A student reads a newspaper in a campus library.
September 2007
Friday, September 28
First responders learn wilderness techniques at Cornell
Newsday - Sept. 28, 2007
Dr. Todd Miner, executive director of Cornell Outdoor Education, and Weill Medical College Dr. Jay Lemery are quoted in an article about the Northeast's first conference on Wilderness Medicine, co-hosted by Weill Cornell, Cornell Outdoor Education, and the Wilderness Medical Society.
NASA rover reaches first stop in crater
CTV.ca (Canada) - Sept. 28, 2007
Astronomy Professor Steve Squyres is quoted in an article about the Mars Rover Opportunity's first stop on its descent into Victoria Crater.
You Give Love a Bad Name
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 28, 2007
Communication faculty member Jeffrey Hancock is quoted in an article about online dating services used by scam artists.
Campus Suspect Showed No Warnings of Violence
New York Times - Sept. 28, 2007
Press Relations Office Director Simeon Moss is quoted in an article about Omesh Hiraman, a former Cornell student who was arrested after walking on the Queens campus of St. John's University wearing a mask and carrying a loaded rifle.
Taste Tests
Time Magazine - Sept. 27, 2007
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is featured in a story on his work with the lab.
County's immigrants struggling, report says
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 27, 2007
ILR faculty member Maralyn Edid is quoted in an article about a report she authored which details the how lack of language and job skills impacts the immigrant workforce of Onondaga County.
Thursday, September 27
Students Fret Over Facebook's Public Listings
Chronicle of Higher Education - Sept. 27, 2007
An editorial in the Cornell Daily Sun is quoted in an article about criticism of the decision by the social networking site Facebook to open members' details to such search engines as Google and Yahoo.
Socially Anxious? Or Just Plain Shy?
New York Times - Sept. 27, 2007
In a letter to the editor, Weill Medical College faculty member Baruch Fishman responds to an earlier op-ed piece about social anxiety disorder.
Art Seller Helps Hotels Put on the Ritz
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 25, 2007
Hotel Administration faculty member Chekitan S. Dev is quoted in an article about a company that offers offers upscale hotels fine-art prints for display in rooms and common areas, and then sells copies to guests as mementos.
Cornell helps develop pest-resistant eggplant, the first genetically modified food crop in South Asia
FreshPlaza (Netherlands) - Sept. 24, 2007
Ronnie Coffman and K. V. Raman of the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project are quoted in an article about the development through genetic engineering of a pest-resistant eggplant.
Wednesday, September 26
EPA To Approve New Fumigant For Crops
CBS News - Sept. 26, 2007
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor Roald Hoffmann is quoted in an article about the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a new toxic fumigant for use by fruit and vegetable farmers, despite opposition from California regulators, prominent scientists and environmental and farm-worker groups.
UAW leader backs health fund
Detroit Free Press - Sept. 26, 2007
ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton is quoted in an article about the United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors.
Wildlife commissioner blames NRA for his ouster
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 25, 2007
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor David Winkler is quoted in a look at the controversial ouster of California wildlife commissioner R. Judd Hanna after he called for a ban on hunting in areas populated by the rare California condor due to lead poisoning from bullets left in carrion the endangered bird feeds upon.
Beware the ties that bind China and Africa
Sunday Times (South Africa) - Sept. 23, 2007
Law School Professor Muna Ndulo is quoted in an op-ed piece about Chinese aid to African nations.
Term limits for Court justices
Berkshire Eagle - Sept. 22, 2007
Law School Emeritus Professor Roger Cramton is quoted in an editorial about term limits for United States Supreme Court justices.
Tuesday, September 25
Mmm, Phytonutrients: New Respect for a Humble Juice
Wall Street Journal - Sept. 25, 2007
Food Science faculty member Rui Hai Liu is quoted in an article about the nutritional value of apple juice.
The light's on, but is anybody home?
Salon.com - Sept. 24, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Nicholas Schiff is quoted in a report on the reaction to a controversial finding about unconscious brain activity.
Merck's HIV vaccine steps out of development
In-PharmaTechnologist.com (France) - Sept. 24, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. John Moore is quoted in an article about the decision by Merck & Co. to stop the Phase II trial of its V520 HIV vaccine after interim results showed that the vaccine was not effective and did not prevent infection.
