A student reads a newspaper in a campus library.
April 2008
New video on Cornell.edu: Cornell Close-up on Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behaviors. Whitlock discusses the disturbing phenomenon of self injury.
Wednesday, April 30
Our position: A one-of-a-kind observatory in Puerto Rico should be spared budget ax
Orlando Sentinel - Apr. 30, 2008
Editorial praises the work done at the Cornell-operated Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and calls for continued funding of its operations.
All change
The Economist (United Kingdom) - Apr. 30, 2008
Article notes that Joe Thomas, Johnson Graduate School of Management interim dean, has been named dean of the school.
Robert Frank: Don't blame all borrowers
Dallas Morning News - Apr. 30, 2008
An op-ed by Economics Professor Robert Frank discusses the reasons behind the current subprime mortgage crisis.
Tip-dependent workers feeling the slump
Los Angeles Times - Apr. 29, 2008
Hotel Administration Professor Michael Lynn is quoted in a look at how recent economic hardships have impacted people's tipping practices.
Ancient Crabs and Papaya DNA
New York Times - Apr. 25, 2008
A photo slide show includes a picture of the fossil that inspired Greg Dietl, adjunct professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, to propose a revision of the evolutionary history of crabs.
Tuesday, April 29
Pigeon Pedestrians
New York Times - Apr. 29, 2008
Miyoko Chu, director of communications for the Laboratory of Ornithology, answers a reader's question about the reasons behind pigeons' roosting in streets rather than yards.
The hard sell for stem-cell potions
Allentown Morning Call - Apr. 29, 2008
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Neil Sadick is quoted in an article about skin care products derived from stem cells.
Scientists take first nanoscale image of soil
Thaindian News (Thailand) - Apr. 29, 2008
Crop and Soil Sciences faculty member Johannes Lehmann is the lead author of a study that took a nanoscale look at the make-up of soil, and he is quoted in a report on its findings.
A Database of Earmarks
Chronicle of Higher Education - Apr. 25, 2008
Vice President for Government and Community Relations Stephen Johnson is the author of a letter to the editor commenting on a recent article about federal earmarks received by colleges and universities.
Monday, April 28
Gene therapy fights blindness
Toronto Globe and Mail (Canada) - Apr. 28, 2008
Weill Medical College Professor Dr. Ronald Crystal is quoted in an article about a new development in gene therapy that can help reverse blindness.
Not-So-Personal Finance
New York Times - Apr. 27, 2008
Economics Professor Robert Frank is quoted in an article about young professionals who freely share their salary information with others.
Democracy as a state of mind
Baltimore Sun - Apr. 28, 2008
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen" by Susan Griffin.
A Look at Mariah Carey's Diet
U.S. News & World Report - Apr. 24, 2008
Nutritional Science Professor Martha Stipanuk is quoted in a discussion, inspired by an US Magazine story on singer Mariah Carey, of a new weight loss method.
Friday, April 25
The Flu Vaccine
New York Times - Apr. 25, 2008
In a letter to the editor, Weill Medical College Professor Kendall A. Smith comments on a recent Times article on influenza vaccines.
Clinton turns attention to observatory in Puerto Rico
Orlando Sentinel - Apr. 25, 2008
Robert Kerr, director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, is quoted in an article about presidential hopeful and N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton's announced support of the Cornell-run facility.
GM Papaya Takes on Ringspot Virus and Wins
Science Magazine - Apr. 25, 2008
Sarah Davidson, plant biology doctoral student, and Frank Shotkoski, director of the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project II at Cornell, are quoted in an article about the use of genetically modified crops.
Why an inflation objective?
Business Standard (India) - Apr. 25, 2008
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad is the coauthor of a column on monetary policy recommendations in India.
Thursday, April 24
Rice crisis is 'as bad as it has ever been'
American Public Media (formerly Public Radio International) - Marketplace - Apr. 23, 2008
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the H E Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, is interviewed in a segment about the world's growing scarcity of rice.
