For 60 Cornell students, winter break ended early: In January they applied what they had learned in the classroom by working for three weeks on 14 international development projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Barrett Keene, Ph.D. '13, is walking from Miami to San Francisco. En route, he will raise money and awareness for poor children and conduct dissertation research on teacher-leaders.
The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, reports Cornell environmental psychologist Gary Evans in the journal Pediatrics. (Jan. 30, 2012)
In a few months, nearly every home in Atima, Honduras, will have safe, clean drinking water, thanks to a treatment plant principally designed by Cornell engineering students. (Jan. 26, 2012)
The stacked rapid sand filter, developed by members of Cornell's AguaClara research team, could well be the reason that Tamara now has some of the best water in all of Honduras. (Jan. 26, 2012)
A study describes an imaging technique that allows researchers to observe a live mouse's spinal cord continuously over time to gain understanding for treating spinal injuries. (Jan. 24, 2012)
Karen Brazell, the Goldwin Smith Graduate Professor Emerita of Japanese Literature and Theatre, died Jan. 18. Brazell was also a translator of Japanese literature and innovator in digital humanities. (Jan. 23, 2012)