Table of Contents VOL. 3 NO. 2, WINTER 2011
ESSENTIALS
The Essentials
Ezra lived here, too ... Campaign surpasses $3 billion mark ... 'CU in the Kitchen' debuts ... Enablers of the app economy ... Read more
COVER STORY
Séamus Davis builds a fantastic machine
It took a confluence of factors to bring physicist J.C. Séamus Davis, his family and his potentially world-changing research to Cornell: academic environment, community, financial support and.. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
When a hire depends on two jobs, not just one
The decision by Séamus Davis to accept a faculty position at Cornell was greatly influenced by a teaching opportunity for his physicist wife, Kathy Selby. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
New home for the physical sciences
The new Physical Sciences Building, a joint project of the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering, was officially completed Nov. 19. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Funding Research at Cornell
A look at where Cornell's research dollars come from and where the research money goes. Read more
VIEWPOINT
A historic moment to ensure our legacy
Our university is on the cusp of unprecedented change. In the next decade more than half of our most distinguished teachers and scholars will be moving to emeritus status and Cornell is facing a hiring rate that will never occur again in our lifetimes. Read more
ATHLETICS
From Ukraine to Big Red for fencing coach
When Iryna Dolgikh, Cornell's head women's fencing coach, was a 15-year-old in the Ukraine, a chance encounter with a crying woman in a hall of her high school changed her life. Read more
FOOD & WINE
Behind the scenes at Cornell's teaching winery
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1,800-square-foot College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Teaching Winery, the only university facility of its kind in the eastern United States. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Pillsbury entrepreneurs tell of failure and success
Entrepreneurs are reguarly invited to speak on campus in a series sponsored by the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at the School of Hotel Administration. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Knight family legacy supports engineers
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Knight Scholars program, Cornell hosted a luncheon in October. The Knight family legacy at Cornell spans four generations. Read more
PEOPLE
Attached to regulation of behavior and Frisbee
You could say that attachment is a major theme in the life of Vivian Zayas '94, assistant professor of psychology -- she is attached to Cornell, to attachment research and to Ultimate Frisbee. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
$80 million sustainability gift to Ithaca campus
With a historic commitment of $80 million, David R. Atkinson '60 and his wife, Patricia, have created a permanent center on campus that will cultivate innovative collaborations in sustainability research and education on campus and far beyond. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
... And the research the new center will support
The Center for a Sustainable Future currently engages 220 faculty members from 10 colleges and involves 55 departments in interdisciplinary research. Read more
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
'Unpacking the Nano' explores a revolution
A new exhibit looks at what it took to design and mass-produce an automobile, the Nano, to sell for around $2,500 -- and at the related environmental, social, economic and cultural impacts. Read more
BOOKS
Maas and Kogan are now self-publishers
James Maas, Cornell professor of psychology, and actor/physician Milt Kogan are both Cornellians in their early 70s, have been on TV many times and have each just self-published a nonfiction book. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
A tree grows in Brooklyn – but with help
Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC) and Cornell's Department of Natural Resources have joined forces in a pilot program to provide urban forest education workshops. Read more
NEW FACULTY
Introducing four new members of the faculty
A look at four new professors on campus: Natalie Bazarova, Nate Foster, Christopher Hernandez and Wendy Wolford. Read more
