
$25 million grant for Gates Hall ... Koolhaas firm to build Milstein Hall ...
Hotel School alliance ... New wing for Johnson Museum ...
Heating plant upgrade ... Libyan settlement funds professorship
PEOPLE:
Rawlings at D.C. education summit ... 'Roving Mars' IMAX movie ...
Alumna went from Baptist to Buddhist ... O'Rourke named to Katrina panel ...
Bacharach book named one of best in 2005 ... JGSM lecturer Alan Pike dies
RESEARCH:
Pouring liquor ... Stockpiling Tamiflu ... Wild vs. farmed salmon ...
NYC transport workers' stress ... Geneticists improve technique
OUTREACH:
Vet College takes lead in dog poisonings ... CU Winds tour Costa Rica ...
Fish labeling ... Managing urban forests ... Wrestlers raise $10,000 for Hospicare
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Vote for trustees ... Alumni directory ... Cornell Mosaic ... Welcome to Philly!
CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources
CAMPUS:
William H. Gates Hall will be new home for computing and information science
Firm of renowned architect Rem Koolhaas chosen to design Milstein Hall
Hotel School creates cooperative degree program with Culinary Institute of America
Museum lands $500,000 grant for new wing, renovation of Asian collection floor
Heating plant upgrade will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent
Professorship funded by Libyan payment for student killed in Lockerbie bombing
PEOPLE:
D.C. summit on international education 'a positive step,' President Rawlings says
Cornell goes to the movies: Mars and Steve Squyres' rovers star in IMAX spectacular
Tibetan Buddhist scholar Jan Willis began spiritual journey at Cornell
O'Rourke named to panel on effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
ILR's Sam Bacharach authors one of top business books in 2005
Alan Pike dies at 65; taught communication at JGSM for over 25 years
RESEARCH:
Shape of glass influences how much alcohol is poured
Personal stockpiling may lead to Tamiflu-resistant influenza
Stick to wild salmon unless heart disease is a risk factor, analysis shows
NYC transport workers experience high on-the-job stress, study shows
Geneticists use statistics to accurately map complex traits
OUTREACH:
Vet College serves as central clearinghouse in testing poisoned dogs
For CU Winds, Costa Rica experience was 'meaningful,' 'special'
Researcher's outreach helps consumers have their fish and eat it, too
CU's land-grant mission helps communities manage urban forests
Big Red wrestlers raise over $10,000 for Ithaca Hospicare
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Vote for trustees:
Your alumni trustee ballot is scheduled to arrive in your mailbox in early February. To learn about the candidates and vote online, visit
Alumni directory 2006:
More than 20,000 Cornellians have graduated and joined the ranks of our alumni since the last Cornell Alumni Directory was published in 2002. We've recently contracted with Publishing Concepts Inc. (PCI) to produce a new alumni directory later this year. Within the next two weeks, you should receive an e-mail from Mary Berens, Cornell's director of alumni affairs, asking you to call PCI or visit its secure Web site to update your information for the directory. If you have questions about the project, contact Alumni Affairs at alumnidirectory2006@cornell.edu or (607) 255-2390.
Cornell Mosaic: Celebrating Diversity and Advancing Inclusion
Attend an event near you: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/mosaic
"Welcome to Philly!"
A very special February event for Cornellians: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/philly/index.htm
CORNELL LINKS:
Cornell alumni: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/
Alumni events calendar: http://aadserv5.aad.cornell.edu/world/cal/external/default.cfm
Cornell Alumni Magazine: http://cornell-magazine.cornell.edu/
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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