September 2006

Cornell hosts two big events Sept. 26
At left, while N.Y. gubernatorial candidates Eliot Spitzer, left, and John Faso argued the issues in a debate televised from Bailey Hall, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf spoke about democracy, peace and his new book at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. At right, President Skorton and his wife, Robin Davisson, greet Musharraf and his wife, Sehba.

Rem Koolhaas and OMA architects unveil Milstein Hall design
Milstein Hall, the newest building of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will be many things for many people: a space that is social, flexible, improvisational and adaptable. Design plans were unveiled Sept. 19 for the $40 million, 43,000-square-foot "miracle box."

Sneak peek at October's Cornell e-News
Cornell launches its most ambitious capital campaign ever Oct. 26.

CAMPUS:
Grant to boost women in science, engineering ... Bailey debuts anew ...
Awards from Working Mother, AARP ... Scholarship sculpture ...
$40M lab in Geneva ... Remembering 9/11 ... Formula SAE team wins ...
Society for the Humanities turns 40 ... Men's hockey schedule is out ...
Inauguration

PEOPLE:
Ganem wins creative invention award ... A fish called Suarez ...
Alumna screens documentary ... Alum recounts his kidnapping in Iraq ...
Entrepreneur-in-Residence ... Swazi writer finds sanctuary at CU ...
Deans reappointed ... Symposium to honor Bryan Isacks

RESEARCH:
Solar flares affect GPS ... Synthetic DNA ... Detecting biohazards ...
Homeland Security grant ... Flexible photovoltaics ... VR therapy ...
Watching chromosomes in action ... Testing the uncertainty principle

OUTREACH:
Combating Third World diseases ... Interns seek social justice in NYC ...
Extending growing season ... Sculpture grows in C-town ... Asylum clinic ...
Job-hunting advice ... CU at state fair

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Homecoming 2006 ... Spirit of Zinck's Night ... New York cares day

CORNELL LINKS:
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NSF-funded program looks to build 'critical mass' of women in science, engineering

94-year-old Bailey Hall debuts anew

Working Mother magazine names CU a top employer for working moms

AARP again names Cornell a 'best employer' for people over 50

Giant 'C' sculpture of humanities books to depict the breadth of the university's scholarship

Pataki announces $40 million for new state food lab in Geneva

Cornell community remembers victims of 9/11, five years later

Formula SAE team wins 'Toronto Shootout'

Society for the Humanities marks 40th anniversary with two-day symposium

Men's hockey opens season Oct. 26 against Robert Morris

Transcripts of the speeches given at President Skorton's inauguration are posted online
Clarification: A headline in the special inauguration issue of Cornell e-News should have read "Cornell's NYC campus celebrates Skorton's inauguration."

Bruce Ganem wins national award for cancer drug synthesis

A fish called Suarez is named for Cornell biomedical professor

Abby Ginzberg '71 brings her film profiling Judge Thelton Henderson to campus

Journalist Micah Garen '94 recounts harrowing tale of his kidnapping in Iraq

Entrepreneur-in-Residence Brad Treat will mentor budding businesses

Dissident and novelist from African autocracy finds sanctuary at Cornell

Kent Fuchs reappointed dean of the College of Engineering

Alison 'Sunny' Power reappointed dean of the Graduate School

Symposium to honor Bryan Isacks, plate tectonics pioneer

Solar flares cause GPS failures, possibly devastating for jets and distress calls

Using synthetic DNA, researchers fashion low-cost hydrogels for drug delivery

CU biodegradable 'napkin' being tested could detect biohazards with a wipe

For Homeland Security, Cornell will sort facts and opinions

Organic semiconductors make cheap, flexible photovoltaics and LEDs

Weill offers virtual reality therapy for psychological victims of Sept. 11

Researchers use multiphoton microscopy to watch chromosomes in action

New device tests uncertainty principle with new precision

Major gift will help Weill Cornell combat Third World diseases

Urban Scholar interns in New York City seek social justice

CU researchers seek to extend growing season with high tunnels

A sculpture grows in Collegetown

Law School students win asylum cases for two immigrants

Industry experts offer free job-hunting advice online

How Cornell and its 4-H account for 'one-third' of New York's state fair

Homecoming 2006
Oct. 13-15 on the Ithaca campus. Join fellow Cornellians and friends, and come home to Cornell. Special events include the all-new, all-alumni tailgate, the Cornell vs.Colgate football game and a Glee Club Homecoming concert. For more information: www.alumni.cornell.edu/homecoming/.

International Spirit of Zinck's Night 2006
On Oct. 19, join Cornellians in one of 90 locations around the world to celebrate and remember your days at Cornell. For more information and to find a Zinck's night in your area, visit: www.alumni.cornell.edu/zincks/.

New York Cares Day
On Oct. 21, join thousands of New Yorkers and Cornell alumni to help revitalize New York City public schools. Contact: Katie Antonelli '99 or Beau Saul.

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