Different ages need different risk messages, research finds

From emergency evacuation notices to how many vegetables to eat, people need good information to make good choices. Professor Valerie Reyna explains that risk messages must be tailored to different age groups. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Human Ecology Building advances science and design

The new 89,000-square-foot Human Ecology Building debuts as a 'green' facility loaded with high-tech labs, studios, galleries and more. (Oct. 11, 2011)

Experts explore links between risk-taking, brain mechanisms

The Third Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference, on campus Sept. 22-23, explored the connections between risky decision-making and brain mechanisms. (Oct. 7, 2011)

Students build resource for design practice and research

The new Design Library, designed and managed by students in design and environmental analysis, has opened to provide a resource center that has more than just samples and materials. (Oct. 6, 2011)

Meinigs to co-chair Cornell's sesquicentennial

Cornell Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Meinig '61 and wife Nancy '62 together will lead the university's efforts to celebrate its 150th anniversary, in 2015. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Nicolas Ziebarth honored with two research awards

Economist Nicolas Ziebarth, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has received two awards for his research on health economics. (Sept. 27, 2011)

Student fiber arts exhibit opens in Human Ecology Building

The sixth Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation's Fiber Arts and Wearable Arts Exhibition features student fiber arts projects in the new Human Ecology Building until Nov. 1. (Sept. 26, 2011)

Folate, a B vitamin, may treat inherited myopathies

Mitochondrial depletion syndrome accounts for about 11 percent of the cases of children born with common myopathies, but a new Cornell finding may lead to a nutrition-based treatment. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Study: Lower housing prices may cut college enrollment, especially for the poor

Plummeting housing prices could lead to a decline in college enrollment as families cut back on expenses, finds a new Cornell study by economist Michael Lovenheim. Hardest hit may be poorer families. (Sept. 21, 2011)