Design thinking helps shape new businesses, professor tells Bay Area alumni

Professor Sheila Danko and a panel of alumni discussed how design thinking influences businesses at an event May 10 in San Francisco.

Allen shares secrets to turning around failing hospitals

Percy Allen II, MPA '75, shared his secrets for reviving money-losing hospitals with the Sloan Program in Health Administration May 5. Some keys: cheerleading and not cutting too close to the bone.

New book offers a roadmap for translational research

Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon have co-edited the new book, 'Research for the Public Good: Applying the Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-Being.' (May 10, 2012)

Boys who mature rapidly have more problems with friendships, depression

Boys who reach sexual maturity more rapidly than their peers have more problems getting along with others their age and are at a higher risk for depression, according to a new study.

Immune cells found to counter obesity-related diabetes

A recent Cornell-led study has found that a type of immune cells, called natural killer T cells, plays a powerful role in reducing obesity-related inflammation and improving insulin resistance.

Three-year decision-making collaboration results in 85 publications

The Institute for the Social Sciences' 2009-2012 theme project, 'Judgment, Decision Making and Social Behavior,' is wrapping up three years of work to advance decision-making research.

Former dean and education expert Jerome Ziegler dies at 88

Jerome Ziegler, former dean of the College of Human Ecology and a leading expert on urban education, higher education and intergovernmental relations, died May 3 at age 88.

U.S. middle class prospering more than previously thought

Long portrayed as stagnant, the income growth of the U.S. middle class may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists, according to Cornell research.

Tree-like gown takes top prize in high school design contest

The winner of the annual high school fashion design competition is Alyssa Kim, whose design was fabricated by Cornell students and modeled April 28 at the Cornell Design League show.