A student reads a newspaper in a campus library.
April 2007
Monday, April 30
Deadly virus killing Great Lakes fish
USA Today - April 30, 2007
Veterinary Medicine Professor Paul Bowser is quoted in an article about a deadly Ebola-like virus that is killing fish of all types in the Great Lakes.
A race to solve pet food mystery
Portland Oregonian - April 29, 2007
An article about the search for the causes of tainted pet food features Veterinary Medicine faculty member Richard Goldstein, as well as Bruce Akey and Joe Ebel of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center.
Grazers' guide to better snacking
Los Angeles Times - April 27, 2007
Food and Brand Lab director Brian Wansink is quoted in a story about healthful snacking.
Friday, April 27
Shootings illustrate need for treatment
San Antonio Express-News - April 27, 2007
Psychopharmacology Clinic director Richard A. Friedman is one of the experts quoted in an article about how mental illness is a factor in incidences of violence such as the recent Virginia Tech shootings.
Alienation Harms Female Professors, Study Finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education - April 27, 2007
Marin E. Clarkberg of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning is quoted in an article about a study she co-authored which looked at reasons for the gender gap in job satisfaction for women in academia.
New HIV fighter recommended
Health 24 (South Africa) - April 25, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Jeffrey Laurence is quoted in an article about the approval by a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel of the first of a new class of HIV-suppressing medications.
Thursday, April 26
Cornell Study Finds Restaurateurs Are Leaving Money on the Table
Hotel Industry News - April 26, 2007
Gary Thompson, a professor of operations management at the School of Hotel Administration, suggests that matching table mix to guest mix will create more revenue for restaurants.
Error-prone databases disrupt Basic Pilot
WashingtonTechnology - April 25, 2007
Stephen Yale-Loehr, adjunct professor of law, discusses problems with the Homeland Security Department's Employment Eligibility Verification program, which may result in discrimination against eligible employees.
Bald eagle sighting causes excitement at Ballston Lake restaurant
Albany Business Review - April 25, 2007
Pat Leonard, staff writer for the Lab of Ornithology, comments on a sighting of a bald eagle.
Wednesday, April 25
Cornell cat expert dies after motorcycle crash
Newsday - April 25, 2007
James Richards, director of Cornell's Feline Health Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is remembered warmly by his co-workers as a caring man as well as an outstanding veterinarian.
Why Cornell Can't Meet All Financial Need With Grants
Chronicle of Higher Education - April 25, 2007
Provost Carolyn "Biddy" Martin discusses financial aid and why Cornell cannot completely replace loans with grants for low- and middle-income students.
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of New AIDS Drug
Forbes.com - April 24, 2007
Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research at Weill Cornell Medical College, comments on the promise shown in testing of a new AIDS drug.
Tuesday, April 24
Understanding Empathy: Can You Feel My Pain?
New York Times - April 24, 2007
Richard A. Friedman, director of the psychopharmacology clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses the common misconception by clinical patients that they would benefit most from being treated by someone like themselves.
Cardiologist is a maestro of the stethoscope
Miami Herald - April 24, 2007
Dr. Stephen Scheidt, director of the Cardiology Training Program at Weill Cornell Medical College, lauds fellow cardiologist Michael Chizner for his efforts to promote using a stethoscope for diagnostics.
Fat workers cost more in injury claims
BusinessWeek - April 23, 2007
John Cawley, associate professor of policy analysis and management, comments that the lack of research on employer-sponsored weight loss programs makes it difficult for employers to determine which approach gives the best results.
Monday, April 23
All Health's Breaking Loose: The Persona Of Thin: The Secret is to Think Thin
Crescenta Valley Sun (Calif.) - April 23, 2007
Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell, comments on the fact that the "eyes" determine how full people feel in an article discussing how "thin" people think.
When You Meet an Imus
New York Times - April 22, 2007
Christopher Metzler, director of Diversity, Inclusion and EEO programs, is quoted in an article that grapples with how to react to racially insensitive comments in social situations.
