A sampling of national and international news coverage featuring Cornell and people at Cornell.
Abraham Stroock, chemical and biomolecular engineering faculty member, comments on a method of generating electricity through artificial photosynthesis.
Sara Kreps, government faculty member, is quoted in an op-ed about recent provocative actions taken by North Korea.
Tom Maloney, applied economics and management senior extension associate, comments on the scarcity of laborers for U.S. dairy farms.
Dr. Max April, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on a report about pediatric sleep apnea.
Mark Holton, director of outdoor programs and risk management for outdoor education, discusses a class he teaches: "Tree Climbing."
James Maas, professor of psychology, comments on a recent Pew Research Center survey about sleep and taking naps.
A 2007 research study by Policy Analysis and Management faculty members Richard Burkhauser and Kosali Simon is cited in the lead editorial about taxation proposed to fund new health care initiatives before Congress.
Hotel School alumnus John Zimmer '06 discusses the successful social-networking based carpool business he co-founded last year.
Dr. Nathaniel Hupert, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, is the lead author of a study about the effects of a large airborne anthrax attack.
A definitive report on Late Blight infestation in the Northeast written by plant pathology professor Margaret Tuttle McGrath is cited in a clarification of the symptoms and remedies pertinent to the disease.
John Mishanec, integrated pest management program educator, comments on the effect of the late blight outbreak on the sale of tomatoes this year.
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, and economics grad student Douglas Webber discuss their paper which found that in certain instances, graduation and persistence rates are linked to greater expenditures on student services.
Andrew Bass, professor of neurobiology and behavior, explains what makes the plainfin midshipman fish hum.
Incoming freshman Paula Gil's composition "Gryphon's March" was featured on the nationwide broadcast of Performance Today. (The segment featuring Gil's composition runs from 41:30 to 46:07 in Hour 2 of the broadcast.)
Dr. Catherine Birndorf, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, comments on a study which details how divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after remarriage.
The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, operated by Cornell, is listed (#71) as one of the tourist places of scientific interest for a family to visit.
Kevin McGowan, of the Lab of Ornithology, discusses the ability of crows to recognize different people.
William Jacobson, professor of law, comments on the release of the 911 tapes of the controversial arrest of Harvard (and former Cornell) scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
New York Sea Grant interim associate director Robert Grant, and Patricia Phillips, art department chair, discuss an art show aimed at promoting the Sea Grant's goals of educating people about their coastal resources.
Michael Kelley, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, discusses the findings of a team he led, which determined, through observations of the exhaust plume of a space shuttle launch, that the 1908 Tunguska explosion in Siberia was caused by a comet.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America," by Douglas Brinkley.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the contribution India and China can make to the world's economy.
Alan Hedge, design and environmental analysis professor, urges parents to factor in ergonomics when setting up a computer station for their children.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower: Complicity and Conflict on American Campuses," by Stephen H. Norwood.
Dr. Richard Cohen, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on the suggestion that doctors' lab coats may carry infections.
Pat Leonard, Lab of Ornithology staff writer, assists a viewer in identifying the species of a pair of large birds that recently visited her neighborhood.
Dr. Anne Moscona, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on the recent warning that swine flu may cause seizures in children.
Richard Burkhauser, policy analysis and management professor, comments on the ramifications of this week's rise of the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
In their blog on the Huffington Post, American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler and alumnus Kevin Morris review the book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal," by Ben Mezrich.
Janis Whitlock, Human Development faculty member, offers advice to a reader about self-injury scars.
Dr. Mark Rubin, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on his co-discovery of gene fusion that may lead to improved prostate cancer diagnosis.
President David Skorton's efforts to show leadership by personally adopting budget-reducing measures, including taking a 10 percent cut in his compensation, are detailed in an article about university presidents' responses to the economic crisis.
Jeffrey Borer, Weill Cornell Medical College adjunct professor, chairs a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel that recommends approval for a new type of heart valve that can be implanted without the open heart surgery required for traditional valves.
Crop and Soil Sciences extension associate Deborah Grantham
addresses concerns about proposed natural gas drilling projects.
Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, Weill Medical College professor, co-authors a study that determined that a slow embryo heart rate could mean that mothers who have undergone in vitro fertilization are at increased risk for miscarriage.
The book "The Impact of Relative Earnings Among Dual-Earner Couples on Career Satisfaction and Family Satisfaction," co-authored by ILR Professor Pamela Tolbert, is reviewed.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on what China could do with the $2 trillion it has in its foreign-exchange reserves.
