CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
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MARCH 2011

Events

Spotlight

Paint the Town Red: When graduate student Aly Nadworny was faced with a difficult choice that might have forced her to leave Cornell, her advisers found a way for her to continue her studies.

Obituaries

• Zevi Blum, B.Arch. '57

• Richard Daines, M.D. '78

• Thomas Eisner

• Henry N. Ricciuti

• Gordon Franklin Streib

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Wrestler's national title one of many winter sports standouts for Big Red

Kyle Dake '13 won his second consecutive national title in commanding fashion March 19 to help the Big Red wrestling team to a second-place finish for the second straight year in the team race at the 2011 NCAA tournament. The win marked what might be the biggest highlight among many for Cornell's winter sports teams during the month of March.

Two trustee leaders talk finances, faculty and 'polishing the jewel'

In this excerpt and video, newly elected board chair Robert S. Harrison '76 and current chair Peter C. Meinig '61 talk about Cornell's future.

Mobile, social, cloud computing dominate CSV's 2011 gathering

More than 400 alumni attended Cornell Silicon Valley's 11th annual gathering March 15, a day after President Skorton addressed alumni in Los Angeles.

Hartstein, Scelfo to be honored as ILR's Groat and Alpern winners

Barry A. Hartstein '73 and John J. Scelfo '79, MBA '80, will be honored tonight (March 31) in New York City.

In the new issue of Ezra

As challenges -- from yields to climate change -- to the world's rice crop grow, researchers at Cornell are collaborating across disciplines to ensure this vital crop's future.

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Hunter Rawlings named president of Association of American Universities

Cornell's former president will lead group of 63 public and private research universities.

Student minority programs to get three senior leaders

Aim is to raise the priority given to concerns of underrepresented and minority students.

Professor emeritus Tom Eisner, 'father of chemical ecology,' dies at 81

He was a world-renowned authority on animal behavior, chemical ecology and evolution.

Vet College is again No. 1 in U.S. News rankings

Also: The College of Engineering is ranked 10, with seven disciplines in the top 10.

Views of nature's deadliest encounters: Linda Rayor hosts 'Monster Bug Wars'

A new series starring the Cornell entomologist will run for six weeks on The Science Channel.

Swaying steel dragon parades across campus

The guest of honor at Cornell's 110th Dragon Day March 18 featured moveable parts.

Options for bridge barriers discussed at campus and community forums

Attendees talked about options for barriers to enhance bridge safety on and near campus.