September 2006
Thursday, September 28
'Made it!' Mars rover arrives at deep crater
Chicago Tribune - Sept. 28, 2006
Astronomy Professor Steven Squyres has the headline quote in an article about the Mars rover Opportunity having reached the rim of the Victoria Crater after a 21-month trip.
The More We Make, the Better We Want
New York Times - Sept. 28, 2006
In his column, Johnson Graduate School of Management Professor Robert H. Frank writes about the changing relationship between wants and needs and prosperity.
Solar flares to disrupt GPS in 2011?
About-Electronics - Sept. 28, 2006
Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Paul Kintner and graduate student Alessandro Cerruti warn of possible failures of Global Positioning Satellite systems in 2011 or 2012 due to expected increased solar flare activity.
Wednesday, September 27
Spitzer and Faso Sharply Debate Abortion, Ethics and School Financing
New York Times - Sept. 26, 2006
Eliot Spitzer (D) and John Faso (R), candidates for NY State Governor, debated last night at Bailey Hall.
Other debate coverage:
Albany Times-Union, Bloomberg News service, New York Daily News, New York Post, Long Island Newsday, Syracuse Post-Standard Buffalo News, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Staten Island Advance, Elmira Star-Gazette, Ithaca Journal, MSNBC, Rochester WHEC-TV, Schenectady WRGB, WABC-TV, WETM-TV NBC 18 Elmira, WHEC-TV NBC 10 Rochester, WNBC-TV, C-SPAN 2
The telecast of the debate was carried live on: New York 1 in New York City, New York 1 Noticias, Capital News 9, RNEWS-TV 9 Rochester, News10Now in Syracuse.
Public radio affiliates that carried the debate live:
WEOS Geneva, WNED Buffalo, WBFO Buffalo, WUBJ Jamestown, WOLN Olean, WXXI Rochester, WAMC-FM Albany, WOSR Middletown, WCEL Plattsburgh, WANC Ticonderoga, WRUN Utica, WNYC New York, WSKG Binghamton, WSLU Canton, WXLU Peru/Plattsburgh/Burlington, WSLJ Watertown, WXLG North Creek, WXLH Blue Mountain Lake
Pakistan Explains Stance on Israel
Washington Post - Sept. 27, 2006
Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf gave a speech at Weill Medical College on Tuesday.
Scallops: Shelling out for water
Long Island Newsday - Sept. 27, 2006
Food Science Professor Kathryn Boor was quoted in a column that answers readers' questions.
Monday, September 25
Driver organizes pizza-man union
USA Today - Sept. 22, 2006
ILR Director of Labor Education Research Kate Bronfenbrenner is quoted in a story about the first labor union for pizza drivers.
Magazine Names 100 Best Employers for Parents
New York Times - Sept. 23, 2006
Cornell University was named to Working Mother magazine's list of the top 100 employers for parents.
Brasher: Bill Gates takes up Borlaug's ag cause in Africa
Des Moines Register - Sept. 24, 2006
Applied Economics and Management Professor Christopher Barrett comments on a massive joint donation by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation to aid African agriculture.
HPV May Hamper Infertility Treatment
CBS - Sept. 22, 2006
Weill Medical College's Steven D. Spandorfer, MD headed a study which found that women with the human papillomavirus (HPV) were less than half as likely to become pregnant after using in vitro fertilization than women without the infection.
Friday, September 22
A Donation of $100 Million to Promote Cancer Research
New York Times - Sept. 22, 2006
Weill Cornell Medical College is one of the institutions that are recipients of a $100 million donation for cancer research.
After a Redesign, Facebook Hastily Offers New Privacy Protections
Chronicle of Higher Education - Sept. 22, 2006
Office of Information Technologies director Tracy Mitrano is quoted in a story about recent privacy issues concerning the social networking web site Facebook.
Who Would Have Thought? Church Organists, Firstborns and Dirty Diapers
Washington Post - Sept. 22, 2006
A paper written by Economics grad student Joseph Price, which examines the effect of birth order on the degree of attention given to children by their parents, is mentioned in Richard Morin's column.
Scientists Set Forth Evidence that Global Warming Has Begun; Surge in Greenhouse Gases is Human...
Forbes.com - Sept. 21, 2006
Horticulture Professor David Wolfe is one of the scientists quoted in a presentation of evidence that global warming is man-made and not a natural temperature fluctuation.
