July 2006
Monday, July 31
Alpha Fraternity Brothers, Locking Arms for Change
Washington Post - July 29, 2006
Alpha Phi Alpha, the nations's first African-American fraternity, which was founded at Cornell University in 1906, held it's centennial celebration in Washington D.C. last weekend.
Frito-Lay adapts snack to Russian palate
Dallas Morning News - July 30, 2006
K.V. Raman, a potato expert at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, comments on Frito-Lay's snack making operations in Russia.
Dog breeders say best way is a vial and a trip to vet
San Francisco Chronicle - July 29, 2006
Vicki Meyers-Wallen, of the Baker Institute of Animal Health, is quoted in a story about artificial insemination in dog breeding.
Environment can make or break your diet
Los Angeles Daily News - July 31, 2006
The work of Bryan Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is mentioned in a report on "unit bias," the tendency to think that a single unit of food -- a bottle, a can, a plateful, or some more subtle measure -- is the right amount to eat or drink.
Friday, July 28
Immigrant Rights Groups Split Over Senate Bill
Washington Post - July 27, 2006
Stephen Yale-Loehr, Adjunct Professor of Law, comments on the pending legislation in both the U.S. House and Senate on immigration.
Calling Melvil Dewey
Inside Higher Ed - July 28, 2006
An article about proposed changes to the Library of Congress catalog mentions a report it commissioned about the changing nature of the library catalog in the digital age, authored by Karen Calhoun, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services.
Tuesday-Thursday, July 25-27
Arena Takes an Old Formula to a New Job
New York Sun - July 25, 2006
Class of 1973 alum Bruce Arena, coach of the U.S. World Cup soccer team, has been appointed coach of New York Red Bulls.
Mars rover outruns death
The Columbus Dispatch - July 25, 2006
Planetary Science Professor Steven Squyres talks about the continuing progress of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, now 900 days into a mission that was supposed to only last 90.
Computer-generated hair made realistic
Daily India - July 24, 2006
Computer Science faculty member Steve Marschner and graduate student Jonathan Moon have developed a computer animation process that more realistically renders human hair.
As boomers go organic, experts split on trend
Arizona Republic - July 26, 2006
Ron Gardner, of the Pesticide Management Education Program, is quoted in a story weighing the merits of organic farming.
Finding A Parent-Friendly Place
Chronicle of Higher Education - July 26, 2006
Cornell University's flexibility in dealing with caregiver issues for both faculty and staff is featured.
Pest concerns raised in modified-seed study
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - July 26, 2006
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Shenghui Wang, and others conducted a study detailing problematic issues with the use of Bt cotton and other genetically modified crops.
Sharon to Undergo Form of Kidney Dialysis
San Francisco Chronicle - July 26, 2006
Dr. Philip Stieg, director of the neurosurgery department at the Weill Medical College, comments on the deteriorating condition of former Isreali Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
White birch could yield cancer drug
Newsday - July 27, 2006
A team led by Professor Brij Saxena, of Weill Medical College, has discovered a way to make a cancer-fighting compound found in the bark of White Birch trees water-soluble, enabling it to be processed into a medication.
Cornell takes leap forward in "microscopy"
News 10 Now - July 25, 2006
Physics faculty member David Muller describes a powerful electron microscope.
Friday-Monday, July 21-24
Social integration in the U.S., including cohabiting and marriage, is surging
The Miami Herald - July 20, 2006
A 2005 study co-authored by Policy Analysis and Management faculty member Kara Joyner is mentioned in an article about interracial integration.
Deadly fish virus spreads in Northeast
MSNBC - July 20, 2006
Geoffrey Groocock, a postdoctoral associate at the Aquatic Animal Health Program talks about finding signs of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, a virus found in fish from Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.
Bush Deploys First Veto On Stem Cells
New York Sun - July 20, 2006
Weill Medical College Professor Ronald Crystal comments on President Bush's use of his first veto to reject a bill that would have given more federal money to stem cell research.
City mulls outsourcing services to save money Managed competition worked for the county
San Diego Union-Tribune - July 23, 2006
City and Regional Planning faculty member Mildred Warner comments on the issue of outsourcing government jobs in San Diego County, California.
1912 expulsion: Modern legacy in Forsyth County, Ga.
Austin American-Statesman - July 23, 2006
Law School faculty member Eduardo Pealver is quoted in a story about Blacks forced out of land in Georgia that is now worth millions.