Czech-Bound U.S. Missile Radar Is Folly, Critics Say
New York Times - Apr. 23, 2008
George Lewis, associate director of the Peace Studies Program, is quoted in an article about the criticism of a proposed radar system for the Czech Republic as part of a U.S. shield against feared missiles from Iran.
Fertility test claims to measure good eggs
Chicago Tribune - Apr. 23, 2008
Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Weill Cornell, is quoted in an article about a new fertility test that measures a woman's "ovarian reserve" how many good eggs she has available for conception.
Employees battle over thermostat woes
Metro News-Vancouver (Canada) - Apr. 23, 2008
Design and Environmental Analysis Professor Alan Hedge is quoted in an article about the difficulties presented by the differing temperature preferences of workers in an office.
Wednesday, April 23
Shell-breaking crabs lived 20 million years earlier
Science Centric (Bulgaria) - Apr. 23, 2008
Greg Dietl, adjunct professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is quoted in an article about his discovery in a small natural history museum in Mexico of fossil evidence that has revised the evolutionary history of crabs and the shelled molluscs upon which they preyed.
Japan minister likens U.S. credit crisis to leaking bathtub, urges public bailout
CNBC - Apr. 23, 2008
City and Regional Planning Professor Iwan Azis is quoted in an article about Japan's financial services minister Yoshimi Watanabe's comments about the U.S. credit crisis.
The New Math of College Financing
Wall Street Journal - Apr. 21, 2008
An article about the more generous financial aid programs the more prestigious universities are adopting extensively discusses Cornell's new financial aid initiative, which was announced earlier this year.
Good reasons to support local farmers
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Apr. 15, 2008
This month's edition of Cornell Farm to School Program Director Jennifer Wilkins' monthly column discusses the advantages of the local food, "100-mile Diet," or "locavore" movement.
Tuesday, April 22
Design your own US president
Mail & Guardian (South Africa) - Apr. 22, 2008
Wikicandidate08.com, a research project in the Department of Communications, is described. The site allows people to "build" their own presidential candidate.
Cornell course studies planet
Syracuse Post-Standard - Apr. 22, 2008
Faculty members Thomas Eisner and Mary Lou Zeeman, as well as student Emma Stuhl, talk about the new "State of the Planet" interdisciplinary course.
Cornell program to attract research DVMs
DVM Newsmagazine - Apr. 21, 2008
The article discusses the recently announced Clinical Fellows Program, which the College of Veterinary Medicine began to attract DVMs to research positions.
Colleges Boost Counseling in Wake of VA Tech
Talk of the Nation/NPR - Apr. 17, 2008
Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Gannett Health Services, speaks about the unique risk assessment services used at Cornell.
Monday, April 21
Stephen Weiss Dies at 72; Banker and Cornell Benefactor
New York Times - Apr. 20, 2008
New York Times obituary for Stephen Weiss, 72, an investment banker who was a major donor to, and trustee chair of, his alma mater, Cornell University.
Flights of fancy
Boston Globe - Apr. 20, 2008
Michael Kammen, professor of history, reviews the book "A Summer of Hummingbirds: Love, Art, and Scandal in the Intersecting Worlds of Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Martin Johnson Heade" by Christopher Benfey.
Cancer stuns wrestler from Shaler
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Apr. 20, 2008
Article profiles Cornell wrestler Adam Frey who discovered he was suffering from cancer after obtaining a medical examination following an automobile accident in March. Frey chronicles his cancer battle on his blog at: http://adamfrey.us/.
The Expanding Safety Net
New York Times - Apr. 19, 2008
Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, and Counselor Therapists Matthew Boone and Sharon Mier are quoted in an article on mental health services on campus.
Friday, April 18
Cornell benefactor Stephen Weiss dies at 72
Forbes Magazine (AP) - Apr. 18, 2008
President David Skorton is quoted in an obituary of former Board of Trustees Chairman Stephen Weiss, 72.
U-Md. Weighs Creating Latino Studies Minor
Washington Post - Apr. 18, 2008
Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, director of the Latino Studies Program, is quoted in an article about the fight to establish a Latino studies program at the University of Maryland at College Park.
