May 2006

President Rawlings confers degrees on 6,000 graduates
"Great teaching by great researchers and scholars is at the heart of a Cornell education," said Rawlings in a speech that emphasized the role of faculty in students' lives.

Complete Commencement Weekend coverage includes the Senior Convocation address by Martin Luther King III, an announcement about John Cleese returning as a Provost's Visiting Professor and "Commencement Condensed" -- a time-lapse video from Schoellkopf. Also read profiles of 18 members of the Class of 2006, and check back in the next few days to download the Commencement podcast.

CAMPUS:
New biology institute ... Women gamers ...
New VP ... Skorton on the humanities ...
BioSci rankings ... Industrial design fair ...
Task forces report ... Evolving Family ...
Big Red earns nine Ivy League titles

PEOPLE:
Scott Emr to lead institute ... 'Apprentice' finalist ...
Moussaoui trial judge ... U.S. World Cup coach ...
Supreme Court backs prof's argument ... Checkmate ...
Prolific chimesmaster ... Remembering Lee C. Lee

RESEARCH:
Alzheimer's breakthrough ... Bacteria sensing ...
Acid rain hurts maples ... Growing methanogens ...
Atacama desert telescope ... Kids who cut ...
Internet Archive

OUTREACH:
Rebuilding New Orleans ... Environment pact ...
Water law course ... MBA outreach ...
Kids Growing Food ... Philanthropy course ...
Putting green for youngsters

ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS:
Reunion is June 8-11

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New Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology announced

CU women win first prize in student computer-game design contest

Charles Phlegar named VP for alumni affairs and development

Skorton calls on university presidents to use 'bully pulpit' for humanities

Biological sciences Ph.D. program jumps in national rankings

Course takes student work from concept to international fair

Task forces on genomics, information age, sustainability issue reports

Ties that bond: Evolving Family team brings people together

Big Red earns school record nine Ivy League titles this season

Scott Emr to lead new cell and molecular biology institute

'Apprentice' fans: Help alum Lee Bienstock get the job of a lifetime

Alumna won bravos for bringing order to Moussaoui trial courtroom

U.S. men to play Bruce Arena-style soccer at World Cup

Supreme Court unanimously backs law professor's argument

Checkmate: Professor beats grandmaster in campus exhibition

Chimesmaster Dick Lee '41 still follows the call of his sacred muse

Lee C. Lee, Asian-American studies pioneer, dies at age 70

Weill Cornell research reveals Alzheimer's beginnings in brain cells

Researchers discover how bacteria sense their environments

Decades of acid rain is causing loss of Northeast sugar maples, study shows

Essential organism involved in climate change is finally isolated for study

CU-Caltech Atacama telescope promises clues about formation of universe

Study finds kids who cut are finding each other on the Internet

Internet data expands possibilities for social sciences research

Students are working to rebuild New Orleans' minority neighborhoods

CU signs pact with French institution to focus on environment

Law students research high-stakes legal issues in water law course

Johnson School MBAs help diverse group of aspiring entrepreneurs

Kids are growing food at some 300 schools in Cornell's ag ed program

Students get to give away $10,000 in Cornell philanthropy course

Students design and build mini-golf putting green at Ithaca's Sciencenter

Reunion 2006 welcomes alumni from 1931 to 2001
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