Edgar Allan Poe collection begins stay at Cornell
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 22, 2006
A 60-item exhibit, called "Nevermore: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane," which includes a fragment of Poe's coffin and numerous manuscripts and samples of his work will begin a five-month stay at the Hirshland Gallery of the Carl A. Kroch Library on Sept. 29.
Thursday, September 21
Religion enters U.S. Senate race in Va.
Baltimore Sun - Sept. 21, 2006
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler is quoted in an article about the role a candidate's ethnicity plays in an election.
A tip to cheapskate diners: The 'Net sees you
Akron Beacon Journal - Sept. 21, 2006
School of Hotel Administration faculty member Michael Lynn is quoted in an editorial about tipping restaurant servers.
Future watch: Computer to user: You sort it out
Australian PC World - Sept. 21, 2006
The work of Information Science faculty member Phoebe Sengers is mentioned in a story about "affective computing," which attempts to make computers recognize and respond to users' emotions.
Scare making spinach scarce
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sept. 21, 2006
In an article detailing the latest on the E. coli outbreak, dietitian Sue Grace of the Monroe County Cornell Cooperative Extension advises people to continue avoiding fresh spinach.
E. Coli Probe Focuses on 9 Calif. Farms
Washington Post - Sept. 20, 2006
Food Science Professor Robert Gravani is quoted in an article about the investigation into the recent E. coli outbreak.
Darfur: Where is the will?
San Francisco Chronicle - Sept. 20, 2006
History faculty member John Weiss co-authors an opinion piece about global response to the genocide in Darfur.
Wednesday, September 20
Today's featured article
Wikipedia - Sept. 20, 2006
Wikipedia's entry on Cornell University is its featured article today.
Spitzer, Faso set debate
Newsday - Sept. 20, 2006
Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Eliot Spitzer will debate his Republican opponent John Faso in a televised event originating from newly renovated Bailey Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Is Less Enough?
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 20, 2006
Johnson School Alum Devin Thorpe, managing director of Thorpe Capital in Salt Lake City, is quoted in an article examining the merits of specialized degrees from business schools versus the more all-encompassing M.B.A.
Recruiters Sound Off
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 20, 2006
The Johnson Graduate School of Management is ranked 4th on list of most Underrated Schools and 10th for best Practical Learning in a survey of corporate recruiters on business schools.
U.S. Kids Not So Active in Gym
New York Times - Sept. 19, 2006
A study led by Policy Analysis and Management faculty member John Cawley finds that in a typical gym class, high school students are actually physically active for only 16 minutes.
NASA says new ring spotted on Saturn
Houston Chronicle - Sept. 19, 2006
Astronomy research associate Matt Hedman is quoted in story about the discovery of a new ring around the planet Saturn by the spacecraft Cassini.
Tuesday, September 19
A World-Famous Architect Goes Home to Cornell
New York Times - Sept. 19, 2006
Article features noted architect and alum Rem Koolhaas and his design for Milstein Hall, the new College of Architecture, Art and Planning building planned for the north end of the Arts Quad.
What Exactly Was It That the Boss Said? You Can Only Imagine
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 19, 2006
Computer Science Professor Claire Cardie discusses miscommunication in corporate culture, specifically, the way the message is only as good as the worst communicator in a chain of communication to relay it.
Going to waist?
Akron Beacon Journal - Sept. 19, 2006
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink has found that buying foods in bulk at a warehouse club can lead to overeating and weight gain.
Maligned bird lives up to reputation
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sept. 19, 2006
Cornell ornithologist Kevin McGowan offers insight into crow behavior.
CMU computer scientist a genius
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Sept. 19, 2006
Cornell Professor Jon Kleinberg, a 2005 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, praises the program's benefits in a story about this year's winners.
Alpha Phi Alpha exhibit traces 1st black fraternity
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - September 18, 2006
A national exhibition chronicling the first 100 years of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the nation's first black fraternity, founded at Cornell in 1906, has opened at the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center.
Study: Drugs, Chemicals in Sewage Sludge
Washington Post - Sept. 18, 2006
In a story about the chemical contents of sewage sludge, Ellen Harrison, director of Cornell's Waste Management Institute, is critical of the use of biosolids - treated sewage sludge - as lawn fertilizer.