Saturn Images Showcased in New York City
International Space Fellowship (United Kingdom) - Apr. 18, 2008
A story on an exhibition of the best images taken by the Cassini-Huygens mission from Saturn, its rings and moons at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City features a quote from Astronomy Professor Joe Burns, the exhibit's guest co-curator.
Taking dictation
Jerusalem Post (Israel) - Apr. 17, 2008
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Dictation: A Quartet" by Cynthia Ozick.
Who Fired the First Shoot?
Huffington Post - Apr. 17, 2008
In their new monthly blog on the Huffington Post, American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler and alumnus Kevin Morris review the book "Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood" by Mark Harris.
Thursday, April 17
Mike Huckabee Emphasizes Personal Moral Responsibility
CBS News - Apr. 16, 2008
Sarah Singer, Cornell Daily Sun managing editor, authors an article on the visit by former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to Cornell earlier this week.
Huckabee: Man in Waiting
Fox 40 WICZ-TV - Apr. 16, 2008
Ahmed Salem, student chairman of the Cornell College Republicans, and student Dave Kurczewski are featured in a report on former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's visit to Cornell. Video of the report can be viewed by clicking here: http://www.wicz.com/fox40/video.asp?video=04%2D15%2D08+huck%2Ewmv
Ancient plant matter found in waste dump's salt walls
Kazinform (Kazakhstan) - Apr. 16, 2008
Karl Niklas, professor of plant biology, comments on the discovery of unfossilized cellulose possibly containing DNA in salt crystals dating back 253 million years.
Wisconsin's Flagship Is Raided for Scholars
Chronicle of Higher Education - Apr. 16, 2008
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, is quoted in a report on the advantage private universities have over public schools in recruiting and hiring faculty.
Wednesday, April 16
'Life After' for Mike Huckabee
CBS News - April 16, 2008
As an installment of "From The Road," a CBS News blog on campaign 2008, correspondent Joy Lin, assigned to now-former candidate Mike Huckabee, reports on Huckabee's talk and press conference at Cornell, April 15.
Cornell audience gives Huckabee a standing ovation
Syracuse Post-Standard - April 15, 2008
Cornell College Republicans chairman Ahmed Salem and student Jean Bailey are quoted in a story about Tuesday night's visit by former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to Cornell, which Salem and his group helped organize.
'O, what men dare do!'
Chronicle of Higher Education - April 11, 2008
Stewart J. Schwab, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and professor of law at the Law School, and Peter Cronin, the school's associate dean for alumni affairs and development, are both quoted in an article that likens the elements of the recent resignation of former N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer to those of a Shakespearean drama.
Should child rapists face death penalty?
Christian Science Monitor - April 15, 2008
John Blume, director of the Law School's Death Penalty Project, is quoted in an article about a case before the U.S. Supreme Court which will decide if execution of a Louisiana child rapist is constitutional.
Tuesday, April 15
Mind: Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants
New York Times - April 15, 2008
Weill Medical College Professor Richard A. Friedman authors an article on what is known about the effects of antidepressant drug treatment that begins in adolescence or childhood.
Sludge fertilizer program spurs concerns
Tehran Times (Iran) - April 15, 2008
Murray McBride, professor of crop and soil sciences, is quoted in an article about the controversy over proposed use of fertilizer made from human and industrial wastes.
Must 2,500 years of enmity last?
Baltimore Sun - April 13, 2008
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West" by Anthony Pagden.
Spitzer legacy: Wall Street reform
Elmira Star-Gazette - April 13, 2008
William A. Jacobson, director of the Cornell Securities Law Clinic, authors an op-ed piece which points out overlooked reform former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer brought to Wall Street.
Thursday, April 10
Olympic torch run out of sight for most
USA Today - April 10, 2008
Sarah Soule, a professor of sociology, is quoted in an article about the Olympic torch relay's stop in San Francisco, which was met with heavy protest over Olympics host country China's occupation of Tibet.
