Table of Contents VOL. 4 NO. 2, WINTER 2012
ESSENTIALS
The Essentials
Meinigs to co-chair sesquicentennial, Nanooze Lab at Disneyland, Ithaca's mayor-elect Svante Myrick '09, Cornell's new Honeycomb and more. Read more
CORNELL NOW – 2015
Cornell aims to fuel access, opportunity and solutions by 2015
'Cornell Now' is an expansion of the university's campaign that will fuel access, opportunity and solutions with Cornell's sesquicentennial as a target date. Read more
COVER STORY
Q&A: Reports from the front line of ideas for a sustainable planet
A few of the more than 300 Cornell faculty members working on sustainability projects across campus and at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future answer some provocative questions. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
The Atkinson Center solutions factory: Up and running
"We're matchmaking all the time. We're yentas," explains Professor Frank DiSalvo, director of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, which counts 270 members of the Cornell faculty as fellows. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Creating a sustainable campus
Two years ago Cornell became one of the first universities in the United States to lay out a roadmap for campus sustainability. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Marriott supports student learning center
With a $3 million lead gift from the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, construction will soon begin for the Marriott Student Learning Center in Statler Hall. Read more
YOUR IMPACT
Engineers are getting down to business
Inspired by an initial investment for a pilot program and now secured with a $7 million endowment, College of Engineering students can now add a business minor to their technical education. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
There's a 'personal robot' in your future
In Cornell's Personal Robotics Lab, Ashutosh Saxena, assistant professor of computer science, is developing the technology to make personal robots possible. Read more
CORNELL HISTORY
From elms to brains: Cornellians who gave back in unique ways
From state-of-the-art laboratory facilities to much-needed scholarship support, gifts of all sizes and types have shaped the university in myriad ways. Read more
ENGAGEMENT
New center will deepen public engagement, service learning, educational mission
To further foster the intertwining of educational excellence and social responsibility, Cornell has announced the new Center for Community Engaged Learning and Research. Read more
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
'Magnificent' new humanities building to be gateway to the Arts Quad
"A magnificent new building for the humanities" will soon provide a gateway to the Arts Quad, President David Skorton announced, and has a projected opening in 2015. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
Tiny microscopes will save lives: Weill Cornell has high hopes for multiphoton endoscopy
Cornell researchers are pushing the limits of the well-established imaging technology called multiphoton microscopy, collaborating with doctors at Weill Cornell Medical College. Read more
GLOBAL
Charting the future: After a half century, the Einaudi Center looks ahead
At the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies' 50th anniversary symposium, Cornell President David Skorton outlined his vision for international studies and international engagement at Cornell. Read more
LET'S GO BIG RED
Tough start, bright future: Dreams of becoming an engineer propelled this freshman to Cornell
Winning admission to highly selective universities like Cornell can be tough. Tougher still may be meeting the physical demands of playing Big Red football while studying to be an engineer. Read more
NEW FACULTY
The latest talent on campus: Introducing five new members of the university's faculty
Anthony Burrow, Andreea Minca, Victoria Prowse, Adrienne Roeder and Marten Wegkamp. Read more