Mark Whitmore, natural resources extension associate, warns about the ways the Ash borer beetle can spread.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Reagan's Secret War: The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster," by Martin Anderson and Annelise Anderson.
ILR Professor and Associate Dean Ron Seeber comments on an offer by a Las Vegas union to help fund, from its pension fund, the construction of a new city hall.
Fred B. Schneider, computer science professor, comments on the implications of a recent leadership change at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
ILR professor Cletus Daniel comments on an upcoming contract vote by workers at YRC Worldwide Inc.
Dr. Joe Burns, professor of astronomy, reflects on Cornell's contributions to lunar science on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, including Thomas Gold's invention of the stereoscopic camera used to take close-up pictures of the surface.
Walter Koenig, professor of neurobiology and behavior, comments on an examination of the definition of animal behavior.
Cornell is listed by Applywise.com as being one of the 5 American universities that most closely resemble Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from the Harry Potter series.
Professors Steve Squyres and Jim Bell, senior research associate Peter Thomas, and former administrative director Elizabeth Bilson, of the astronomy department, talked about past, present and future exploration of the moon and solar system in a panel discussion which also mentioned the late astronomy professor Thomas Gold's role in the Apollo 11 mission.
An article about Central New Yorkers' experience of and contributions to the Apollo 11 moon landing mentions the stereoscopic camera the late astronomy professor Thomas Gold helped develop.
Joe Burns, astronomy and engineering professor, and former astronomy department administrative director Elizabeth Bilson reminisce about their experiences at Cornell during the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon," by Craig Nelson.
Steve Squyres, professor of astronomy and Mars Exploration Rover Project lead scientist discusses the merits of past and future manned exploration of the moon and Mars.
William Fry, professor of plant pathology and dean of the university faculty, warns of the threat posed by late blight to tomato crops
Steven Kyle, applied economics and management faculty member, comments on lingering worries over the economy.
Eduardo Penalver, professor of law, comments on the confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One," by David Kilcullen.
Donald Lisk, professor emeritus of horticulture, recounts the experience of having his college class ring - lost near Ithaca in 1952 - returned to him earlier this year.
Karen Snover-Clift, director of the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, comments on the outbreak of late blight in the Northeastern U.S., which the clinic is tracking.
Harry Greene, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comments on a controversial proposal to hunt potentially dangerous wild snakes in Florida.
Lisa Klein Pearo, hotel administration faculty member, comments on the dubious practice of hotels placing fictitious reviews on online travel forums.
Christopher Barrett, applied economics and management professor, praises the $20 billion investment by President Barack Obama and the other G8 leaders in developing-country agriculture.
Don Rakow, horticulture faculty member and director of the Cornell Plantations, is the author of an op-ed lamenting the recent theft of plants from the Plantations.
Tracy Marcus, a marine youth educator with the Suffolk County Cornell Cooperative Extension, was on the scene when a 26-foot-long basking shark washed ashore on Long Island and he comments on the incident.
Norman Relkin, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, comments on an upcoming study testing the effectiveness of the immune disorder drug Gammagard as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Yoon-Seong Kim, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, is a recipient of a grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to validate therapeutic targets for Parkinson's disease.
Robin Blakely development sociology extension associate, discusses concerns of New York state residents as revealed in the results of the latest annual poll by Cornell's Survey Research Institute.
Robert Hadad of the Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, and Gary Bergstrom, professor of plant pathology, comment on the effects of this summer's rainy weather on farms in Western New York.
Cathy Enz and Linda Canina, hotel administration faculty members, issue a report on unintended effects of cutting hotel room rates.
William Jacobson, law school faculty member, comments on the effect that the push for investigation into the Bush administration's handling of the War on Terror might have on President Obama's domestic agenda.
In his Times column, economics professor Robert Frank applies the theories of Charles Darwin to the field of economics.
Jeffrey Hancock, communication faculty member, comments on the problematic nature of concealing how old you are in the Information Age.
Joanna Blaszczak, agriculture and life sciences undergrad, describes her work helping in the search for the giant Palouse earthworm.
Ayele Bekerie, Africana Studies faculty member, comments on an exhibition of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian art.
Computer Science Professor Jon Kleinberg discusses research he has conducted with postdoctoral researcher Jure Leskovec and grad student Lars Backstrom into finding ways for a computer to determine the meaning of text in news cycles.
