Weekly highlights
March 13, 2015

Beating bird wings generate electricity for data collector

In the Blog: • Tibetan king visits West Campus March 14 • 'Wildflowers for a Winter Season' on view at Mann • This week in Cornell history On CornellCast: • Scholar focuses on language of Toni Morrison • Debraj Ray addresses global poverty reduction • Pair debate American foreign policy in Middle East Upcoming Events: • Campus forum for provost search, March 23 • 'Taste of Culture' offers food, performances, March 16 • Things to Do, March 13-20 Cornell Big Red: • Bardreau signs contract with NHL's Flyers • Trio selected for NCAA fencing championships • Nine headed to NCAA wrestling championships

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"Forbidding (the Florida) environmental agency from using terms like 'global warming,' 'climate change' and 'sustainability' in effect sends the message - from the highest levels - that these things are not important. Citizens take cues from their government's communications to determine the priorities facing their country, state or town. When a department of environmental protection fails to mention these topics, then as the old saying goes, silence can speak volumes." — Jonathon Schuldt, professor of communication

"Since Wisconsin becomes the 25th state to go 'right to work' it may be noteworthy because of the symbolism of having half of the states with such laws. With several states considering passing similar laws it seems inevitable that a majority of states will be 'right to work.' Interestingly, even opponents of unions generally are becoming concerned that without unions as a counterbalance to corporations, the pendulum has swung too far - and all American wage earners are the worse for it. There is a clear correlation between strong unions and an increasing middle class. So as the labor movement weakens the middle class continues to be squeezed." — Ken Margolies, senior associate, ILR School