Becoming an industry giant and gaining foes along the way
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - Sept. 18, 2006
In a story about the food-industry giant Smithfield Foods Inc., ILR faculty members Lance Compa and Richard Hurd are skeptical of Smithfield's call for a union election at two of it's plants, given its record with unions.
The breakfast hype
Newsday - Sept. 18, 2006
In a story disputing the health benefits of breakfast, Nutrition Professor David Levitsky comments on the (lack of) reliability of self-reporting by subjects in diet studies.
Monday, September 18
Diminishing returns: Auto workers' power wanes
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - Sept. 18, 2006
ILR Dean Harry Katz comments on the United Autoworkers Union's strategy in light of waning strength of the labor union and the downsizing of the auto industry.
Image Help Isn't Only for the Famous
New York Times - Sept. 17, 2006
Psychology Professor James Maas is quoted in an article about the ways image consultants help their clients.
Automakers' buyouts are mixed blessing
Buffalo News - Sept. 16, 2006
ILR senior extension associate Arthur Wheaton describes effects of the auto industry's downsizing as "the erosion of the middle class."
Explainer How do you fire an autoworker?
Slate Magazine - Sept. 15, 2006
Column uses information from ILR senior extension associate Arthur Wheaton to explain the various buyout offers by the auto industry.
Mars Rover Still Rolling, Three Years Later
National Public Radio - Sept. 15, 2006
Astronomy Professor Steven Squyres is interviewed about the continued operation of the Mars Rovers, particularly Opportunity, which is about to reach it's latest destination of Victoria Crater.
Living Food: Healthy citizens
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sept. 15, 200
The views of Jennifer Wilkins, director of the Cornell Farm to School Program, are mentioned in an editorial discussing public awareness of food and health issues.
Friday, September 15
Candidates for governor will debate at Cornell
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 15, 2006
Candidates for New York State Governor - Democrat Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and former Republican Assembly Minority Leader John Faso - will debate on Sept. 26 at Bailey Hall. Tickets for the debate, to be televised statewide, become available today in Ithaca.
Quantum Kicks Quiet Quivering
Science Magazine - Sept. 15, 2006
Physics faculty member Keith Schwab is part of a team that has developed a technique for cooling nanoscale objects which actually utilizes the principle in quantum physics of back-action, where the act of observing an object influences it.
Farmers say apple crop looking sweet
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sept. 15, 2006
Robert King of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County explains why New York State's apple crop this fall should be one of the best in years.
Thursday, September 14
Dorm Room Titans
Forbes.com - Sept. 13, 2006
Undergrad Seth Flowerman operates a company - Career Explorations, which offers internships to high school students - while still a full-time student.
Nuke Plant Contractor Accused of Coverup
New York Times - Sept. 14, 2006
A mediator at the Institute on Conflict Resolution will preside over a hearing over a dispute involving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and FirstEnergy Corp., a Pennsylvania operator of a nuclear power plant.
Quick alternatives to packaged meals
Miami Herald - Sept. 14, 2006
Maryanne Blandford, a registered dietitian and nutrition educator with the Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension, offers advice on what are the most nutritious "grab and go" foods to store in the kitchen.
Building a better life for avians
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 14, 2006
The book "The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds Creating Natural Habitats for Properties Large and Small," by Dr. Stephen Kress, visiting Fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and vice president for bird conservation for the National Audubon Society, is reviewed.
The Plant-Based Diet: Is Meat Good for You?
Market Day - Sept. 13, 2006
In the book "The China Study," T. Colin Campbell, professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry, presents the findings of a 45 year study and a 20-year partnership of Cornell, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, which show that nutrients from animal-based foods increased tumor development while nutrients from plant-based foods decreased tumor development.
Trinity Revisits `Cosmos'
Hartford Courant 6 - Sept. 13, 200
A profile of the late Astronomy Professor Carl Sagan, noted author and television personality, is included in an announcement of a screening of the first episode of the popular PBS series "Cosmos" at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
Wednesday, September 13
Harvard's End to Early Admissions Intrigues Others
New York Times - September 13, 2006
Provost Carolyn Martin is one of the academic administrators commenting on Harvard's decision to end early admissions.
High-tech napkin in works to warn of harmful microbes
San Francisco Chronicle - September 12, 2006
Article discusses the research of Margaret Frey, the Lois and Mel Tukman Assistant Professor of Textiles and Apparel, in using nanofibers in napkins to detect biohazards, and her report on that research at the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco.