From Tabloid Trash to High Art
ABC News - April 10, 2008
Michael Kammen, professor of history, is quoted in a story obout an upcoming opera based on the life of the late media personality Anna Nicole Smith.
'Citizen scientists' watch for signs of climate change
Christian Science Monitor - April 9, 2008
Natural Resources faculty member Janis Dickinson is quoted in an article about "citizen scientists," ordinary people who make field contributions to scientific research, such as those who contribute to the Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch program.
Geek falls from grace
Bedford Minuteman - April 9, 2008
James Babcock, computer science grad student and a contestant who was eliminated from competition on the reality series "Beauty and the Geek," is quoted in an article that features Babcock and friends and family members discussing his experience and the effect it had on him.
DrTom retires from his day job-now what?
PR-Inside.com (Austria) - April 9, 2008
Tom Gavin, natural resources faculty member, reflects on his career at Cornell upon his retirement.
Wednesday, April 9
AmEx CEO talks about credit's future
USA Today - Apr. 9, 2008
Article features the talk by American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault at the eighth USA Today CEO Forum, held at Cornell April 3 in conjunction with the Johnson Graduate School of Management and the School of Hotel Administration.
America's Original Sin: Obama, Race, Religion and Politics
WSKG - FM - Apr. 8, 2008
Radio station WSKG-FM replayed a recording of the March 27 Cornell panel discussion on Barack Obama's recent speech on race, moderated by Vice Provost Michele Moody-Adams, and featuring the Rev. Kenneth I. Clarke, Sr., director of Cornell United Religious Work; Africana Studies and Research Center founder Professor James Turner; ILR Professor Nick Salvatore; Muslim chaplain at Cornell Omer Bajwa; and history Professor Margaret Washington.
Heading Off a Cold
New York Times - Apr. 8, 2008
Weill Medical College professor Dr. Jonathan Jacobs answers a reader's question about the ways people's bodies fight impending infection.
G. David Low, 52; Astronaut served on three shuttle missions
Newsday - Apr. 7, 2008
An obituary for Mechanical Engineering alumnus G. David Low, 52, a NASA astronaut who served on three space shuttle missions before becoming a space industry executive, mentions the fact that on his first space shuttle mission he carried a pair of of 159-year-old socks that had belonged to university founder Ezra Cornell.
Tuesday, April 8
What's Making That Awful Racket? Surprisingly, It May Be Fish
New York Times - April 8, 2008
Andrew H. Bass, professor of neurobiology and behavior, is quoted in an story about how fish make underwater sounds that can reverberate throughout seaside communities.
Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease In Mice Prevented By Caffeine
Medical News Today (United Kingdom) - April 8, 2008
Dr. Margaret S. Bynoe, Microbiology and Immunology faculty member, is a co-author of a study that found that drinking six to eight cups of coffee a day can help prevent Multiple Sclerosis.
At stake between the powers
Baltimore Sun - April 6, 2008
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order" by Parag Khanna.
Faster computers may use light instead of electricity
Boston Herald - April 4, 2008
Michal Lipson, electrical and computer engineering faculty member is quoted in an article about research being done to develop ways to use light instead of electricity to convey signals inside computers.
Monday, April 7
Watching for whales
Boston Globe - Apr. 7, 2008
Christopher W. Clark, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program, is quoted in an article about a new underwater listening system that helps researchers understand whales.
How to Fix India's Financial Sector
Wall Street Journal - Apr. 7, 2008
Eswar Prasad, professor of Applied Economics and Management, co-authors an op-ed piece on ways to repair problems in India's financial sector.
"Bad Money" by Kevin Phillips
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Apr. 6, 2008
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Bad Money" by Kevin Phillips.
Support local farmers and deserving eateries
Albany Times-Union - Apr. 6, 2008
In her monthly column, Cornell Farm to School Program Director Jennifer Wilkins discusses the advantages of the local food, "100-mile Diet," or "locavore" movement.
Union rift threatens to divide presidential support
NY Journal News - Apr. 6, 2008
ILR Professor Cletus Daniel, is quoted in an article about the decision by some labor unions to hold off on supporting any candidate for U.S. President.
