September 2007
Cornell faculty members share their expertise in Africa and Asia
Three stories this month highlight new ways that Cornell is serving as "the land-grant university to the world." First, Cornell announced it will offer its first degree program in Africa: The university has signed an agreement with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to offer an MPS degree in international agriculture and rural development that will specialize in watershed management. In another Africa initiative, Cornell will support a new doctoral program at the University of Ghana to train African plant breeders to tackle issues related to crops vital to Africans' diet. Taking Cornell expertise directly to the field, Cornell and Indian researchers have developed a pest-resistant eggplant for South Asia. By about 2009 this eggplant is expected to be the first genetically engineered food crop in the region.
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One of the most generous Cornellians alive today is one you've probably never heard of -- at least, until this week. While Chuck Feeney's name is not attached to any building or professorship, the 1956 Hotel School graduate is behind only Ezra Cornell and A.D. White in his overall contributions to the university, according to President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes. |
Big-name visitors are coming to campus in October
Cornell will welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a sold-out lecture, "A Human Approach to World Peace," Oct. 9 in Barton Hall. Renowned Jesus scholar Marcus Borg will speak at Sage Chapel's Homecoming service, Oct. 14. The Creative Writing Program will bring writer Salman Rushdie to campus, Oct. 18. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will visit Cornell Law School as its Distinguished Jurist in Residence during the week of Oct. 22. And comedian Stephen Colbert, who will be on campus Oct. 26, has sold out two shows.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
CAMPUS:
From bench to bedside to community ... Solar Decathlon ...
Physical sciences building ... Milstein update ... Rankings ...
Hotel School celebration ... Sustainability center ... Top gum
PEOPLE:
NYSTAR grants ... New chair of medicine ... Fun with math ...
Best-selling author ... Richardson feted ... Clarke chairs ...
Swim team recognition ... Hinestroza honored ...
Remembering W. Donald Cooke, Elsie Myers Stainton
RESEARCH:
IMPACT initiative ... Arecibo planning ... Stem cell research ...
Restaurant lighting study ... Road kill composting ... Biofuels ...
Project FeederWatch ... Training grad students in nanoscience
OUTREACH:
Supreme Court preview ... CU in Greece ... JumpStart program ...
MarketMaker Web site ... Worker misclassification
FAR ABOVE ... A CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
Top physicists anticipate new labs ... Hard work and big ideas ...
Doors open to a new world
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Homecoming 2007 ... International Spirit of Zinck's Night ...
Red hot hockey
CORNELL LINKS:
Quick links to Cornell resources
CAMPUS:
Weill Cornell awarded $49 million by NIH to create new medical center
Many hands make light work: Solar house heads to D.C.
Three-year construction begins on new physical sciences building
Alternative cantilever plan for Milstein Hall announced
Four departments get top billing for faculty productivity
CU named a 'best employer' by AARP, Working Mother magazine
'Hotelies' gather in New York to celebrate the school's 85th anniversary
DiSalvo named interim head of new Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future
Top gum: Students who chew through exam spit out high scores
PEOPLE:
Three on faculty receive grants to pursue high-tech research
Hematologist Andrew Schafer named chair of medicine, physician-in-chief
Student's animated video makes fractals fun and ends up on YouTube
Alumna pens best-selling children's book, "Library Lion"
Colleagues, admirers gather to honor Bob Richardson
Three law faculty members awarded endowed Clarke chairs
Unbeaten swim champs named a Scholastic All-America team
Juan Hinestroza named Educator of the Year by engineering society
W. Donald Cooke, analytical chemist and administrator, dies at 89
Former CU Press managing editor Elsie Myers Stainton dies at age 96
RESEARCH:
Intercampus initiative works to increase patient participation in clinical trials
Despite Arecibo telescope budget cut, its users plan scientific future
Weill Cornell in clinical trial using stem cells to repair hearts
Stem cells in adult testes may provide alternative to embryonic stem cells
CU study: Full-spectrum lighting does not affect restaurant sales
Scientists test promising road kill disposal method: composting
Watching grass grow becomes critical in hunt for new biofuels
Calling all birders: Scientists need your help
NSF gives $2.9M for training grad students in nanoscale science
OUTREACH:
CU's Legal Information Institute previews Supreme Court cases
Cornell European institute sends group to Ithaca's twin city in Greece
JumpStart program teams CU with small N.Y. companies to improve products
MarketMaker Web site links farms and businesses across the state
ILR study on worker misclassification spurs governor's task force
FAR ABOVE ... A CAMPAIGN UPDATE:
New physical sciences building to foster research in energy and human health (video)
Meet students and faculty pursuing their dreams
Alumni scholarships opened new world for Keith Dickey
ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Homecoming 2007
Come home to Cornell the weekend of Oct. 12-14 for Homecoming 2007! Events include the All-Alumni Tailgate, the Cornell vs. Colgate football game, the Glee Club Homecoming Concert, and more. For a full listing of university- and class-sponsored events, visit http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/homecoming/index.cfm or contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 607-255-7085.
International Spirit of Zinck's Night
Raise a glass in honor of Cornell's favorite watering hole during the International Spirit of Zinck's Night celebration Thursday, Oct. 18. Get-togethers are scheduled in more than 90 locations around the world. To find the event nearest you or to learn more about Theodore Zinck, visit http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/zincks/index.cfm.
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.
CORNELL LINKS:
Far Above ... The Campaign for Cornell: http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/
Cornell alumni: http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/
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