Cornell e-News -- May 2007

May 2007

Meinig family gives $25 million for life sciences research; Milstein family honored

The Meinig gift, announced May 25, will establish the Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigatorships in the Life Sciences. Pictured above at left, Peter '61 is chairman of the Cornell Board of Trustees, and Nancy '62 is a member of the Cornell University Council. Read about the announcement. On May 24, the university held a building-naming ceremony for Paul Milstein Hall and honored the Milsteins as "positive forces for change" at Cornell. Pictured at right are Howard '73, Irma and Paul Milstein. Read about the event.

Skorton calls for a new kind of Marshall Plan to reduce worldwide inequalities

Speaking in Schoellkopf Stadium at his first Cornell Commencement May 27, President David Skorton warned of "a humanitarian crisis of the first order" that is "a threat to the stability of a world community, intercultural understanding, to peace, and yes, to your future as new graduates." Read complete Commencement Weekend coverage at Chronicle Online.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

CAMPUS:
Law School in Paris ... Center for Reproductive Genomics ... Lacrosse falls to Duke ...
Nanofiber fashion ... Innovative solar home ... Johnson Museum expansion ...
Sustainability report ... Dalai Lama to lecture ... Cornell NanoScale Facility turns 30

PEOPLE:
Skorton reflects on his first year ... Alum funds Daily Sun project ... Latham honored ...
Jazz book wins prize ... Sisler wins Helen Keller Award ... New vet dean interviewed ...
Lieberman goes home with new film ... Siepel receives Microsoft fellowship

RESEARCH:
Veverka leads Stardust mission ... Women faculty receive research awards ...
The science behind jet lag ... Atacama telescope project ... Mercury's molten core ...
Traumas change how brains react to fear ... Bee colonies are being decimated

OUTREACH:
Celebrating citizen science ... Theory Center crunches data for farmers ...
Deadly fish virus spreads ... Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative ... Pet care videos ...
State of women workers in New York ... Poem in Your Pocket

FAR ABOVE ... A CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
Provost addresses why Cornell can't meet all financial need with grants ...
Annual fund is essential resource ... Scholarships lighten the load

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Reunion 2007 ... Red hot hockey ... Have a ball in Hong Kong ... London calling

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ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:

Reunion 2007
Join hundreds of Cornellians in Ithaca June 7-10 for a weekend to remember and reconnect with your alma mater. Whether it's your first reunion or your 50th, you'll find familiar faces and plenty of Big Red spirit to go with the tent parties, special lectures, class outings, campus tours and more. For details and to find out who is coming from your class, visit the Reunion Web site.

Red hot hockey
Don't miss the revival of one of the fiercest rivalries in college hockey when the Big Red men's hockey team takes on the Boston University Terriers at Madison Square Garden! Tickets are on sale now for the Nov. 24 matchup, with seating in the Cornell section available through the Cornell Athletics ticket office.

Have a ball in Hong Kong
Come and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover at the Ivy Ball 2007. The event takes place June 23 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and is open to Ivy League and MIT alumni. For ticket information, contact the Cornell Club of Hong Kong.

London calling
President David J. Skorton will give a talk in London, England, on the evening of June 25 at the East India Club, 16 S. James's Square. He will meet with Cornellians and talk about his plans for the university. For information, contact Natalie Teich '65.

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