Friday, April 4
Baez went on with show despite palpable tension
Ithaca Journal - April 4, 2008
Alumnus David Burak authors an essay reflecting on the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. which also quotes fellow alumnus Warren Barksdale.
Loons emerge as masters of the hostile takeover
The Ottawa Citizen (Canada) - Apr. 4, 2008
Charlie Walcott, professor of neurobiology and behavior and dean of the university faculty, is quoted in an article about the territorial behaviors of the loon.
Unions Find the Economy Is Tough on Bargaining
Wall Street Journal - Apr. 4, 2008
ILR Professor David Lipsky is quoted in an article about the effect of a weakening economy on negotiations between labor unions and companies' management.
How Higher Education and Industry Can Move Forward on File Sharing
Chronicle of Higher Education - Apr. 4, 2008
Tracy Mitrano, director of Information Technology Policy, was a member of a panel that discussed the topic of illegal file-sharing at campuses and ways for schools to deal with the problem.
Why Bother Voting at All?
NPR - Day to Day - Mar. 31, 2008
Theodore Lowi, professor of government, is quoted in a report on the American voter's love-hate relationship with their presidential candidates.
Thursday, April 3
Grant Awarded to Save Wheat From Fungus
New York Times - Apr. 2, 2008
Ronnie Coffman, professor of plant breeding and genetics, heads a project to combat diseases that affect wheat, which was just awarded a new $26.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
New Presidents or Provosts
Inside Higher Ed - Apr. 2, 2008
Barbara Viniar, executive director of the Institute for Community College Development, has been chosen as the first woman president of Chesapeake College, in Maryland.
Sen. Obama's Speech On Race Triggers Debate On Campus
CBS News - Apr. 2, 2008
Sarah Singer, Cornell Daily Sun managing editor, authors an article about a forum that was held at Cornell discussing Presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech on race that was moderated by Vice Provost Michele Moody-Adams, professor of ethics and public life.
Mealtime should be a family affair
Montreal Gazette (Canada) - Apr. 2, 2008
Jordan LeBel, Hotel Administration faculty member, recently co-chaired a conference that examined the benefits of families dining together.
Beauty and the Geek - Lovelorn Science
The CW Network - Apr. 1, 2008
James Babcock, Computer Science grad student, was eliminated as a contestant on this week's installment of the reality show "Beauty and the Geek."
Wednesday, April 2
All-America List
Fox News - Apr. 1, 2008
Women's basketball team member Jeomi Maduka was named to the 2007-08 AP women's All-America basketball team.
Pa. last big Dem battleground for unions
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Apr. 1, 2008
ILR Professor Richard Hurd is quoted in a look at the respective labor union support for Democratic presidential hopefuls Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
One-On-One With Mike Gravel
NewsChannel 36 WENY-TV - Mar. 31, 2008
Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, Libertarian (and formerly Democratic) candidate for U.S. president spoke at the Law School on Monday.
Tuesday, April 1
NASA can't rein rover in
Los Angeles Times - Apr. 1, 2008
Steve Squyres, professor of astronomy and principal investigator of the Mars Rover program, is quoted in an op-ed piece about NASA' s recent reversal of a funding cut that threatened to shut down operations on one of the two rovers.
An extraordinary day for WCMC-Q inaugural class
The Peninsula (Qatar) - Apr. 1, 2008
Weill Medical College Dean Daniel Alonso and faculty member John Robertshaw are quoted in an article on the first "match day" for the inaugural class of the medical college's Qatar campus, during which students learn where they will be doing their postgraduate residency training.
The Changing Face of Student Aid
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Apr. 1, 2008
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, is quoted in a story on the ramifications of changes recently made to the financial aid programs of major colleges and universities, including Cornell.
Observatory in Puerto Rico struggles to stay open
Orlando Sentinel - Mar. 24, 2008
Robert Kerr, director of the Arecibo Observatory, run by Cornell, is quoted in a report on the fight to keep the radio telescope facility open in the face of pressures to cut its budget.