Composers who set America humming
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sept. 23, 2007
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty" by Wilfrid Sheed.
Learning, thinking the 'everyday enigma' way
Boston Globe - Sept. 23, 2007
Economics Professor Robert Frank is quoted in a look at his book "The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas."
Monday, September 24
2 years after labor split, Change to Win reflects
Chicago Sun-Times - Sept. 24, 2007
Director of Labor Education Research Kate Bronfenbrenner is quoted in an article about the degree of progress made by the newly formed Change to Win labor federation, a group of labor unions which split off from the AFL-CIO in 2005.
The King Memorial: Dreams at Odds
New York Times - Sept. 24, 2007
History of Art faculty member Cheryl Finley is quoted in an article about the controversy over the planned memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, DC.
Korean War explored in vivid detail
Baltimore Sun - Sept. 23, 2007
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War" by David Halberstam.
Cornell Degree, Offered in Africa
Inside Higher Ed - Sept. 21, 2007
Alice Pell, director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, has co-developed a degree program in partnership with Ethiopia's Bahir Dar University and is quoted in an article about its significance.
A chance to explore outdoor possibilities
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 21, 2007
Mary Schwarz, a research support aide in the Cornell Waste Management Institute, is quoted in an article about plans to compost carcasses of deer that are killed on roadways by motorists.
Friday, September 21
If you see it, you'll eat it, expert says
CNN - Sept. 21, 2007
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is featured talking about his work on behaviors surrounding eating and weight control, and he will be prominently featured in a program to air this weekend on CNN entitled "America's Killer Diet," hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, airing Saturday and Sunday Sept. 22 and 23 at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.
European sperm harder to get in U.S.
Newsweek - Sept. 20, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Dr. Gianpiero Palermo is quoted in an article about the reasons behind the dwindling supply of donated sperm from European sources in American sperm banks.
The Devil in Every Fan
Time Magazine - Sept. 20, 2007
In an essay about morality in the National Football League and its fandom, in light of the recent improper surveillance of an opponent by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, the forfeiture of a game by the 1940 Cornell Football team (when it realized and admitted that it had wrongly been given an extra play) is mentioned.
Australian skinks diversity is studied
Daily India (India) - Sept. 20, 2007
Ph.D candidate Dan Rabosky and Director Irby Lovette of the Evolutionary Biology Program have co-authored a study that looks into factors affecting Australian skink species diversity, and they are quoted in an article that discusses their findings.
Thursday, September 20
From one type of wing to another
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sept. 20, 2007
A report by Lab of Ornithology director John Fitzpatrick that has been a resource in a land development debate in Venice, Fla., is cited in an article about the controversy.
Testicles Tested As Stem Cell Source
CBS News - Sept. 20, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Shahin Rafii is quoted in an article about a study he led which found that the testicles of mice were a harvestable source of stem cells.
GM, UAW Discuss Retiree Health Options, People Say
Bloomberg.com - Sept. 20, 2007
ILR Dean Harry Katz comments on potential changes to the health plan of United Auto Workers members working at General Motors, in an article about recent labor negotiations between the union and the automaker.
Cornell Professor Mixes Realities in Study of Virtual World 'Metanomics'
KTRE-TV - Sept. 19, 2007
Article gives an overview of Management Professor Robert Bloomfield's weekly series of events in the field of "metanomics," the study of business and policy issues arising in the "metaverse" of virtual worlds.
Did the big bang spawn trillions of black holes?
New Scientist (United Kingdom) - Sept. 19, 2007
Astronomy faculty member Rachel Bean is quoted in an article about primordial black holes, formed en masse shortly after the beginning of the universe.
Wednesday, September 19
Apples are shaking their just-desserts image
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sept. 19, 2007
Susan Brown of the Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station is quoted in an article which features recipes for many dishes that can be made from apples.
General Motors Seeks to End Pensions for New Workers, Offer 401(k) Plans
Bloomberg.com - Sept. 19, 2007
ILR Professor David Lipsky is quoted in a report on recent labor negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers.
