June 2006
Friday, June 30
Fast-Food Chains Buck the Healthy Trend
Business Week - June 29, 2006
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink comments on how fast food restaurants are offering bigger-than-super-size items for bargain prices.
Culvert in fatal collapse due for inspection this year
Albany Times-Union - June 30, 2006
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Thomas O'Rourke is quoted in a story featuring a 2004 inspection report on a culvert that collapsed earlier this week due to the recent rains and flooding.
How media leaks affect the US war on terror
Christian Science Monitor - June 29, 2006
Computer Science Professor Jon Kleinberg comments on the effect of media leaks on government counter-terrorism programs using social-network analysis.
Thursday, June 29
Nature can ruin the best laid engineering plans
Syracuse Post-Standard - June 29, 2006
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Thomas O'Rourke comments on the damage the area's recent flooding has done to roads and bridges.
Heavy rain + soggy soil = flood Downpour came fast and furious
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - June 29, 2006
Dan Graybeal of the Northeastern Regional Climate Center and Mark Wysocki of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Center are quoted in an article about the area's recent flooding.
500-Plus Economists and Scholars from 50 States and D.C. Sign Open Letter to President Bush and Congress on Benefits of Immigration
U.S. Newswire - June 28, 2006
Professor of Economics emeritus Alfred E. Kahn is one of the 500 notables who have signed an open letter to President Bush and Congress reminding them of the overall economic and social benefits of immigration.
Black, White and Green
Inside Higher Education - June 29, 2006
Alumni Dwight Bush is the CEO of a newly formed loan business that will focus on urban students and on those who attend historically black colleges and other institutions with large minority enrollments.
HEALTH -- Out of the medicine cabinet
Austin American-Statesman - June 28, 2006
Dr. Richard Friedman, director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, offers comments in a story on teen abuse of prescription drugs.
Wednesday, June 28
Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.6 Million for Development of Progressive Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease
U.S. Newswire - June 27, 2006
A project led by Weill Cornell's Chenjian Li is one of the projects funded by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
Keeping your pets healthy
Honolulu Advertiser - June 27, 2006
James Richards, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center, offers some thoughts in an article about pet health.
Experts to Form ID Theft Research Center
Washington Post - June 27, 2006
Office of Information Technologies director Tracy Mitrano is quoted in a story about the formation of a research clearinghouse to combat identity theft and fraud.
Colangelo looks to bring winning ways to Raptors
USA Today - June 28, 2006
Toronto Raptors President and General Manager Bryan Colangelo, Johnson School of Management Class of 1987, is profiled in an article about the 2006 National Basketball Association draft.
Grape expectations
Albany Times-Union - June 28, 2006
Thomas Henick-Kling, head of the Enology department, is featured in a piece about New York State's wine industry.
Tuesday, June 27
Are you fat? Here are some novel excuses
CNN - June 27, 2006
Weill Cornell's Dr. Louis Aronne offers is opinions in a story about the top 10 leading causes of obesity.
At Kraft, a Fresh Big Cheese
Business Week - June 27, 2006
Trustee Irene Rosenfield has been named CEO of Kraft Foods Inc., making it the largest company to be headed by a woman.
Birding enthusiasts rewriting the familiar, older field guides
The News-Sentinel - June 26, 2006
Lab of Ornithology's Tim Gallagher is quoted in an article about two new field guides to birds.
Wage debate should focus more on skills
The Kansas City Star - June 27, 2006
The theories of Cornell economist Richard Burkhauser are featured in an opinion piece about the debate over raising the minimum wage.
Monday, June 26
A Range of Estimates on Ethanol's Benefits
The New York Times - June 25, 2006
The concerns of David Pimentel, of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, over the production of ethanol are mentioned in an article about the debate over the alternate fuel.
Children get wired into tech earlier
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 23, 2006
Ergonomics expert Alan Hedge comments on health issues of children related to their growing use of electronic devices.
Orientation vs. affiliation
The Lexington Herald-Leader - June 25. 2006
Human Development Chairperson Ritch Savin-Williams is quoted in an article on Gay and Lesbian students' difficulties at religious schools.
Ecology could aid economy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - June 24, 2006
City and Regional Planning Department's Rolf Pendall and Susan Christopherson attended the Unifying Economic Development and the Environment conferance, which proposed the reworking of western New York's industrial base into a clean, green profitable business community.