AP Centerpiece: Waiters' Tip Fight Grows
Los Angeles Times - September 12, 2006
School of Hotel Administration faculty member Michael Lynn comments on the effect of increased tipping averages on restaurants and patrons.
American Society of Landscape Architects Announces 2006 Student Awards
U.S. Newswire - September 12, 2006
The American Society of Landscape Architects has recognized Cornell's student Solar House team with an Award of Honor for "functional landscape."
Tuesday, September 12
40 Years Later, Folk Music Keeps Its Nook on Campus
New York Times - Sept. 12, 2006
Alum Phil Shapiro and his folk music radio show "Bound For Glory," now in its 40th year and broadcast from Anabel Taylor Hall, are featured.
Was Manure-to-Power Venture Just Bull?
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 12, 2006
Biological and Environmental Engineering Professor Norm Scott is quoted in a story about an investment swindle involving a large-scale manure-to-electricity plant.
Biohazard Detection May Be a Wipe Away
Forbes.com - Sept. 11, 2006
Textiles and Apparel faculty member Margaret Frey describes a nanofiber-embedded napkin which can detect viruses, bacteria and other substances by wiping it on the surface to be tested.
Selling Sympathy
Business Week - Sept. 11, 2006
Undergrad Matthew Zimmerman talks about his summer internship, in which he was assigned the task of helping homeless people boost their panhandling revenue by applying marketing principles to their approach.
Crevasses and cocoa on Juneau's icefields
Christian Science Monitor - Sept. 11, 2006
Astronomy Professor Steven Squyres recalls his experience with the Juneau Icefield Research Program.
If There's a Weed There's a Way At the Beetle Factory
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 9, 2006
The work of Natural Resources faculty member Bernd Blossey is featured in a story about beetles bred to combat invasive weed species.
Monday, September 11
Anxiety Lingers in New York
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 10, 2006
ILR Professor Samuel Bacharach reflects on the emotional aftermath of the 9/11 attacks for he and his fellow New Yorkers.
How often does dog need a bath?
The Charlotte Observer - Sept. 9, 2006
Veterinary Medicine Professor Dr. William Miller answers a reader's question relayed by advice columnist Amy Dickinson about bathing dogs.
Immediate Treatment Needed for Bird Flu Cases, Study Says
New York Times - Sept. 11, 2006
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Anne Moscona is quoted in a story about a new study on the avian flu.
How a greyhound illness spread to household dogs
Palm Beach Post - Sept. 10, 2006
Ed Dubovi, director of the Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory's virology center, recalls his investigation into an outbreak of the canine flu virus.
Smithfield Foods gets legal victory from labor board
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - Sept. 8, 2006
ILR Professor Richard Hurd comments on recent developments in the case of Smithfield Foods and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.
Hotels get serious in battle of the beds
Chicago Tribune - Sept. 10, 2006
Hotel Administration faculty member Chekitan Dev comments on "comfort of bed," a major criteria for measuring guest satisfaction in the hotel industry.
Friday, September 8
New Cornell president honors past, faculty during inauguration
Newsday - Sept. 7, 2006
David Skorton was inaugurated as Cornell's 12th president in an outdoor ceremony on the Arts Quad.
A Start Marked By Optimism
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 8, 2006
Former Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman praises his successor David Skorton, who announced a program of scholarly exchange with China named in honor of his predecessor.
Dr. David Skorton takes the helm as Cornell's president
News 10 Now - Sept. 8, 2006
A new administration is taking over at Cornell University. David Skorton became the college's 12th president at an inauguration ceremony on the Arts Quad.
New ice cream flavor named for Cornell president
WSTM-TV - Sept. 8, 2006
The Cornell Dairy created a new ice cream flavor in honor of the new president called Banana-Berry Skorton, which features chocolate ice cream with banana and raspberry swirls.
Brain Images of Woman in Vegetative State Hint at Awareness
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 8, 2006
Dr. Joseph J. Fins of Weill Medical College comments on reported brain activity detected by new brain-imaging techniques on a woman who has been in a vegetative state five months after a traffic accident.
Nature blooms early due to climate change
Daily India - Sept. 7, 2006
Horticulture Professor David Wolfe states that the premature blooming of such Northeastern U.S. plants and crops as lilacs, apples and grapes is evidence of global warming.
