New Bronfenbrenner center seeks to link research, policy

As of July 1, the Family Life Development Center and the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, both at Cornell, have merged into the new Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. (Aug. 31, 2011)

Professor Emeritus Alan J. Hahn dies at 71

Alan J. Hahn, 71, professor emeritus of policy analysis and management, who taught at Cornell from 1969 to 1996 in the College of Human Ecology, died May 2 in Denver. (Aug. 26, 2011)

Simply eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss

A new study finds that people don't compensate by eating more later in the day or week when they eat lighter lunches. Thus, light lunches can result in weight loss, researchers say. (Aug. 22, 2011)

Eight on faculty receive Affinito-Stewart research grants

The Affinito-Stewart Grants Program administered by the President's Council of Cornell Women has awarded eight women assistant professors research grants totaling $49,200. (Aug. 22, 2011)

U.S. disability system is failing, says professor in new book

Richard V. Burkhauser, the Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Policy Analysis at Cornell, has co-authored a new book, 'The Declining Work and Welfare of People with Disabilities.' (Aug. 22, 2011)

Grad student wins Hughes fellowship for doctoral research

Shengyi Iris Sun, a second-year graduate student in the field of biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, has been awarded a three-year fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (Aug. 17, 2011)

Words from the wise: Legacy Project collects senior wisdom

A newly launched website, the Legacy Project, seeks to capture and disseminate the wisdom of older Americans.

U.S. doctors spend four times more on paperwork than Canadian counterparts

A survey of doctors on both sides of the border finds physicians in Ontario, Canada, spend almost $60,000 less per year on interacting with insurers. (Aug. 4, 2011)

New study warns of Affordable Care Act's billion-dollar misunderstanding

A new study finds that millions of workers will switch to a government-subsidized insurance exchange as consequence of poorly understood factors in the new Affordable Care Act. (July 26, 2011)