Cornell has a tradition of celebrating inaugurations with original ice cream flavors that express the tastes and even philosophies of its newly minted president.Now there's Banana-Berry Skorton, a jazzy chocolate-based premium…
George P. Hess, Cornell professor of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, has been named a 2007 Biophysical Society fellow in recognition of his long and distinguished career in the application of biophysics to an…
Experimental evidence provided by a Cornell researcher and colleagues at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., supports a long-held theory of how and where proteins fold to create their characteristic shapes and…
Investing more money in salaries of employees who have contact with customers pays off in greater profitability for hotels, concludes a study of 563 hotels in the United States conducted by three professors in Cornell's School of…
"Why do all the black students live in Ujamaa?""My roommate is a queer." … "Yeah, I know -- he's my boyfriend.""The guy wanted $50 for this jacket, but I jewed him down.""Freaking Asians, always wrecking the curve in my math…
Among the many members of the extended Cornell community, trustees, alumni and friends who will be participating in the inauguration ceremonies for President David Skorton, four will play a particularly visible role. They are…
David Skorton describes the humanities as the soul of the university. So it is fitting that a new collection of poems, "Like a Fragile Index of the World," celebrates his inauguration through the work of 38 Cornell poets, past…
There are no road closures planned during ceremonies surrounding the inauguration of David J. Skorton on Sept. 7. Weather permitting, participants will gather on Ho Plaza Thursday afternoon and then proceed to the Arts Quad for…
Bad moos: Cornellia, the life-size fiberglass mascot that was stolen and then returned in 2003, is missing again. She and her calf were stolen sometime between 6 p.m., Aug. 29, and 6 a.m., Aug. 30, from the Cornell Dairy Store…
Harold Craighead, the Charles W. Lake Jr. Professor of Engineering and professor of applied and engineering physics, has returned to the post of director of the Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC).Craighead was the first…
Two Cornell students have received 2006 awards from the Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research program, Cornell's Center for the Environment announced. They are: Jason Andras, a doctoral student in ecology and…
As childhood obesity has increased, many states are increasing their physical education (PE) requirements. Yet, increasing time spent in gym class does not appear to increase overall physical activity or prevent childhood obesity…
