With the new year, we are expanding our efforts to keep alumni, faculty, and staff connected by sending eCALSconnect to the entire CALS community on a monthly basis. We welcome the thousands of alumni and many faculty and staff who are receiving this e-newsletter in their inboxes and hope you all find it a resource to keep up to date about the College's latest news. Nowhere else can you keep as well-informed about CALS news than eCALSconnect. Here you'll find updates from around the College, items about faculty and staff achievements, an events calendar, and a Made@CALS section that highlights faculty innovations in the marketplace.
In this issue you will find news about the College that spans the entire 2008 fall semester. We welcome your feedback about the newsletter. Please send submissions to calsconnect@cornell.edu and enjoy our premiere issue.
Susan A. Henry, Ph.D.
The Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mosquitoes Create Harmonic Love Song Before Mating, Cornell Study Finds
CALS researchers report that disrupting the duet could reduce dengue and yellow fevers.
Head Start Marks 20-year Milestone in Visit to New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
Program makes its 20th consecutive annual tour of Geneva station's orchards and vineyards.
Technique Provides Snapshot of All Genes in Human Genome
Complex enzymes called RNA polymerases act like Silly Putty to lift information off DNA strands.
Students by Day, Entrepreneurs by Night
AEM student starts Social Business Consulting Group.
CU Experts Brief State Officials on Climate Change
CALS professor organizes first-of-its-kind meeting to help state leaders cope with climate change.
Seven Birdscapes, all Atwitter
Lab of Ornithology Director of Communications authors Oprah-approved pop-up book.
Slammin' Yamz! Wins 'Healthy Ice Cream' Food Science 101 Competition
The yam-flavored ice cream with beta carotene and fiber, molasses, marshmallow swirl, cinnamon and nutmeg has less than 4 percent fat.
Allergies May Help Prevent Cancer
CALS researchers find that the misery may help stave off the deadly disease.
Made@CALS: Finger Lakes Squash Seed Oil
What's a farm operation to do with the tons of waste generated when their butternut squash is processed? Contact the Food Venture Center at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station and turn it into liquid gold, of course.
Cornell launches startup based on professor Ray Wu's research
Cornell will lead a startup dedicated to extending the research and inventions of the late Ray Wu, a former professor of molecular biology and genetics who is widely recognized as one of the fathers of genetic engineering. Wu sought to alleviate world hunger and created a rice actin promoter that enables higher yielding insect- and drought-resistant rice, an important food staple in many developing countries. Cornell's Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC) will oversee the Ithaca-based enterprise and is currently securing capital, partners, and a management team for the company. For more information, contact Alice Li at 607-254-4487 or xl11@cornell.edu.
Far Above Cayuga's Wineries: A Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
January 30, 2009 | Syracuse, NY
Entrepreneurship@Cornell: Celebration '09
April 16-17, 2009 | Ithaca
CALS: Making a World of Difference
April 18, 2009 | Ithaca
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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences relies greatly upon the generosity of alumni and friends, and gifts of all sizes are important to providing critical budget and program support. Dean Henry has set a bold new goal for the 2008-2009 CALS Annual Fund – our first year for a goal of $1 million! Join us in showing your support for faculty, students, and programs. Give now!