Wednesday-Thursday, July 19-20
Study finds antibodies seem to stop Alzheimer's
Houston Chronicle - July 19, 2006
Dr. Norman Relkin of the Weill Medical College is the principle investigator of a study that details how antibodies combat the cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Uncorked: Older Grapes Breed Interest In Creating Newer, Better Varieties
Tampa Tribune - July 18, 2006
Horticulture Professor Bruce Reisch is quoted in a column about the many breeds of wine grapes.
Workplace focus on individual fuels creativity
Boston Globe - July 19, 2006
ILR faculty member Jack Goncalo co-authored a study that finds that chaos and individuality - rather than teamwork - may be the key to modern business success.
Do Taste Buds Make The Wine Critic?
New York Sun - July 19, 2006
Credibility is discussed in an article about the credentials wine critics need, such as winemaking degrees from schools like Cornell or the self-designated, so-called Master of Wine.
Basking timber rattlers shut down highway rest stop
Newsday - July 20,2006
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Post Doctoral Student Rulon Clark says that the sunbathing timber rattlesnakes that have forced a rest area along Interstate 86 to close are most likely pregnant females who need warm temperatures for their embryos.
Viking 1's '76 Mars landing laid groundwork for fantastic voyages
San Francisco Chronicle - July 20, 2006
Comments by Planetary Science Professor Steven Squyres are included in an article on the 30th anniversary of Viking 1, the first spacecraft to land on Mars.
Tuesday, July 18
Hair of the Dog
New York Times - July 18, 2006
Veterinary Medicine Professor Dr. Danny Scott answers a reader's question about factors affecting the shedding of hair by dogs.
Afraid to Give Up Ghosts
Los Angeles Times - July 18, 2006
Anthropology Professor Steven Sangren comments on the belief in ghosts in Taiwan.
Monday, July 17
It isn't what it is -- not anymore
Chicago Tribune - July 17, 2006
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler defines the adage "it is what it is" in an examination of popular catchphrases.
Study: Desire controls what we see
China Daily - July 17, 2006
Psychology Professor David Dunning describes the study he co-authored that finds that wishes and desires drive how people perceive things.
Grower beats odds with greenhouses
The Miami Herald - July 16, 2006
Horticulture Professor and Chair Marvin Pritts comments on the work of Washington farmer Tom Woods, who manipulates the dormancy periods of various fruits and vegetables in greenhouses, lengthening their growing seasons and providing customers with two, rather than one, annual crops.
From his basement, upstate New York man grows coral
Long Island Newsday - July 16, 2006
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Drew Harvell works with Steve Lowes, of Reef Encounters in Dryden, N.Y., a company that grows coral for use in home aquariums.
Friday, July 14
'Nanostrings' for smaller radios
Science Worlds - July 14, 2006
The work of a team led by Physics graduate student Scott Verbridge have created nanoscale resonators, tiny "nanostrings," that can be used to detect and identify biological molecules, and to make smaller radios requiring less power.
Thursday, July 13
Raloxifene Averts Breast Cancer, at a Risk
San Francisco Chronicle - July 12, 2006
Dr. Linda Vahdat, Director for the Breast Cancer Research Program at Weill Medical College, comments on a New England Journal of Medicine report detailing how the drug Raloxifene prevents breast cancer, but can cause blood clotting and strokes.
Gevity study suggests good HR means growth
Tampa Bay Business Journal - July 12, 2006
A study conducted by ILR faculty member Christopher Collins reveals that effective human resource practices by small businesses directly affect business results, including revenue growth, profit growth and employee turnover reduction.
If you like fruit, you might love sweets
Daily India - July 12, 2006
Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, has discovered that people who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers.
Wednesday, July 12
Study shows women smokers more likely to survive lung cancer
The Miami Herald - July 12, 2006
A study led by Weill Cornell Radiology Professor Dr. Claudia Henschke confirms that women smokers are twice as likely to develop lung cancer as men, but also concludes that women are more likely to survive the disease.
Protecting worker's rights
The Boston Globe - July 12, 2006
The work of ILR Director of Labor Education Research Kate Bronfenbrenner is referred to in an op-ed piece about the current state of organized labor.
Cornell team cracks codes in EU's Galileo GPS
EE Times - July 11, 2006
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Mark Psiaki and a team from Cornell's Global Positioning System Laboratory cracked the secret codes that will be used by Europe's GIOVE-A navigational satellite.