New Yorkers turning to biodiesel for heat
Christian Science Monitor - Sept. 18, 2007
John Nettleton, of Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City, is quoted in a story about the city's increasing use of biodeisel fuel.
Engineers learn from the beetles
A2 Mediagroup (United Kingdom) - Sept. 18, 2007
In an article about how the spray mechanism of the Bombardier beetle provides the basis for the next generation of more effective and eco-friendly mist carrier systems, work by Entomology Professor Tom Eisner is credited by the researcher for its inspiration.
Tuesday, September 18
More schools looking to local fields for freshness
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sept. 18, 2007
Jennifer Wilkins, director of the Cornell Farm to School Program, is quoted in an article about the emerging trend for schools to purchase locally grown produce for their cafeterias.
Basics: Songs and Sojourns of the Season
New York Times - Sept. 18, 2007
The Lab of Ornithology's Irby Lovette and Miyoko Chu are quoted in an article by Natalie Angier about migrating songbirds.
Personal Health: The 'Poisonous Cocktail' of Multiple Drugs
New York Times - Sept. 18, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Michael Stern is quoted in Jane Brody's Personal Health column about polypharmacy, the over-prescribing of multiple drugs, often to the elderly, which can interact in dangerous ways and cause side effects that can be far worse than the diseases they are treating.
Fatty Acid Trip
New York Post - Sept. 18, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Jeffrey Borer is quoted in an article about the benefits of foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
Monday, September 17
A Wake-Up Call on Campus
U.S. News & World Report - Sept. 17, 2007
Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, is featured in an article about counseling services at the nation's colleges being bolstered in the wake of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech earlier this year.
FDA probes possible toxins in Chinese-made dog treats
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - Sept. 15, 2007
Veterinary Medicine faculty member Richard Goldstein is quoted in an article about the investigation into potential contaminants in dog treats made in China.
Living Your Dreams, in a Manner of Speaking
New York Times - Sept. 15, 2007
Weill Medical College Dr. Edward Nersessian is quoted in an article about lucid dreams.
Human Ovaries, Eggs Grown in Lab Mice
Fox News - Sept. 14, 2007
Veterinary Medicine faculty member Paula Cohen is quoted in a story about Cornell research in which human ovaries complete with human eggs have been grown in laboratory mice.
Friday, September 14
Google's moon shot
San Jose Mercury News - Sept. 14, 2007
Astronomy Professor Steven Squyres is quoted in an article about the announcement of the Lunar X Prize by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, $20 million to the first team that can land a private unmanned spacecraft on the moon by Dec. 31, 2012.
For Love, Not Money
Chronicle of Higher Education - Sept. 14, 2007
Economics Professor Robert H. Frank is quoted in an article about the effect of the rising cost of living on members of college faculty.
Geneva Station Celebrates 125th Anniversary
M2 (United Kingdom) - Sept. 14, 2007 (subscription required)
The 125th anniversary celebration of The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, located on Cornell's Geneva, NY campus, is the subject of a report which describes the work conducted at the facility.
Thursday, September 13
Meat plant workers sue Homeland Security Department over raids
Dallas Morning News - Sept. 13, 2007
Adjunct Law Professor Stephen Yale-Loehr is quoted in a story about a lawsuit filed by citizens and legal residents of the U.S. against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over mass detentions of workers in worksite raids conducted by immigration officials.
A Look Back at the B-School Magic
Businessweek - Sept. 13, 2007
Johnson Graduate School of Management alumna Kate Ngo authors an article that details her experiences at Cornell while completing her MBA.
Accepting Insomnia, Not Defeat
New York Times - Sept. 13, 2007
Robert Johnson, assistant coach with the men's cross country and track and field teams, is quoted in an article about an athlete's need for sleep before a competitive event.
Scientists Find Clues To Crack "Neural Code" of The Brain
MediLexicon (Mexico) - Sept. 13, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Daniel A. Butts, Ph.D., is the lead author of a study that has taken a significant step towards decoding the complex electrical signals that brain cells use to communicate with each other.
People Enjoy Paying Taxes??
MSNBC - Sept. 12, 200
Economics Professor Robert Frank is quoted in a story about a study that suggests that people actually have positive feelings about paying taxes.
