March 2006

Sights and sounds from Dragon Day 2006
Continuing the tradition started by Willard Straight, Class of 1901, first-year
architecture students built a spectacular dragon, paraded it through the
streets, survived an encounter with the engineering students' phoenix and
watched the dragon burn on the Arts Quad.

CAMPUS:
Life lessons for med students ... Apparel design Ph.D. ...
DSpace holds all things Cornell ... Construction crunch ...
CU is a 'dream college' ... Mellon grant ... Icers fall in triple OT

PEOPLE:
Alum digs for the truth ... Alumni manage top sports teams ...
Bill Nye says goodbye ... Solving Sudoku ...
Paul Ginsparg honored ... Remembering Frank Miller, Robert Baker

RESEARCH:
Alzheimer's discovery ... Dark energy ... DNA bank ...
Moral blame ... Glowing hearts ... 'Wild' nature play

OUTREACH:
Bonding in the Middle East ... Hillary Clinton briefed ...
Vets confirm meningitis ... Funding the land-grant mission ...
Worrisome fed budget

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Theater arts alumni ... Walter LaFeber lecture ... Reunion

CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources

America's artistic elite bring lessons of life, art to future M.D.s

Cornell offers nation's first Ph.D. program in apparel design

DSpace is filling up with Cornell history and publications

Busy construction season will affect traffic across campus

Princeton Review ranks Cornell as ninth best 'dream college'

Mellon Foundation grant supports humanities fellowships

Hockey team loses in 3OT in NCAA regionals; men's lacrosse off to 6-0 start

'Digging for the Truth' is alumnus Josh Bernstein's passion

Raptors and Rangers choose Cornellians to lead them

The Science Guy says goodbye, but first warns about 'global heating'

Of Sudoku, seductions and Andrew Dickson White

arXiv founder Paul Ginsparg wins Paul Evan Peters Award

Mace bearer Frank Miller and chicken nugget creator Robert Baker die

CU-Harvard researchers team up to break down causes of Alzheimer's

Astronomer explores dark energy and inflation of the universe

Vet College opens DNA bank to study genetic basis of diseases

Judgments of moral blame can distort memory of events, study finds

Mice with glowing hearts shed light on living cells

'Wild' nature play before age 11 fosters adult environmentalism

Bonding -- chemical and otherwise -- in the Middle East

Hillary Clinton briefed on research, outreach efforts at Vet College

Vets confirm first U.S. human case of meningitis from pig strep

Complex web of funding helps CCE serve many statewide

Cornell leaders concerned about effects of federal budget proposal

Theater arts alumni stage a reunion at NYC Cornell Club

A Special Evening With Walter LaFeber
On April 25, Professor of History Walter LaFeber will give his final public
lecture before retiring. Due to demand, the venue has been changed to
the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway at 74th Street, New York City. Doors
open at 5 p.m.; program begins promptly at 6. Advance registration is
required, and seating is limited. For information and to register, visit:
http://lafeber.aad.cornell.edu/.

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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