Table of Contents VOL. 2 NO. 4, SUMMER 2010
THE ESSENTIALS
A unicycling engineering professor
The bogus Mr. Krimsnatch '56 ... "I Am Cornell" Flickr group ... Linda Macaulay wins ornithology award ... student-designed shotgun ... a capella reunion ... Read more
COVER STORY INTRODUCTION
Kent Fuchs: Reimagining Cornell
In October 2008, Cornell faced a new economic reality. The Great Recession was upon us, and we at Cornell were facing a significant budget shortfall. Read more
COVER STORY
Historic plan charts university's path to 2015
Paul Streeter was as well equipped as anyone at Cornell to detect the first tremors of the Great Recession as they began to vibrate through the university in fall 2008. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Chammah: Reflections on public engagement
Maurice Chammah '10 says his worldview has been shaped most profoundly by his time in Cairo and a summer in Jerusalem seeing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up close and personal. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Sherina Giler: Learning to be a leader
Sherina Giler '10 always knew she wanted to teach. But she didn't know – until she came to Cornell – that she also wanted to be a Latina leader who makes an impact. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Rajeev Dokania: Low power meets high tech
Ph.D. student Rajeev Dokania is studying synchronicity found in nature to radios and came to Cornell on a prestigious Intel Foundation Fellowship. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Deondra Rose: 'It's thrilling to watch her'
Graduate student Deondra Rose hasn't been hired yet, but the former law school-bound Ohio native is likely to be part of the next generation of college professors. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Technology enhances excellence in education
Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant Mike Walsh says the key to using technology to enhance the educational and student experience is online collaborative software. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Agbim: Financial aid is enabling a high flyer
Uchenna Agbim '13 is just one of nearly 8,200 Ithaca campus undergraduates receiving some form of financial aid, many of whom would not be able to afford to attend Cornell otherwise. Read more
VIEWPOINT
Protecting and burnishing America's crown
Higher education is America's best product. Jonathan Cole's new book, "The Great American University," explores the emergence of the research university and the threats they face. Read more
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Environmental volunteering improves health
Volunteering on environmental projects could not only prompt retirees to get more exercise but also improve mental and physical health through old age. Read more
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Anabel Taylor Chapel, age of classic Baroque
A new organ will fill Anabel Taylor Chapel with the authentic sound and beauty of German instruments from 300 years ago when it is completed this fall. Read more
PEOPLE
Giving others a full opportunity to succeed
Sara Furguson '10, who suffered a high-level spinal cord injury at age 3, founded a disabilities service group at Cornell whose members volunteer to help those with disabilities with daily tasks. Read more
CAMPUS LIFE
Undergrads visit Doha to sow seeds for exchange
Every summer since 2003, a dozen or so premedical students from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have come to Ithaca for six weeks of research – and a taste of life on the hill. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
A ladybug man's nine-spotted mission
Cornell entomologist John Losey is a man on a mission. His goal is to discover why the nine-spotted ladybug, New York's official state insect, has all but disappeared. Read more
NEW YORK CITY
AA&D expands to the Northeast corridor
More Cornellians live in the Northeast corridor than anywhere else in the world. The Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is expanding its New York City focus to better reach them. Read more
CORNELL BOOKS
Epic journeys and grave tales
Final resting places ... the guinea pig that complained ... devil's in the (numerical) details ... Revising a Homeric quest – in a Winnebago ... protecting children's immune systems ... Read more
OUTREACH
Students build greenhouse for children's garden
Students in Cornell's William Keeton House on West Campus spent part of the spring collecting plastic soda bottles – more than 900 of them. And they turned them "green." Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
New endowment to benefit child development
Evalyn Edwards Milman '60 recently translated an early passion into a philanthropic legacy by endowing an assistant professorship in early childhood development in the College of Human Ecology. Read more
WORTH SUPPORTING
Hilton Foundation grant will support hotel students
With a new grant of $1 million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Cornell's School of Hotel Administration (SHA) has established a scholarship fund for undergraduate students. Read more
BIG RED ATHLETICS
Coach keeps student-athletes in shape
Through the frenzy of activity in Bartels Hall walks Tom Howley, Cornell Athletics' assistant director for athletes' performance. Here's a look at his typical day. Read more
CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Martin Tang on supporting student opportunities
When I imagine what is possible for Cornell in the future, I look first to my own family's past – my grandfather was a boy in China during the early part of the 20th century. Read more
From The Publisher
This, the eighth issue of Ezra magazine, is the most important we have published since our inauguration in the fall of 2008.
The reason is the theme of our cover story: Reinventing the University. And by that we mean not only Cornell, but the American research university in general. Most important, of course, is the application of the term to Cornell, and an ambitious program of regeneration that we call "Reimagining Cornell." Read more