Cornell e-News -- October 2007

October 2007

Record humanities gifts put campus campaign over $1 billion

At a moment in American higher education when faculty retirements, student scholarship aid and investments in education challenge every institution, Cornell has received 14 major new gifts totaling $71.5 million that include the largest donations in the university's history to the arts and humanities. The latest gifts send the university's $4 billion capital campaign past the $1 billion mark for the Ithaca campus and boost the overall campaign (including Weill Cornell Medical College) to nearly $1.8 billion.

CU welcomes leaders in religion, literature and law in October

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion to a sold-out Barton Hall, Oct. 9, while British novelist Salman Rushdie paid tribute to Cornell writers during his Oct. 18 reading. And retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spent her time as the Law School's jurist in residence, Oct. 21-23, engaging with students on campus and in the community.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

CAMPUS:
AAP interim dean ... VR classroom ... Solar Decathlon wrap-up ...
Sustainability courses ... Socially Responsible Apparel program ...
'Sewing' with sound waves ... Barriers to women in academia ...
Addressing minority higher ed success ... Cornell's master plan

PEOPLE:
Kleinberg honored ... Vet medical society awards ... Rhodes awards ...
Swimmers honored ... Alumna in hall of fame ... Mosaic@Atlanta ...
Thinking outside the block ... Alum joins Teach for America ...
Remembering O.M. Ungers, Stephen Scheidt

RESEARCH:
'Ig Nobel' award ... Effects of chronic poverty ... Saving Arecibo ...
Light-emitting nanodevice ... Building transplant tissue ...
Land-efficient diets ... Lawn grasses with natural herbicide ...
Nap today, think tomorrow ... Triggering plants' immune response

OUTREACH:
Cornell delegation in Asia ... State mission goes global ...
Helping Bulgaria higher ed ... Zambian farmers ... The local economy ...
Delegation to Greece ... Maple confections initiative ... Aquatic ecology

FAR ABOVE ... A CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
Physical sciences building ... Crucial current-use gifts ...
New campaign gifts

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Yo-Yo Ma in D.C. ... Targeting baby boomers ... Red hot hockey

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ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:

Yo-Yo Ma at the Kennedy Center
The Cornell Club of Washington invites you to a performance by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Monday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. at the Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, D.C. Ticket prices for second-tier center are $65 for CCW members and guests and $70 for nonmembers. Ticket prices for second-tier side are $50 for CCW members and guests and $55 for nonmembers. Contact Tomoko Morinaga, MPS '89, at tm58@cornell.edu (subject line: Yo-Yo Ma) for reservations.

Targeting baby boomers with your business
They spend, they're online, and they're more than a demographic. Join Cornell Silicon Valley for a luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, featuring a talk by Robin Wolaner '75, founder and CEO of Teebeedee Inc. You'll learn how and why it's important for your business to pay special attention to this brand-loyal group, why selling to boomers is fraught with peril (don't call them seniors!), and why what many people think they know about boomers is wrong. For more information, contact Shannon Murray at shm4@cornell.edu or go online at http://www.csv.cornell.edu.

Red hot hockey
Don't miss the Big Red men's hockey team take on the Boston University Terriers at Madison Square Garden! Tickets are on sale for the Nov. 24 matchup, with seating in the Cornell section available through the Cornell Athletics ticket office. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster. A Big Red pre-game reception will be held at the Garden's Play by Play Sports Bar from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the reception are $30 for adults and $15 for children 10 and younger. Price includes burgers, hot dogs, salads and soft drinks. To register, visit http://www.alumni.cornell.edu.

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