USDA designates Cornell as obesity prevention hub

Cornell's Northeast Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Center of Excellence has won a $856,250 award to fight obesity.

Faculty apprise alumni on solving global challenges

Six Cornell professors – each with distinctive areas of study – provided 10-minute presentations on the university’s international impact at Bailey Hall on Oct. 17.

Cooperative Extension interns report on statewide research

Students presented findings from their Cornell Cooperative Extension summer internships that directly benefit New York state residents on campus Oct. 7.

Human Ecology salutes past, future at NYC sesqui event

More than 200 Cornellians gathered at the College of Human Ecology’s sesquicentennial dinner Oct. 9 in New York City.

Reminiscing can help, not hinder, some mind-bending tasks

New research at Cornell shows that engaging areas of the brain linked to such activities as mind-wandering and reminiscing can actually boost performance on some challenging mental tasks.

Gist, not rational analysis, cuts risky behavior

A new study finds that teaching adolescents to think more simply and categorically about risks helps them make healthier choices.

Voices and Values: Extension Reconsidered Oct. 8

Cornell Cooperative Extension's Extension Reconsidered project will present insights and perspectives on the meaning and role of extension Oct. 8.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty, 2014-15

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2014-15 academic year.

Sense of purpose might ease diversity anxiety

Envisioning an increasingly diverse America causes anxiety for a lot of white people, except, that is, whites with a defined “purpose in life,” a Cornell-Carleton University psychology study has found.