Portion distortion is growing problem
Hendersonville News (N.C.) - April 21, 2007
A study by the Food and Brand Lab is cited in an article discussing how portion sizes have been growing larger since the 1970s, and that a single "serving" of food in a restaurant is actually three or four servings.
Pine-killing wasp spreads in upstate New York
Newsday - April 22, 2007
E. Richard Hoebeke, senior extension associate in entomology, is cited as the first to find the Sirex wasps, which threaten the pine forests of New York.
Friday, April 20
Colleges face judgment calls on student behavior
Journal News (Lower Hudson Valley, New York) - April 19, 2007
Gregory T. Eells, director of counseling and psychological services, commments on the difficulty that can arise for colleges because therapy for students is a voluntary process.
Big money vs. workers' rights
People's Weekly World - April 19, 2007
Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, is the author of research quoted in an article discussing the use of union-busting firms to aid employers in squelching employee attempts to unionize.
To the Rescue
Westport News (Conn.) - April 18, 2007
'E-bird,' a joint project between the Audubon Society and the Lab of Ornithology, is slated for use as part of the Connecticut Grassland Habitat Conservation Initiative to allow anyone to log sitings of grassland birds.
Thursday, April 19
When is it OK to put a student away?
CNN.com - April 19, 2007
Gregory T. Eells, director of counseling and psychological services, points out that many characteristics being attributed to Cho Seung-Hui are found in other college students and mental health professionals cannot force students into hospitalization unless there is "imminent risk."
Could Officials Have Stopped Cho? A Q&A With a Campus Counseling Expert
Chronicle of Higher Education - April 19, 2007
Gregory T. Eells, director of counseling and psychological services, discusses the legal restrictions that counselors face in taking preventative action when dealing with troubled patients.
Calling ahead not a reservation
Southwest Florida News-Press - April 19, 2007
Associate Professor of Consumer Behavior Mike Lynn comments on the use of "call ahead wait list" programs used by some restaurants to address the problem of no-show reservations.
Making Johnny Sit Up Straight
Wired Magazine - April 19, 2007
Professor of Design and Environmental Analysis Alan Hedge comments on the potential for children growing up with bad ergonomic habits to be "primed for injury" once they reach the workplace.
Steve Squyres talks with Richard Smith
Australian Broadcast Company - April 18, 2007
Professor of Astronomy Steven Squyres was featured in a half hour interview on the program "Talking Science."
Data Management Holds Back Web 2.0 in Enterprise
PC World - April 18, 2007
David Lifka, director of high performance and innovative computing, comments on how information overload is a potential problem for extending Web 2.0's capabilities.
Any way you slice it, toast is still bread
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - April 18, 2007
Nutrition myths are debunked, including items from Christine Gutelius, a nutrition resource educator with Cayuga County CCE.
Wednesday, April 18
12 Sex Myths debunked
Men's Health - April 18, 2007
Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Urology Marc Goldstein confirms and debunks (respectively) the first two myths in a list of 12 common sex myths.
For the First Time in 3 Years, Faculty Salaries Beat Inflation
Chronicle of Higher Education - April 18, 2007
Professor of ILR and Economics Ronald G. Ehrenberg comments on the inequalities in faculty salaries within higher education.
iWin & Large Animal Games Soar to New Heights with Innovative Photographic Adventure Game
Charleston Gazette - April 18, 2007
The Lab of Ornithology's partnership with Large Animal Games is featured in an article discussing the new game "Snapshot Adventures: Secret of Bird Island," which allows players to create new bird species and "release them into the wild."
Foresters plan 'attack' on invasive plant
Kane Republican - April 17, 2008
Associate professor of Natural Resources Dr. Bernd Blossey has suggested a "plan of attack" for Kane, Pa., to eradicate the invasion of knotweed into the area.
University Campuses Face Security Challenges
News Hour with Jim Lehrer - April 17, 2007
Cornell Director Risk Management and Insurance Allen Bova was featured on a panel of education officials talking about security questions raised by the April 16 Virginia Tech incident.
