Table of Contents VOL. 3 NO. 1, FALL 2010
THE ESSENTIALS
The Essentials
Coast-to-coast bike trip for a cause ... an extended Cornell family tree ... a painting takes a puzzling turn ... robot sets a record ... Read more
COVER STORY
Down economy? For students, view is only up
Two years after the financial crisis of 2008, college graduates across the country continue to feel the effects of a high unemployment rate, and competition for jobs is fierce. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Student's journey from balance sheets to the Baltic
The medieval Estonian village of Padise is not quite where Karl von Ramm thought he would end up after graduating from Cornell earlier this year. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
CornellConnect: Keeping alumni in touch
Part online directory, part social network, CornellConnect allows alumni to better connect with the university and each other. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Job market predictions for 2011 grads
Ezra asked several career counselors, and other administrators who work with students on career planning about their predictions for the job market for Cornell graduates in the coming year. Read more
VIEWPOINT
The inspired path after Cornell: Changing lives
Years before sitting in Bailey Hall with hundreds of other students in Psych 101, Rhohda Stewart's interest in psychology had been sparked by a high school teacher who hated the textbook. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
$10 million gift launches canine genomics program
The College of Veterinary Medicine will soon become home to the world's first endowed canine genomics program, thanks to a gift of $10 million from an anonymous donor. Read more
CENTERSPREAD
Pining for Ezra: The other Cornell
Cornell, Wisconsin: It's a small city on the banks of the Chippewa River and, seemingly inexplicably, bears the name of Cornell University's founder. Read more
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Art historian strives to rescue historic plaster casts
Art historian Annetta Alexandridis is working to restore Cornell's plaster cast collection with help from a team of graduate and undergraduate students, the Department of Classics, community volunteers and the Cornell University Library. Read more
PEOPLE
Linguist Harbert reveres old words, old things
Not many linguists hunt with flintlock rifle and powder horn or can weave a throw rug. Fewer still can translate Old English kennings about swords from first-hand experience with blacksmithing. Read more
CAMPUS LIFE
Living and learning for the long haul
The experience of living in Cornell's West Campus houses may reverberate for students long after graduation. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
Campus-to-Campus bus has a new look
The luxury coaches that make up Cornell's Campus-to-Campus Executive Coach Service are sporting a new look -- four of the buses are illustrated with a photographic montage of the Ithaca campus and the Brooklyn Bridge. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
Scavenger hunt gives taste of Governors Island
On July 24, more than 260 people, representing 94 teams, scrambled around Governors Island nooks and crannies in a Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC)-organized outdoor educational scavenger hunt. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
A busy fall for The Cornell Club-New York
The Cornell Club-New York, located at 6 E. 44th St. in Manhattan, is finalizing a busy fall calendar, with more than 30 events scheduled for members and their guests. Read more
BOOKS
Bad Religion, reviving colonial ideals, wisdom of bees and a notorious New York murder
Bad Religion's Cornell Ph.D. on evolution and faith ... American freedom ... the wisdom of bees ... a notorious New York murder ... Read more
OUTREACH
Climbers scale redwoods for seed science
Five instructors from the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute scaled some of the largest trees in the world in June to gather seed cones for the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Forestry. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Charles Dyson: Financier, philanthropist
This spring, Cornell announced that its undergraduate business school would be named for Charles Dyson in honor of a $25 million gift from the Dyson family. Who was Charles Dyson? Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Cornell mourns Milstein; building opens in 2011
Philanthropist and Cornell benefactor Paul Milstein died Aug. 8 at his home in Manhattan at 88. The building bearing his name will open next summer, connecting Sibley and Rand halls. Read more
From The Publisher
When the economy and job market are good, it's easy to boast how many graduates get their jobs of choice, many fielding multiple offers months before graduation. It's more revealing, though, to look at how well an institution prepares its students for life after college in the toughest economic environment since the Depression. Read more