Wednesday, September 12
USA : Small NY cos improve products thru NYSTAR JumpStart program
Fibre2fashion.com (India) - Sept. 12, 2007
David Jung, industrial programs manager for the Cornell Center for Materials Research, is quoted in an article about a program that allows a business to work with a faculty researcher for a short time on a specific problem, often leading to longer-term collaborations.
New Grapes Abound With Old World Flavor
New York Times - Sept. 12, 2007
Food Science and Technology Professor Terry Acree is quoted in an article about varieties of wine grapes that are being bred.
NASA's hardy rover begins its drive into a Mars crater
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sept. 12, 2007
Astronomy Professor Steve Squyres is quoted in an article about the Mars rover Opportunity, which has just begun it's drive into the crater Victoria.
Cornell Tops 2007 List of Most-Searched Colleges
Digital 5.0 - Sept. 12, 2007
Cornell University was ranked number one on the Top 10 Most-Searched Colleges and Universities of 2007 list by the internet search engine Lycos.
Union urging contract with UPS
Akron Beacon Journal - Sept. 12, 2007
ILR Professor Richard Hurd is quoted in a story about labor negotiations between the Teamsters and the United Parcel Service.
Tuesday, September 11
Retiree health tab could fall on UAW
Chicago Tribune - Sept. 11, 2007
ILR Dean Harry Katz is quoted in an article about proposals to shift health-care responsibility for retired auto workers from their employers to their union.
Experts oppose lung cancer scans
Irish Independent (Ireland) - Sept. 11, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr David Yankelevitz is quoted in an article about new and controversial guidelines concerning lung cancer scans.
Greenbrier Redo Targets Young Clientele
Forbes Magazine - Sept. 10, 2007
Hotel Administration faculty member Mary Tabacchi is quoted in a look at the advantages and disadvantages for older resort hotels to renovate and modernize.
Philosophy and Sexism
Inside Higher Ed - Sept. 10, 2007
Philosophy faculty member Brian Weatherson is quoted in an article about a controversial paper that points out the limits of progress for women in academic departments of philosophy.
What SAT Scores Say About Your Hedge Fund
New York Times - Sept. 9, 2007
Finance faculty member Xiaoyan Zhang coauthors a study that describes the relationship between hedge fund returns and the academic credentials of their managers' colleges.
Monday, September 10
Radio Telescope And Its Budget Hang in the Balance
Washington Post - Sept. 9, 2007
Arecibo Observatory's director Robert B. Kerr, former director Daniel Altschuler, and Visitor Center director Jose Alonso are quoted in a front-page story that explains the severe funding issues affecting the radio telescope, operated by Cornell.
Don't Bug Out! Insects Are Important
CBS News Sunday Morning - Sept. 9, 2007
Entomology faculty members Linda Rayor and John Losey were featured in a report about the benefits of insects.
Antidepressant warnings scared parents, doctors
Canada.com (Canada) - Sept. 9, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Andrew Leon is quoted in an article about government warnings of a possible link between antidepressant use and teen suicide.
Indian farmers oppose giant Buddha statue
Christian Science Monitor - Sept. 9, 2007
Anthropology graduate student Jessica Falcone is quoted in a story about the controversy over plans to build the world's largest statue of Buddha near the northern Indian town of Kushinagar.
Mars rover readied for descent into crater
MSNBC - Sept. 8, 2007
Astronomy Professor Steve Squyres, principal investigator for the Mars rovers mission, is quoted in an article about preparations to send the rover Opportunity on a treacherous descent into the half-mile-wide Victoria crater on Mars after spending weeks waiting out waves of dust storms.
Friday, September 7
New Suspect in Honeybee Mystery
San Francisco Chronicle - Sept. 7, 2007
Entomology Professor Nicholas Calderone is quoted in an article about a virus that may be the cause of colony collapse disorder, a mysterious affliction that has killed off honeybees by the billions.
Cornell Study Finds No Effect on Restaurant Sales for Full-spectrum Lighting
Hotel News Resource (Canada) - Sept. 7, 2007
Hotel Administration faculty members Stephani K.A. Robson and Sheryl E. Kimes co-author a study which finds that full-spectrum lighting in a restaurant does not change diners' behavior.