Tuesday, April 17
Who Are The Victims? -- "If You Are OK, Please Update Your Profile"
ABC News - Apr. 16, 2007
Communication faculty member Jeffrey T. Hancock is quoted in an article about how useful e-mail, cell phones and social networking sites proved to be during yesterday's shooting crisis on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Storm of a century, for Aprils
Syracuse Post-Standard - Apr. 17, 2007
Northeast Regional Climate Center Climatologist Kathryn Vreeland is quoted in an article about the Nor'easter that blanketed the area with over a foot of snow in many places.
Q & A: Hiccups in Hounds
New York Times - Apr. 17, 2007
Veterinary Medicine Professor William E. Hornbuckle answers a reader's question about pet animals having the hiccups.
Macaques May Have Plenty to Say About Us
Washington Post - Apr. 13, 2007
Biological Statistics and Computational Biology faculty member Adam Siepel is quoted in an article about a project he worked on that sequenced the genome of the macaque, or rhesus monkey, a discovery that will provide insight into human evolution.
Monday, April 17
Food and Brand Lab on ABC's Good Morning America
ABC News - Good Morning America - Apr. 17, 2007
The Food and Brand Lab's Consumer Camp -- whose theme this year was "The Psychology of Snacking" -- is scheduled (although recent events may postpone it) to be featured tomorrow morning, April 17, between 8 and 9 a.m. on ABC's Good Morning America.
In Challenge to Survey Low-Wage Workers, Researchers Pursue 'Snowball Sample'
New York Times - Apr. 15, 2007
Sociology Professor Douglas Heckathorn is quoted in an article about a survey of low-wage workers.
What the troops really thought about slavery
Baltimore Sun - Apr. 15, 2007
American Studies Professor Glenn C. Altschuler reviews the book "What This Cruel War Was Over - Soldiers, Slavery and the Civil War," by Chandra Manning.
Giving the Lawn What It Needs
New York Times - Apr. 13, 2007
Horticulture Professor A. Martin Petrovic is quoted in an article about preparing your lawn for summer.
Friday, April 13
Human discovery might be monkey business
Houston Chronicle - Apr. 13, 2007
Biological Statistics and Computational Biology faculty member Carlos Bustamante is quoted in an article about research he was involved in which sequenced the genome of the rhesus macaque monkey, a discovery that is useful to medical research.
Star death creates Red Square nebula
MSNBC - Apr. 12, 2007
Astronomy faculty member James Lloyd is quoted in an article about the newly discovered Red Square nebula, which when seen in the infrared, resembles a giant glowing red box in the sky with a bright white inner core.
Real Pay Increases for Professors
Inside Higher Ed - Apr. 12, 2007
Cornell University ranked eighth in a list of the top 10 institutions in average salary for Assistant Professor in a study by the American Association of University Professors.
FAT: What No One Is Telling You
PBS.org - Apr. 11, 2007
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is featured in the PBS program about obesity.
Money game reveals our inner Robin Hood
New Scientist (UK) - Apr. 11, 2007
Economics Professor Robert H. Frank is quoted in an article about a study which explored people's innate discomfort of economic inequality.
Thursday, April 12
Kurt Vonnegut, Counterculture's Novelist, Dies
New York Times - Apr. 12, 2007
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, author of "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle" and many others, who attended Cornell before enlisting in the Army during World War II, has died in Manhattan at age 84.
New Research: Eating Less to Lose More
WTOP-FM - Apr. 12, 2007
Weight loss advice from Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab and author of "Mindless Eating," is featured.
In the Real World of Work and Wages, Trickle-Down Theories Don't Hold Up
New York Times - Apr. 12, 2007
In his column, Economics Professor Robert H. Frank discusses the advantages of top earners paying higher taxes for public services that promise high value.
Scientists create virus size 'nanolamps'
Daily India (India) - Apr. 12, 2007
Article describes the development of an microscopic "nanolamps," light-emitting nanofibers about the size of a virus or the tiniest of bacteria, by a group of researchers headed by Applied and Engineering Physics grad student Jose Moran-Mirabal.
