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Table of Contents VOL. 4 NO. 4, SUMMER 2012

Dale Corson
THE ESSENTIALS

The Essentials

President Emeritus Dale Corson dies at age 97; Jeffrey Gettleman '94 wins a Pulitzer; Jay Walker '77 "imagination" exhibit; Morrill Land Grant Act's sesquicentennial; and more. Read more

Professor with student
COVER STORY

Cornell professor: investigator, comedian, parent, genius, friend

For tomorrow's faculty legends, along with the many wonderful professors who may never be called legends but who nonetheless make their mark on their fields and on education, this is the job: to influence and improve lives. Read more

Liberty Hyde Bailey
COVER STORY SIDEBAR

Liberty Hyde Bailey

"He will undoubtedly have a great influence on the horticultural interests of the state," reported The New York Times in 1888 about Cornell's hiring of Liberty Hyde Bailey. Read more

Alice Cook
COVER STORY SIDEBAR

Alice Cook

When it came time to choose the name of a legendary faculty member to grace the first house in the West Campus Housing Initiative, Alice Cook (1903-98) was at the top of the list. Read more

COVER STORY SIDEBAR

Carl Sagan

For Carl Sagan, science was much more than an exercise of the mind. It satisfied something seemingly visceral: the innate and insatiable curiosity of the human species. Read more

Walter LaFeber in 1975
VIEWPOINT

Walter LaFeber: A guide, an inspiration

I still have the notebook. I bought it for 59 cents at the Cornell Campus Store in fall 1972, as I began my sophomore year. Read more

Artifact in the Landscapes and Objects Lab
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Sesquicentennial fellow co-runs new Landscapes and Objects Lab

Thanks to a Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellowship contributed by Howard Milstein '73, Lori Khatchadourian is now an assistant professor of Near Eastern studies. Read more

Rendering of Beller Research Building
NEW YORK CITY

In Manhattan, Belfer Research Building takes shape

A look at Weill Cornell Medical College's Belfer Research Building, which is well on its way to a planned 2014 completion date. Read more

Pres conference at Google headquarters in NYC
NEW YORK CITY

NYC tech campus finds temporary home at Google headquarters

Cornell's new tech campus has its first brick-and-mortar home: Google Inc. headquarters in New York City; also, Greg Pass '97 has been named the campus' founding entrepreneurial officer. Read more

Hardboiled egg log
PEOPLE

Professor 'Barbecue Bob' Baker transformed how chicken is eaten

By the late '50s, Bob Baker, a professor of poultry science and food science, had brought his Cornell Chicken recipe to every corner of New York state. Read more

CORNELL NOW

Cornell Now -- 2015

Two major gifts build real estate program and boost engineering undergraduate education; $400K gift advances new research into health policy; and campaign totals. Read more

CAMPUS LIFE

Cornell Outdoor Education marks 40 years

Cornell Outdoor Education began when an unabashed Outward Bound tree-hugger named David Morrisey Moriah '72 and a clutch of students occupied Cornell Physical Education's administrative offices. Read more

President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes and
BOOKS

In 'Earth: A Tenant's Manual,' Frank H.T. Rhodes offers a geologist's view on humanity

Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes has just published "Earth: A Tenant's Manual" (Cornell University Press), a 384-page exploration of planet Earth, from its place in the universe to the evolution of life on its land and in its seas. Read more

Henry Sage
CORNELL HISTORY

Endowed chairs are a meeting of minds -- and means

Endowed chairs provide continuity. When academics and philanthropists join forces, they accelerate creation of knowledge and respond to society's pressing needs. Read more

Mini World Cup team
WORTH SUPPORTING

Scholarship's boosted endowment supports more international students

When Alexander Levitan '59 and his wife, Lucy, increased their scholarship endowment for international students, it was enhanced by the Martin Tang International Scholarship Challenge. Read more

LET'S GO BIG RED

Unconventional path led Johnathan Gray '13 from team manager to basketball standout

Johnathan Gray '13 burst with pride when his mom called him with the good news: He was a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team. Read more

Xingzhong Yu, Jintu Fan, Cathy Caruth
NEW FACULTY

Q&A with new members of the faculty

Questions and answers with new faculty members Xingzhong Yu, Jintu Fan and Cathy Caruth. Read more

Jeffrey Gettleman on assignment in Ethiopia for the New York Times
END NOTE

End Note: A professor's lasting impact

I entered Cornell in the fall of 1989 as a prospective history major, but Henry Shue soon changed that. Read more


From The Publisher

Tommy Bruce

This issue looks at many distinguished faculty members who have carried Cornell's name far and wide. Read more