Chocolates and roses really do spell 'love,' researchers find

Vivian Zayas, associate professor of psychology, and colleagues finds that the closer to Valentine's Day we get, the more chocolates – and red roses – spell out "l-o-v-e."

Gender gap found in Ph.D. fields and in program prestige

Cornell researchers find that women are underrepresented in the highest-prestige doctoral programs resulting in significant consequences for gender inequality in career outcomes.

New Weiss fellows and teaching award recipients honored

Seven faculty members were honored with Stephen H. Weiss Fellowship awards, recognizing excellence in teaching undergraduate students, at an event in Klarman Hall Feb. 9.

$2.7M grant expands Active Learning Initiative in A&S

Alex and Laura Hanson, both Class of 1987, have made a a $2.7 million gift to the College of Arts and Sciences' Active Learning Initiative.

Traverso says left must mourn defeats to move forward

Intellectual historian Enzo Traverso, Cornell's Susan and Barton Winokur Professor of the Humanities, has written "Left-Wing Melancholia: Marxism, History, and Memory."

Renowned Vatican Latinist joins classics faculty

After eight years at the Vatican translating the pope's messages into Latin, Daniel Gallagher is bringing his expertise to Cornell as the Ralph and Jeanne Kanders Associate Professor of the Practice in Latin.

CU Winds completes tour of Haiti, Dominican Republic

CU Winds students traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic Jan. 10-17 on a winter service-learning concert tour, promoting cultural exchange in collaboration with local musicians and agencies.

Renewable fuels alone can't stop climate change

Karen Pinkus, professor of Romance studies and comparative literature, has written "Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary," to scramble our thinking about fuel as distinct from energy.

Scientists are puzzled over lack of carbonate on Mars

For years, scientists had believed that Mars' carbon dioxide-filled atmosphere helped melt the planet's bountiful ice into flowing rivers, streams and ponds billions of years ago. Now there is doubt.