Top seniors and their teacher-mentors honored

On May 22, the Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honored 32 outstanding graduating seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who mentored them.

More gym class time cuts risk of obesity

Increasing how much time schoolchildren spend in gym class reduces their risk of obesity, particularly among boys, reports a new Cornell study.

American, Nepalese kids a world apart on social duties

A cross-cultural study by Cornell development psychologists published May 20 in the journal Cognitive Science finds that American and Nepalese children differ on their perception of free will.

Fashion students create outfits for plus-size women

Cornell apparel design sophomores Brandon Wen and Laura Zwanziger have created a plus-size mannequin on which to design, along with a collection of clothes they call Rubens' Women.

Makers of 'Splat' to attend startup summer camp

A device that plugs into a smartphone to transform it into a video game console has caught the attention of a global venture capital firm.

Hospital executive urges radical health care reform

Hospital executive Reginald M. Ballantyne III, MBA '67, discussed his ideas for health care reform at the Sloan Program in Health Administration's alumni weekend May 4.

Dr. Joyce Brothers '47 dies at age 85

Dr. Joyce Brothers '47, a psychologist, television personality and advice columnist whose career spanned nearly six decades, died May 13 at age 85.

Cornellians awarded a record 28 Fulbright awards

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, which administers the Fulbright program at Cornell, reports that a record 27 Cornellians have received awards in 2013-14.

Alumnus sweetens Human Ecology ice cream social

Neal Gottlieb '99, founder of Three Twins Ice Cream, donated his wares for the College of Human Ecology’s Ice Cream in the Courtyard event May 2.