Shell Oil president visits Cornell
News 10 Now - Apr. 12, 2007
Shell Oil President John Hofmeister talked about energy security during an address in Cornell's Olin Hall, Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 11
The Teacher Ate My Homework
New York Times - April 11, 2007
An article discussing the Food and Finance High School in Manhattan mentions a Cornell Cooperative Extension program that allows students to earn science credits for growing hydroponic bok choy or raising tilapia.
Everyone benefits when you build a rain garden
Seattle Times - April 11, 2007
Amy Samuels of Cornell Cooperative Extension gives advice on creating a rain garden - groups of plants designed to soak up runoff instead of letting it collect pollutants and carry them into local water sources.
Cats with FIV can survive if they have vigilant owners
Ann Arbor News - April 10, 2007
A statistic on FIV infection from the College of Veterinary Medicine is quoted in an article discussing the prevelance of this "Feline AIDS" virus.
Gene Mutation That Causes Infertility In Male Mice Discovered, Gives Promise Of Similar Finding In Infertile Men
ScienceDaily - April 10, 2007
John Schimenti, professor of genetics, is the senior author in a study that has discovered a mutation in the "Dmc1" gene in mice which causes infertility.
Monday-Tuesday, April 9 & 10
Death penalty request unprecedented in Ky.
Cincinnati Post - April 10, 2007
Law Professor John Blume comments on the legal issues presented by Marco Allen Chapman's request to die by lethal injection.
Bush Ties Drop in Illegal Immigration to His Policies
New York Times - April 10, 2007
Adjunct Law Professor Stephen W. Yale-Loehr comments on the potential difficulty that illegal immigrants would face in trying to become citizens under President Bush's proposed restrictions.
Diagnosing your cat's 'Me-oww'
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - April 9, 2007
James Richards, director of the Feline Health Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses the subtle signs that cats may show when they are feeling ill.
Dark Chocolate, But Not Tea, Takes a Bite Out of Blood Pressure
Palm Beach Post - April 9, 2007
Chang Y. Lee, professor of food science and technology, notes that studies of cell cultures in his laboratory have also suggested that certain properties in cocoa can stop the process that leads to formation of plaque in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
Scientists locate gene that makes some dogs really small
Charleston Daily Mail - April 6, 2007
Carlos D. Bustamante, assistant professor of biological statistics and computational biology, is quoted in an article regarding the study he co-authored on how genetics determine the size of dogs.
Friday, April 6
Controversial New Theory Links Autism to TV
ABC News - Good Morning America - Apr. 6, 2007
Economics Professor Michael Waldman talks about his study that suggests further research into a link between early childhood TV viewing and the onset of autism.
A study in contrast
Baltimore Sun - Apr. 6, 2007
Story discusses a study by Biological Statistics and Computational Biology faculty member Carlos D. Bustamante that details the genetic factors that distinguish small dogs from larger breeds.
Unraveling the Pet-Food Mystery
Time Magazine - Apr. 5, 2007
Veterinary Medicine faculty member Dr. Richard Goldstein is quoted in a look at the recent incidence of tainted pet food.
Hot flashes may raise blood pressure
Medindia Health News (India) - Apr. 5, 2007
Article describes a study by Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Linda Gerber that has shown that women who get hot flashes have higher blood pressure than those who don't.
Thursday, April 5
Solar Bursts May Threaten GPS
New York Times - Apr. 5, 2007
Electrical Engineering Professor Paul Kintner Jr. is a member of a panel of scientists that has warned of the vulnerability of the Global Positioning System to solar flares.
Beaming Up 3-D Objects on a Budget
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Apr. 5, 2007
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering grad student Evan Malone's demonstration of the Fab@home technology, by printing the Cornell logo on crackers with Cheez Whiz loaded into a print head that usually holds plastic, is mentioned in an article about the increasing industrial applications of the technology, which manufacture three-dimensional objects the way a printer prints text.
