Consumers perceive restaurants with higher menu prices but no tipping to be more expensive than restaurants with lower menu prices and tipping, finds a new study from the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Feb. 16, 2007)
On Jan. 13, Kenneth Brown '74 and his family attended the dedication of a new water plant in Ojojona, Honduras, built with his gift of nearly $30,000. The plant was designed by Cornell engineering students. (Feb. 15, 2007)
It was three years ago when Kenneth Brown '74 first heard of Cornell engineering students' efforts to bring clean water to rural Latin American villages. This, he thought, was a cause worth supporting. (Feb. 15, 2007)
Research associate Frank Schroeder has made many important discoveries in the field of chemical ecology that could lead to new drugs that fight infection, treat hypertension or help understand disease-relevant biological pathways. (Feb. 15, 2007)
The internationalization of Cornell was the topic of a Feb. 6 Cornell Chronicle editorial board meeting with President David J. Skorton who during the winter break spent nine days traveling in India with a Cornell delegation. (Feb. 14, 2007)
With snow piling up and as much as 30 inches predicted, Cornell officials closed campus at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14. It is expected to remain closed until 5 a.m., Feb. 15. (Feb. 14, 2007)
An antibody called J591 specifically targets an antigen found in high amounts on both prostate tumors and on blood vessels of all solid tumors, according to a study by researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
A team of graduate students helped excavate gardens that thrived 400 years ago in Rajasthan, India, hoping to glean clues for developing sustainable gardens in desert areas worldwide. (Feb. 14, 2007)
Cornell researchers are fine-tuning a new technique they developed to rapidly detect a deadly fish virus that has increasingly appeared in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways. (Feb. 14, 2007)
Two Cornell professors participated in a workshop on professional issues important to faculty at historically black colleges and universities at Spelman College. (Feb. 14, 2007)
