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May 2008
News released from the Cornell Chronicle
How to make microwaves on a chip to replace X-rays for medical imaging and security
Trauma may cause "gray matter" in healthy human brains to shrink, new Cornell study finds
A new Cornell University study has found that healthy adults who were close to the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have reduced "gray matter." (May 30, 2008)
Five Cornell University Ph.D. students are named Newcombe Fellows
Five Cornell University graduate students from the fields of Asian religions, comparative literature, development sociology and philosophy have been named 2008 Newcombe Dissertation Fellows. (May 29, 2008)
Cornell Reunion Weekend welcomes alumni and families, June 5-8
From June 5 to 8, more than 6,500 Cornell University alumni, guests and their children will converge in Ithaca to celebrate the university's 2008 Reunion Weekend. (May 29, 2008)
Cornell's emergency alert sirens to be tested Wednesday, May 28
Cornell University will conduct a full-scale test of its emergency alert sirens/public address (PA) system Wednesday, May 28, beginning at 1 p.m. (May 27, 2008)
Cornell is a top recipient from ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program
Cornell University alumna Sherri Stuewer, B.S.'73, M.S. Eng. '75, trustee and VP for safety, health and environment for Exxon Mobil Corp. in Irving, Texas, presented a check for almost $600,000 to Cornell President David Skorton, May 22, on campus. (May 23, 2008)
See live coverage of the Phoenix Mars Lander descent with Cornell astronomers at an open house this Sunday, May 25
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will end its 10-month journey when touches down on the red planet this Sunday evening. (May 22, 2008)
$80.5 million NYS Animal Health Diagnostic Center breaks ground, May 22
Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine will break ground for the new New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC), Thursday, May 22. (May 21, 2008)
Cornell trustees to meet in Ithaca, May 22-25, during Commencement weekend
The Cornell University Board of Trustees will meet on campus, Thursday, May 22, through Sunday, May 25, during Commencement weekend. (May 20, 2008)
Cornell Vice President Mary Opperman receives 'Award for Excellence' for her efforts to enhance the quality of life in Tompkins County
Mary Opperman received the Tompkins Trust Company Award for Excellence at a special ceremony Monday, May 19, at the Tompkins Trust Co. main office on the Ithaca Commons. (May 19, 2008)
New educational videos reach out to younger audience with emerging information on breast cancer risks
An innovative outreach program using educational videos is now available to inform teens and young women about emerging scientific evidence suggesting the risk of breast cancer may be linked to exposure to environmental estrogens. (May 19, 2008)
Candlelight vigil tonight, May 16, in Sage Chapel commemorates and raises funds for the victims of China's devastating earthquake
The public is invited to join in a candlelight vigil tonight, Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in Sage Chapel to remember those who were lost and raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake this past week in China's Sichuan Province. (May 16, 2008)
Cornell University Police wins Law Enforcement Challenge Award
The Cornell University Police Department's proactive efforts to promote traffic safety earned statewide recognition when the department was named winner of the Law Enforcement Challenge Excellence in Traffic Safety award. (May 14, 2008)
Cornell celebrates 140th Commencement Weekend, May 24-25
Cornell University's 140th Commencement Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address given by poet Maya Angelou on Saturday, May 24, at noon and Cornell President David J. Skorton's Commencement Address on Sunday, May 25, at 11 a.m. (May 12, 2008)
Cornell announces road and lot closures, and parking suggestions, for 2008 Commencement Weekend, May 23-25
Cornell University has issued a list of special changes for roads and parking lots on campus in order to accommodate numerous activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend. (May 12, 2008)
Cornell elects new faculty, employee and student members to its Board of Trustees
Three new additions to the Cornell University Board of Trustees were recently elected on the university's Ithaca campus. (May 8, 2008)
Public invited to the groundbreaking celebration for the new wing of Cornell's Johnson Museum, May 17
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University will have a groundbreaking celebration for its new $20 million, 16,000-square-foot wing, May 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the museum. (May 7, 2008)
Warren Allmon will be Cornell University's first
Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology
The Cornell University Board of Trustees have named Warren Allmon, a paleobiologist, to be the first Hunter R. Rawlings III Professor of Paleontology in Cornell University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science. (May 6, 2008)
Don Campbell named director of Cornell's National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, operator of the Arecibo Observatory
Donald B. Campbell, Cornell professor of astronomy, has been appointed director of Cornell University's National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), which manages the Arecibo Observatory, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on behalf of the National Science Foundation. (May 1, 2008)
Cornell University honored for its adoption benefits for second year
Cornell University has earned the distinction as a top "adoption-friendly" workplace for the second consecutive year. (May 1, 2008)