Despite Father's Day and Mother's Day, which give children an opportunity to pay tribute to their parents, it's important to acknowledge that parenting is rarely an entirely positive or negative experience, says a new book co-edited by a Cornell University gerontologist. The book makes its point by examining the ambivalence of parent-child relations in later life. "Parenting is fraught with mixed emotions, thoughts and attitudes. Such ambivalence is apparently universal and a fundamental characteristic of relationships between parents and adult children," says Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell and co-editor of Intergenerational Ambivalences: New Perspectives on Parent-Child Relations in Later Life (Elsevier Publishers, 2004). (June 16, 2004)
The month of May was rocked by days of thunder, driving rains and above-average temperatures throughout the central New York region and beyond. Syracuse was saturated with a record-breaking 7.86 inches of rain and the Ithaca area was swamped with its eighth wettest May since 1879, according to Keith Eggleston, senior climatologist with Cornell University's Northeast Regional Climate Center. It was the fifth warmest May in Ithaca since 1872, with temperatures at 5.4 degrees above normal. Temperatures were 2.8 degrees above normal across New York, making it the 13th warmest May in the Empire State since 1894, Eggleston said. (June 11, 2004)
A New York state appeals court ruling this January paved the way for the Huntington Free Library to find a new steward for its Native American collection, one of the largest in the world.
The New York State Supreme Court has ruled that the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC) must issue a "Certificate of Appropriateness" for Cornell University's proposed West Campus parking lot within 30 days. In response to the ruling, Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman said, "We are, of course, gratified by the court's determination that the final design, which emerged through a process of communitywide conversation, is appropriate to its context. I am hopeful that the court's decision will serve as a guidepost to help the city and the university work out future differences in a spirit of cooperation and without the need for judicial intervention." (June 10, 2004)
A remarkable facility producing some of the world's most intense X-ray beams for research, education and training will be dedicated at Cornell Univeristy Tuesday, June 15. Known as G-line, it is the world's only such center on the central campus of a major research university. Built by Cornell and housing equipment purchased through National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, G-Line is dedicated to Cornell research and education in technology, biology and materials science. Annual operating costs will be paid by 10 of the university's research groups. (June 10, 2004)
Internationally renowned architect Peter Eisenman will be on campus to celebrate his 50th reunion at Cornell University this weekend. The winner of numerous architectural awards, Eisenman '54 earned his B.Arch. degree at Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning. (June 10, 2004)
A study by researchers at Cornell University suggests that higher-than-normal amounts of a selenium-containing enzyme could promote type 2 diabetes. The researchers found that mice with elevated levels of the antioxidant enzyme develop the precursors of diabetes at much higher rates than did control mice. Selenium, a common dietary supplement, is an antioxidant, materials that help mop up harmful free radicals, molecules that can damage cell membranes and genetic material and contribute to the development of cancer and heart disease. Many of the benefits of selenium are related to its role in the production of glutathione peroxidase (GP), an antioxidant enzyme that helps detoxify the body. (June 09, 2004)
Studies by Cornell's Ron Hoy have been cited by the National Institutes of Health as the best 2004 example of "translational research" in a special report to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. (June 9, 2004)
The President's Council of Cornell Women, an alumnae group that serves as an advisory council to Cornell's president, has awarded its 2004 research grants to 11 women faculty members.
In-service tax workshops to review estate and gift tax reporting and management will be held in Syracuse, Batavia, and Binghamton in early August. Cornell University's Department of Applied Economics and Management is offering the workshops. This workshop is designed for accountants, tax practitioners, consultants, attorneys and financial advisers. The topics include the mechanics of estate and gift tax law and accounting, an introduction to estate and gift taxation, gross estate, estate deductions, estate credits and valuations. (June 08, 2004)
A major public groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation and new construction of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell will be held June 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the 310 N. Triphammer Road center. Held in conjunction with Cornell's Reunion 2004 Weekend.
New York, NY (June 4, 2004) -- Subtle but profound changes in blood flow within the brain may be among the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a review of recent research conducted by Dr. Costantino Iadecola, Chief of the Division of Neurobiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, in New York City."These vascular changes are very early markers of disease, and can be used very effectively to diagnose patients early on," said Dr. Iadecola, who is the George C. Cotzias Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Attending Neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