Two Drugs Might Tame Migraines
CBS - The Early Show - Apr. 4, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Dara G. Jamieson, MD comments on a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found that combining the prescription drug sumatriptan - known as Immitrex - and the over-the-counter pain reliever naproxen - the ingredient in Aleve - is a better way to relieve an acute migraine than using either of them alone.
Protein is identified in type 2 diabetes
Moldova.org (Moldova) - Apr. 4, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Timothy McGraw heads a study which has identified a protein that is an important partner in the insulin-mediated uptake of glucose by cells, advancing research on, and potential prevention and treatment of, type 2 diabetes.
Wednesday, April 4
A mattress shopping how-to for women
Honolulu Advertiser - April 4, 2007
Psychology Professor James B. Maas is quoted in an article about two online shopping guides for women the Simmons Bedding Co. has recently published.
Why the Rich Get Richer
Innovations Report (Germany) - April 4, 2007
Computer Science faculty member Robert D. Kleinberg is a co-author of a study which looks at preferential attachment, a new theory that shows how wealth, in different forms, can stick to some but not to others.
Canada goose seen here most
News-Sentinel - April 4, 2007
In Fort Wayne, Ind., the results of the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, coordinated by the Lab of Ornitholgy and the Audobon Society, have found that the Canadian Goose is the most prevalent bird species in the city.
Anti-Flu Drugs Losing Punch
ABC News - April 3, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Anne Moscona is quoted in an article about a new study that suggests that the influenza drugs Tamiflu and Relenza may be losing their effectiveness as the bird flu virus adapts.
School food should lead to health
Albany Times-Union - April 1, 2007
In her monthly column, Cornell Farm to School Program Director Jennifer Wilkins calls for U.S. municipalities to adopt policies similar to those of Rome, Italy, which stress environmentally and nutritionally sound food production and preparation.
Tuesday, April 3
Peril can be just a forkful away for people
Sacramento Bee - April 3, 2007
Food Science Professor and Department Chairman Joseph Hotchkiss is quoted in an examination of food safety for humans in light of the recent cases of pet food poisoning.
Immigrant influx steering clear of U.S. melting pot
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - April 3, 2007
Policy Analysis and Management Professor Daniel Lichter co-authors a study that details, using census data from 1990 and 2000, the trend for immigrants to marry native- and foreign-born members of their own ethnicity.
Dancing in the Dark
New York Times - April 3, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Charles Pollack answers a reader's question about the ramifications of waking a person who is sleepwalking.
Pressure grows to act on global trade imbalances
The Financial Express (India) - April 3, 2007
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad is quoted in an article about global trade imbalances.
Presidential heroics, despite the evidence
Baltimore Sun - April 1, 2007
American Studies Professor Glenn C. Altschuler reviews the book "Imperfect Presidents: Tales of Misadventure and Triumph," by Jim Cullen.
Monday, April 2
The man who endowed 'nation's attic'
Philadelphia Inquirer - April 1, 2007
American Studies Professor Glenn C. Altschuler reviews the book "The Lost World of James Smithson Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian," By Heather Ewing.
The Complicated Power of the Vote to Nowhere
New York Times - Mar. 31, 2007
History Professor Fredrik Logevall is quoted in an article that compares and contrasts the relationship between Congress and the President both today, with Iraq, and in the 1960's and 1970's with Viet Nam.
Deep space explorer facing the deep-six
Kansas City Star - Mar. 31, 2007
Arecibo Observatory director Robert B. Kerr is quoted in an article about the budget crisis facing the facility, which may force it to close.
Homeowners Seek Safer Alternatives to Pesticides
New York Times - Mar. 31, 2007
Horticulture faculty member Frank S. Rossi is quoted in an article about homeowner's concerns over the use of synthetic pesticides on their lawns, and the impact of them on food and the environment overall.
Many animals sickened by food recovering
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Mar. 31, 2007
Veterinary Medicine faculty member Dr. Richard Goldstein is quoted in a story about how most of the cats and dogs sickened by tainted pet food are recovering.
Wanted: Tech Talent
U.S. News & World Report - Mar. 30, 2007
Mark Savage, Director of Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Services is quoted in a story about job prospects for Engineering graduates.