Getting a Running Start at B-School
Businessweek - Sept. 6, 2007
Johnson Graduate School of Management student Shahnaz Shushtari talks about her experiences as a first year MBA student at Cornell in an article that offers advice on how to navigate the first semester at a business school.
You Can Take It With You: Marketing to Those on the Go
Washington Post - Sept. 5, 2007
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is quoted in an article about so-called On the Go foods, which are designed to be eaten by people in motion.
Thursday, September 6
Love It? Check the Label
New York Times - Sept. 6, 2007
Economics Professor Robert H. Frank is quoted in a look at the changing reasoning behind the choice to buy American-made versus foreign-made goods.
Doing the Distance Thing
Inside Higher Ed - Sept. 6, 2007
Weill Medical College Dean Antonio Gotto Jr. is quoted in an article about hospitals that affiliate with medical schools that are not located in the same city.
FDA panel backs new AIDS drug
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 6, 2007
Weill Medical College faculty member Dr. Marshall Glesby is quoted in an article about the recommendation for approval of the new AIDS drug Isentress by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel.
People, Profit, and Planet
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Sept. 6, 2007
Johnson School Professor Stuart L. Hart is quoted in an article about programs in sustainable development being offered at major business schools.
It's creek-cleaning time; helpers needed pronto
Syracuse Post-Standard - Sept. 6, 2007
Amy Samuels, natural resources team coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County, is quoted in a story about the upcoming Onondaga Creek cleanup in Syracuse, NY.
Wednesday, September 5
Scientists discover "skinny" gene
Newsweek - Sept. 4, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Louis Aronne is quoted in an article about the discovery of a gene that effectually regulates the formation of fat in the body.
Farmers markets and a 100-mile diet
CNN - Sept. 4, 2007
Development Sociology faculty member Duncan Hilchey is quoted in an article about a pledge many people are taking, for the month of September, to only buy food produced within 100 miles of where they live - for reasons of freshness, to bolster the local economy and to conserve energy.
Auto workers mum on US Big Three carmaker talks
Xtra News (New Zealand) - Sept. 4, 2007
A report authored by ILR faculty member Lance Compa is mentioned in an article about the ramifications of the upcoming expiration of the current contract the United Auto Workers labor union has with the big three automakers in Detroit.
Tuesday, September 4
Climate change demands planting smarter
The Chronicle Herald (Canada) - Sept. 4, 2007
Horticulture Professor David Wolfe is quoted in an article that describes ways global warming may affect homeowners' lawn and garden planting.
Genetic link eyed in dogs' troubled ways
Boston Globe - Sept. 3, 2007
Veterinary Medicine Professor Katherine Houpt is quoted in an article about research into the genetic basis of dogs' psychiatric problems.
A big harvest isn't necessarily better
Albany Times-Union - Sept. 2, 2007
In her monthly column, Cornell Farm to School Program Director Jennifer Wilkins writes about the drawbacks to foods' nutritional value of high-yield farming.
Companies Scramble to Find Engineers
Los Angeles Times - Sept. 2, 2007
Engineering senior Emily Reasor is quoted in a story about the hiring prospects in the energy field for upcoming engineering graduates.
Human Family Tree Now a Tangled, Messy Bush
LiveScience - Aug. 31, 2007
In her column, Anthropology Professor Meredith Small discusses the ways newer human fossil discoveries have complicated the picture science can draw of human evolution.
More calories in healthy food
Health24 (South Africa) - Aug. 31, 2007
Food and Brand Lab director Professor Brian Wansink co-authors a study which describes how people underestimate the calorie count of so-called healthy foods, and actually gain weight choosing them.
Stopping Statins After Stroke Doubles Death Risk
Austin American-Statesman - Aug. 31, 2007
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Matthew Fink is quoted in an article about a study that examined the benefits of using statins after a stroke.
Rewiring the Brain
Time Magazine - Aug. 30, 2007
In an article about reviving brain-damaged patients in a minimally conscious state with deep-brain stimulation, Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Joseph Fins discusses potential ethical issues involved in choosing the procedure.