March 2007
Innovative dragon of bamboo and steel braves the snow but fails to burn
From Rand Hall it came, formed of imagination, steel, rope and a truckload of bamboo from Florida. While a heavy snow fell on campus March 16, the guest of honor at Cornell's 106th annual Dragon Day was paraded through campus before coming to its traditional fiery end on the Arts Quad -- although much of it survived the blaze this year.
Sights and sounds of Dragon Day 2007. (QuickTime movie, 17MB)
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
CAMPUS:
Academic State of the U ... Human Ecology dean leaving ... Rome program turns 20 ...
Ezra turns 200 ... ILR in Dublin ... Art journal gets grant ... "C" on campus ...
Library renovations ... BOOM '07 ... Student forum ... Trustees hear reports ...
Breast cancer program wins award ... Rankings ... No. 1 lacrosse
PEOPLE:
Temple Grandin on autism ... Rossiter professorship ... Princess Pat honored ...
Dual-career engineers in synch ... ILR awards ... New face of engineering ...
Supreme Court argument ... Squyres wins Franklin Medal ... Tata named a top CEO ...
Concerto competition winner ... Law student wins fellowship ... Swim champ ...
Berens appointed campaign senior officer
RESEARCH:
Tainted pet food ... Quick AIDS test ... Secondhand smoke ...
Improving training programs ... Reading nanoscale vibrations ...
Whip spiders have social life ... Asteroids spin at YORP speed
OUTREACH:
President's radio show premieres ... Educating Kenyans ... Educating educators ...
Alternative spring breaks ... Solving Darfur crisis ... Water crisis in Mediterranean ...
Biofuel stove demonstration
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
New NetIDs for alumni ... Science meets birding ...
Secrets of Nintendo's success ... Entrepreneurship@Cornell
CORNELL LINKS:
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CAMPUS:
Provost Martin assesses academic state of the university
Human Ecology Dean Lisa Staiano-Coico named provost of Temple University
Rome program alums gather in the Eternal City to celebrate 20 years
Ezra Cornell comes alive at Kroch Library bicentennial exhibit
ILR School establishes semester abroad program in Ireland
Art journal Nka granted $100,000 from Warhol Foundation
Humanities book sculpture to be reinstalled on campus
Extensive renovations planned for 46-year-old Olin Library
BOOM '07 fills Duffield atrium with beeps, clicks and roars
From loans to bus fares, students engage Skorton on their concerns
30,000 hopeful freshmen vying for 3,200 slots, Skorton tells trustees
BCERF wins 2006 New York State Innovation award
Architecture program ranked No. 1 again by DesignIntelligence
Cornell AEM major is No. 10 in BusinessWeek rankings
Men's lacrosse team ranked No. 1
PEOPLE:
Temple Grandin discusses the most personal issue of her life: autism
Clinton Rossiter Professorship honors beloved mentor
Law School honors alumna 'Princess Pat' of Thailand
By 'synchronizing,' Hod and Michal Lipson manage dual careers
Jay Waks and Paul Cole to receive top ILR School awards
Alumnus Earl Valencia named a 'New Face of Engineering'
Law professor to give talk following U.S. Supreme Court appearance
Squyres receives Benjamin Franklin Medal for Mars Rover leadership
Barron's ranks trustee Ratan Tata as one of 30 most respected CEOs
Charlene Kluegel '10 wins 2007 concerto competition
Law student Charlotte Lanvers receives Skadden Fellowship
Leah Tourtellotte to swim in national championship meet
Mary Berens appointed Cornell campaign senior officer
RESEARCH:
Cornell conducting tests to confirm toxins in recalled pet food
CU researcher works to develop cheap, quick HIV/AIDS test
Airline-cancer partnership to study effects of secondhand smoke
Study identifies key ways to improve corporate training programs
Researchers find a new way to read nanoscale vibrations
A rarity among arachnids, whip spiders have a sociable family life
Asteroids spin at YORP speed, thanks to the effects of sunlight
OUTREACH:
Premiere of Skorton's radio show addresses cost of higher education
Alumna helps give nomadic Kenyan children a chance at education
1,000 educators visit campus for third annual development day
150 students spend alternative spring break volunteering
Faculty workshop will propose solutions to Darfur crisis
New course looks at water shortages in Mediterranean region
New biofuel stove using grass pellets heats up the Big Red Barn
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
The Key to Your Cornell Connection
Your online access to Cornell just got even better! All Cornell alumni now have new network IDs (NetIDs), bringing you a whole new world of Cornell Web services. For more information and to activate yours, go to http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/netid/.
Where Science Meets Birding
Project manager Brian Sullivan of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will give a presentation on eBird, one of the largest and fastest growing biodiversity data resources in existence. Catch his talk from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the Sonoma Mission Chapel in Sonoma, Calif. For information, go to http://sonomabirding.org/ or call 707-939-800.
A Glimpse Inside the Success of Nintendo
Video games have become a fixture of our culture and a powerful industry. Learn what's next from Reginald Fils-Aime, ALS '83, president and CEO of Nintendo of America Inc. He will present "Gaming for the Masses -- How Nintendo Is Making Video Gaming Mainstream" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Bellevue Downtown Courtyard Marriott in Bellevue, Wash. For information, go to http://cen.cornell.edu/article.php?sid=343.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration
Come connect with Cornell's community of entrepreneurs April 19-20 on the Ithaca campus for symposiums, panel discussions and the gala dinner featuring trustee Kevin McGovern '70, who will be honored as the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. For information, go to http://epe.cornell.edu/.
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