Table of Contents VOL. 3 NO. 4, SUMMER 2011
ESSENTIALS
The Essentials
Cornell plans a 'transformative' NYC campus, alum's thermochromic ink business thrives on cold beer cans, remembering Bill Vanneman '31. Read more
COVER STORY
Engineering takes diversity of its faculty to heart
A look at how far one college -- the College of Engineering -- has come in increasing the diverse makeup of its faculty, and how much further it intends to go. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Diversity, through hiring and philanthropy
"Diversity" -- it's a word spoken often in university and professional settings. It appears 54 times in Cornell's Strategic Plan. But what, exactly, is diversity? It depends who you ask. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
A delicate balance: work and family
Balancing work and family is hardly a new concept in academia, but as Cornell tries to diversify its faculty, it's something officials are thinking about more and more. Read more
VIEWPOINT
Faculty: The next frontier for diversity
When I began teaching more than 25 years ago, diversity was -- to the extent that it was thought of at all -- something that we did for the underprivileged, because it was "the right thing to do." Read more
ATHLETICS
Cornell coach knows how to horse around
The coach with the most wins in Cornell athletics history is David Eldredge '81, who coaches men's and women's polo, a sport that is little known outside the athletics department. Read more
FOOD & WINE
Hotel students keep their cool in Statler kitchen
For students training in the hospitality industry, working alongside a high-profile chef from a famous upscale restaurant like, say, New York City's The Four Seasons, is more than entertainment: It's an invaluable education. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Aiming for a goal of 100 new faculty fellowships
Last year, President David Skorton announced a $100 million Cornell Faculty Renewal Fund to enable the university to hire 100 new faculty members by 2015. Here's how this future is unfolding. Read more
PEOPLE
A pastry chef who doesn't touch the stuff
Gillian Opatrny '08 is an anomaly in the world of baking: a pastry chef who can't eat her own creations. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
New bicycle research picks up momentum
Scientists and engineers have been trying to explain bicycle self-stability since the 19th century. A new analysis says the commonly accepted explanations are at least partly wrong. Read more
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Art meets horticulture for photographer
Plant breeders often say that what they do is both art and science, but rarely does an artist create an exhibit from a breeder's seedlings. A photography project based on trees in Cornell's apple breeding program on the Geneva, N.Y. campus aims to do just that. Read more
BOOKS
New novelists experience debut book tours
Téa Obreht '08 and Alexi Zentner '08, alumni of the Creative Writing Program, discuss their first novels. Read more
YOUR IMPACT
Making new 'Information Age' facility possible
Faced with the unusual challenge of raising $15 million by the end of 2010 for a new 100,000-square-foot academic facility, the dean of the Faculty of Computing and Information Science began a whirlwind development effort to make it a reality. Read more
NEW FACULTY
The latest talent on campus
A look at four new professors on campus: Christopher Batten, Samuel Kleiner, Joanie Mackowski and Verity Platt. Read more