New HIV drug for resistant patients
The New York Times - June 23, 2006
Dr. Tim Wilkin of Weill Cornell Medical College comments on the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the new HIV drug, Prezista (TMC114).
Smithfield plant is again target of union campaign
The Charlotte Observer - June 24, 2006
ILR Professor Richard Hurd comments on recent developments in the 12 year old dispute between Smithfield Foods Inc. and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.
Friday, June 23
Common Asthma Inhaler Causing Deaths, Researchers Assert
Medical News Today - June 21, 2006
Research by Physical Sciences Professor Emeritus Edwin Salpeter and others suggests that three common asthma inhalers are the cause of four out of five asthma deaths and should be taken off the market.
The Sipping Point
The Washington Post - June 23, 2006
Applied Economics and Management professor Brian Wansink comments in an article about wine consumption in Washington D.C. and elsewhere.
Impotence common in men with sleep apnea
Reuters - June 23, 2006
A study by Dr. John P. Mulhall of the Weill Medical College links sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction.
All organics not pesticide-free
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - June 23, 2006
In a letter to the editor, Arthur Agnello of the Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station makes a distinction between organic pesticides that are used in the production of organically-produced foods, and others that are not.
Lawmakers wage war on summer jobs
Wall Street Journal Online - June 23, 2006
Policy Analysis and Management professor Richard Burkhauser is quoted in an opinion piece about the implications of raising the minimum wage.
Thursday, June 22
Social Networking 101
The Chronicle of Higher Education - June 21, 2006
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell's Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy & Law Program weighs the pros and cons of online social networks such as Facebook.
Conroe school club to join Houston's gay pride parade
Houston Chronicle - June 22, 2006
Ritch C. Savin-Williams comments on Gay Straight Alliance groups in high schools.
Photonics: Pump up the bandwidth
United Press International - June 21, 2006
Applied and Engineering Physics professor Alexander Gaeta and colleagues have developed an optical amplifier based on silicone that works across a wide range of frequencies.
The flower of youth
Long Island Newsday - June 22, 2006
The benefits of gardening for children, and one such program at Cornell Cooperative Extension's Suffolk County Farm, run by Ronnie Doucette.
Woodpecker sighting worth a cool $10,000
Memphis Commercial Appeal - June 22, 2006
The Lab of Ornithology's website is mentioned in an article detailing a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an ivory-billed woodpecker's nest, rooting cavity, or feeding site.
Wednesday, June 21
Birds go back to Nature
St. Paul Pioneer Press - June 21, 2006
The comeback of the once-endangered peregrine falcon, thanks to Dr. Thomas Cade's 1971 suggestion for captive breeding programs.
Recruiting China's Best
The Dallas Morning News - June 21, 2006
Alum and trustee Martin Tang's thoughts about issues facing companies and American executives doing business in China.
Hospital's Outcomes Report Shows Surgical Results Are Excellent Compared to 'Gold Standard' Data
PR Newswire - June 20, 2006
A report published by Weill Medical College affiliate New York Hospital Queens comparing results of medical treatments and surgical procedures nationwide.
What's your financial personality?
Baltimore Sun - June 20, 2006
Thomas Gilovich quoted in an article about personality traits that govern financial habits and behavior.
Tuesday, June 20
Q & A: That Youthful Glow
New York Times - June 20, 2006
Dr. Lyuba Konopasek, Weill Medical College associate professor of Pediatrics answers a reader's question about the cause of "bloom of youth," rosy cheeks in children and teenagers.
Concerns arise over new drugs to combat HIV
The Miami Herald - June 20, 2006
Weill Medical College AIDS researcher John P. Moore comments on safety concerns over a new class of AIDS drugs (CCR5 receptor antagonists).
Philip Merrill, 72, publisher, diplomat
The Washington Times - June 20, 2006
Obituary for Philip Merrill.
Simple planning keeps dinner angst to a minimum
Orlando Sentinel - June 20, 2006
Nutritional Sciences professor Carol Devine offers tips on speeding dinner preparation.
Study focuses on tiniest of the very small
United Press International - June 19, 2006
Researchers John Silcox, K. Andre Mkhoyan and others have developed a technique for the closest look yet at atoms within crystal molecules.
Northeastern U.S. fish virus identified
United Press International - June 19, 2006
Paul Bowser and other experts at the Aquatic Animal Health Program have discovered a cause of fatal anemia and hemorrhaging in fish.