Campus mourns the loss of two undergraduate students

Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, expressed the university's condolences on the deaths of Clayton DeFisher and Adam Frey during the university's winter break.

It's all in how you say it: Cornell linguist studies how the way we speak affects meaning

Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Recycling mattresses to help former convicts and the homeless find jobs

Katie Broadbent '09 and Arthur Maas '09 are working with Andy Potash '66 to design a business with one goal in mind: creating jobs for workers often overlooked by employers.

Colleen Padilla uses 'word of mom' to turn a profit

With a Cornell MBA, Colleen Padilla has harnessed her experience as a mother and corporate brand manager to create a popular blog reviewing products for moms and kids.

Researchers are on the path to creating nano-MRI images

Cornell researchers are devising methods to detect the magnetic fields of individual electrons and atomic nuclei, which they hope to use to make a nanoscale version of magnetic resonance imaging. (Dec. 21, 2009)

Small grants awarded to social scientists

The Institute for the Social Sciences has announced the recipients of its biannual small grant award for interdisciplinary research and conference support. (Dec. 21, 2009)

Graduates, families celebrate at winter commencement

Some 360 degree candidates attended winter commencement Dec. 19 in Barton Hall, along with 2,000 cheering friends and family members. (Dec. 21, 2009)

Thirteen on faculty honored as AAAS fellows

Thirteen Cornell faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are among 531 researchers chosen to receive the prestigious award this year. (Dec. 17, 2009)

Chemists make nitrogen-carbon bonds but skip the ammonia

Cornell chemist Paul Chirik and colleagues have devised a new way to break the tough nitrogen-nitrogen bond in the lab and simultaneously create carbon-nitrogen bonds. (Dec. 16, 2009)