Cornell names, releases three new wine grapes during annual ASEV Eastern Section Conference
Wine Business.com - July 10, 2006
Three new wine grapes - Noiret, Corot noir and Valvin Muscat - developed by Bruce Reisch of Cornell's N.Y. State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y., were officially named and released this week at the 31st annual American Society for Enology and Viticulture Eastern Section Conference and Symposium.
Tuesday, July 11
Skorton takes CU reins
The Ithaca Journal - July 11, 2006
Cornell University President David Skorton is interviewed on his first day in his office.
UAW Head Balks at GM Partnership Plan
Washington Post - July 11, 2006
Industrial and Labor Relations Professor Richard Hurd comments on the impact on organized labor of a proposed three-way partnership between General Motors, Nissan, and Renault.
Really?: The Claim: Your Diet Can Bring on an Acne Outbreak
The New York Times - July 11, 2006
Weill Medical College faculty member Dr. Diane S. Berson comments on the less than obvious foods that can cause acne.
B more energetic. Take B-12
The State - July 11, 2006
Weill Medical College Professor of Medicine Dr. Ralph Carmel is one of the resources in a question and answer column about the benefits of Vitamin B-12.
Monday, July 10
Crow Believed to Be Oldest in World Dies
The Washington Post - July 7, 2006
Cornell ornithologist Kevin McGowan comments on the life and death of Tata, the world's oldest crow, a pet who died last week at age 59.
Students balk at free online music
Baltimore Sun - July 10, 2006
Cornell Student Assembly President Kwame Thomison and classmate Angelo Petrigh are quoted in an article explaining why so many student bodies nationwide are declining to avail themselves of such music download services as Napster, Rhapsody, Ruckus and Cdigix, even though they are provided free by their colleges and universities.
Friday, July 7
U.S.News & World Report Releases 'America's Best Hospitals' 2006
US News and World Report - July 7, 2006
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell is ranked 6th in US News & World Report poll of America's Best Hospitals.
NASA Institute Selects Pioneering Exploration Proposals
Forbes.com - July 6, 2006
A proposal by Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty member Mason Peck was one of 16 selected by The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts to help advance space exploration in innovative ways.
Farmers more than nourish us
Albany Times Union - July 2, 2006
Jennifer Wilkins, of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, writes in her syndicated, monthly column in support of farmers and farmers markets.
Thursday, July 6
Picking on Moms in the Workplace
ABC News - July 5, 2006
In a story about discrimination against employees with family responsibilities, Sociology faculty member Shelley Correll and her study on the topic are featured.
Saturn's faint rings share some secrets
United Press International - July 5, 2006
Astronomy research associate Matthew Hedman comments on recent discoveries about the planet Saturn's rings by the Cassini spacecraft.
Cloned trees to get big city testing
United Press International - July 5, 2006
A new cloning technique, clonal propagation, developed by Horticulture Professor Nina Bassuk, helps trees flourish in harsh urban environs.
Monday-Wednesday, July 3-5
Many stops made on the way to Ithaca
Syracuse Post-Standard - July 1, 2006
Cornell President-elect David Skorton is interviewed in the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Bush Faces 60th Birthday With Wiscracks
USA Today - July 1, 2006
Human Development Professor Karl Pillemer comments on President Bush's musings on turning 60.
CLICK & CLACK : Examining Ethanol
Washington Post - July 2, 2006
The NPR "Car Talk" team mention David Pimentel's research on ethanol production in their column.
Docs: Comatose Man's Brain Rewired Itself
Washington Post - July 4, 2006
Imaging expert Henning Voss and neurologist Dr. Nicholas Schiff of the Weill Medical College led the research on Terry Wallis, a brain-damaged man who regained some of his speech and movement when his brain spontaneously grew new nerve connections.
The Lean Plate Club
Portland Oregonian - July 4, 2006
Nutritional Sciences faculty member Carol Devine is quoted in an article offering advice on healthy meal preparation is spite of limited time.
Zebra mussels leave area lakes clearer
Syracuse Post-Standard - July 4, 2006
Ed Mills of Cornell's Biological Field Station comments on the effects of zebra mussels on area lakes.
The Tense Middle
National Public Radio - July 3, 2006
Chemistry professor and Nobel Prize winner Roald Hoffmann offers his reflections on NPR's "This I Believe."