Rover holding up well on Mars
San Francisco Chronicle - Sept. 8, 2006
Astronomy Professor Steven Squyres, principal investigator for the Mars rover project, reports newer findings of the Mars rover Opportunity, including further evidence of a watery past.
Thursday, September 7
How useful are annual college rankings? The business is growing, but many experts have doubts about objectivity
San Diego Union-Tribune - Sept. 7, 2006
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg contributes to a discussion of college rankings.
274 cats removed from home, now in SPCA custody
News 10 Now - Sept. 5, 2006
Cornell veterinarians are now treating over 200 poorly treated cats seized during a house raid in Cortland County, N.Y.
Getting some ZZZ's just as important as getting A's for students
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 7, 2006
Psychology Professor James Maas comments on sleep deprivation in grade school students and offers suggestions on what to do to alleviate the problem.
Meal Size, Not Body Size, Explains Errors in Estimating the Calorie Content of Meals
Annals of Internal Medicine - Sept. 5, 2006
Applied Economics & Management Professor Brian Wansink co-authored a study that found that people have a good sense of the calories contained in smaller portions of fast food, but underestimate the amount of calories in "super size" servings.
How are you being served?
Vancouver Sun - Sept. 6, 2006
Hotel Administration faculty member Michael Lynn talks about tipping servers in restaurants in an article about the many factors involved in, and affecting, the dining experience.
Wednesday, September 6
A Brief History of the Labor Movement
NPR-Weekend Edition Sunday - Sept. 3, 2006
ILR Professor Jeff Cowie talks about the history of the labor movement.
Students deserve to eat better
Albany Times-Union - Sept. 3, 2006
In her column, Jennifer Wilkins from Nutritional Sciences talks about the challenges grade-school food service directors face putting together nutritious meals with limited funding.
Local stingrays pack fatal punch, too
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Sept. 5, 2006
Biomedical Sciences post-doc Peter Piermarini comments on stingray attacks in Daytona Beach waters, in light of the recent death of animal enthusiast Steve Irwin.
Tuesday, September 5
This Can't Be Love
New York Times - Sept. 5, 2006
Cornell research on sexual cannabilism among insects is mentioned in an article on that practice among praying mantises, and Dr. Maydianne Andrade of the University of Toronto, a Cornell Ph.D. who did her dissertation on this topic, is quoted.
Most Overworked Win Rat Race
Washington Post - Sept. 3, 2006
Sociologist Marin E. Clarkberg is quoted in an article about the effects of being overworked on American employees.
Raindrops kept falling on our summer, but we couldn't stop the rain by complaining
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 3, 2006
According to Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center, the summer months of June, July and August will go down in the record books as the sixth wettest on record since 1922.
Auto plants are no longer a safe haven
Kansas City Star - September 4, 2006
Labor history Professor Clete Daniel comments on the impact of changes to the auto industry on organized labor.
A Philosopher's Take on the Rhythm Method Is Rattling Opponents of Abortion
New York Times - Sept. 2, 2006
Weill Medical College Professor of Reproductive Medicine Roger G. Gosden comments on the suggestion that the rhythm method of contraception may increase the risk of early embryonic death.
It's a mixed bag for employees
Newsday - Sept. 3, 2006
ILR faculty member Bradford Bell comments on surveys that illustrate the factors pertaining to workers in New York state.
Consumers make Wegmans No. 1 grocer
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 1, 2006
Applied Economics and Management faculty member Debra J. Perosio agrees with Consumer Reports magazine's ranking of Wegmans as the number one grocery chain in the U.S.
Acorn Futures
New York Times - Sept. 4, 2006
Horticulture Professor Nina Bassuk answers a reader's question about the correlation between the number of acorns an oak tree produces and the severity of the upcoming winter.
Friday, September 1
Cornell Students Remember Katrina
WENY-TV - August 29, 2006
Freshman Alayna Camp, from New Orleans, spoke of her experiences during Hurricane Katrina at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of the disaster.
High-Definition TV from your Cell Phone
Technology Review - September 1, 2006
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Professor Michael Thompson, and doctoral student Shayaan Desai have developed a new microelectromechanical system that allows a cell phone to project a high-definition television image.
Tearing down the walls
The Philadelphia Inquirer - September 1, 2006
Design and Environmental Analysis chair Professor Franklin Becker comments on changing theories of the design of workplace architecture.