The magazine also ranked Cornell Law School No. 13, and the Johnson School No. 17. Weill Cornell came in at No. 18 for research and No. 58 for primary care. (May 4, 2009)
Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)
Cornell researchers are spending time in the fields this spring collecting 20,000 alfalfa snout beetles. They need them to test ways to biologically control the pests, which devour alfalfa and other crops.
Thirty apple orchard owners around New York state are growing new apple varieties developed at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva to test whether the apples should be commercialized. (April 30, 2009)
A bike design and a rape alert system were the big winners at this year's 'Big Idea Competition.' The finalists were chosen at an April 17 event during Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration 2009. (April 23, 2009)
Architect and designer William McDonough offered his practical utopian vision for environmentally sound design in his April 21 Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture in Kennedy Hall. (April 22, 2009)
About 80 professionals attended the the Cornell Food and Brand Lab's annual Consumer Camp April 17-18 to learn about how everyday external cues can affect how much people eat. (April 22, 2009)
Dr. Arthur Garson laid out the topography of the health care debate, defining terms and dispelling a few myths along the way, in his keynote address kicking off the Sick in America series, April 20. (April 21, 2009)