Meg McGrath, plant pathology faculty member, discusses the spread of late blight plant disease in the year's potato crop.
Angela Cornell, law school faculty member, comments on a labor dispute at the Boston Globe newspaper.
Randall Sawyer, director of admissions and financial aid for the Johnson Graduate School of Management, discusses business schools' admissions policies.
Meg McGrath, plant pathology faculty member, discusses the impact of the late blight plant disease on this year's tomato crop.
Steve Kyle, applied economics and management, discusses the need for a second stimulus package to further aid the ailing economy.
Harry Katz, ILR dean, discusses the effect of a hypothetical strike by the United Autoworkers on the government bailout of General Motors.
David Pimentel, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, comments on the start-up of the country's first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in Jennings, LA.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research, comments on a labor dispute at the Rite Aid Southwest Customer Support Center in Lancaster, California.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Devil's Tickets: A Night of Bridge, A Fatal Hand, And A New American Age," by Gary M. Pomerantz.
Daniel Lichter, professor of sociology, comments on a study about unmarried couples who live together.
Anthony Shelton, entomology professor, discusses the behavior of flea beetles.
Dr. Anne Moscona, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, discusses the resistance of viruses like swine flu and bird flu to the very medications, such as Tamiflu, that are being stockpiled to combat them.
Joseph H. Hotchkiss, professor of food science, comments on the veracity of complaints about the food flavoring monosodium glutamate.
Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member Alan Manevitz comments on the reaction to the death of Michael Jackson.
Zev Rosenwaks, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition that can lead to infertility.
John Cawley, policy analysis and management faculty member, coauthors a study about the effect of money on motivation to lose weight.
An experiment conducted by computational biology former doctoral candidate Samuel Arbesman (Ph.D.) and applied mathematics professor Stephen Strogatz, in which a computer simulation of the entire history of baseball calculated the likelihood of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, is cited in an analysis of the role chance plays in winning streaks.
Story focuses on Oscar, the bobcat hit by a car in Albany last month, whose injuries were treated by surgeons at Cornell's Hospital for Animals.
Kathryn Vreeland, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center, discusses the above-average rainfall across New England and New York predicted by the National Weather Service for July, which will bring about an increased population of mosquitos.
Dr. Stephen J. Ferrando, Weill Cornell Medical College professor, comments on the effects of stress due to the economic crisis.
Henry Tye, the Horace White Professor of Physics, comments on the possibility of detecting cosmic strings through measurements of gravity waves.
Applied Economics and Management faculty member David Just discusses the correlation between poverty and lottery ticket purchases.
President David Skorton, William Fry, dean of the university faculty and a professor of plant pathology, and David Brand, director of the Cornell Chronicle discuss Cornell's transparency and openness in dealing with the impact of the economic crisis.
David Pimentel, ecology and evolutionary biology professor emeritus, discusses the advantages of being a "locavore," someone who eats locally produced food.
Meg McGrath, plant pathology faculty member, likens the plant disease late blight to the Bubonic Plague.
William Fry, professor of plant pathology and dean of the university faculty, warns of the extensive danger posed by late blight to tomato and potato crops.
Michael Kelley, the James A. Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, discusses his research that determined that the 1908 Tunguska explosion in Siberia was caused by a comet.
Dwight Bowman, veterinary medicine professor, comments on urban and suburban manifestations of ticks and Lyme disease.
The Legal Services & Lawyers listing of the law school's Legal Information Institute is cited in an article about the advantages for job-seekers in having an online presence.
Rick Bonney, Director of Program Development and Evaluation at the Lab of Ornithology, contributes Citizen Scientist project sites to a story that includes links for the public.
Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, comments on a study he participated in that recommends expanded use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
Queenie Neri, Weill Cornell Medical College research associate, comments on a study she participated in that determined that babies born from frozen embryos via intracytoplasmic sperm injection do as well as frozen embryos using in vitro fertilization.
Sara Kreps, government faculty member, comments on the potential military threat posed by North Korea.
Dr. Heather Knapp-Hoch, Veterinary Medicine faculty member, discusses the surgery she and colleague Dr. Stuart Bliss performed on Oscar, a bobcat hit by a car in Albany last month.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the International Monetary Fund's decision to revise the way it monitors foreign exchange rates of member countries.
Michael Dorf, professor of law, discusses areas of common ground the U.S. Supreme Court has found in recent cases it has decided.
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, comments on the way the current deadlock in the NY state senate has affected his nomination to the state University of New York board of trustees.
