Study: Negative stereotypes about the poor hurt their health

Adolescents who grow up poor are more likely to report being discriminated against; this perception is related to harmful changes in health, research suggests.

Impact of nanotechnology heard globally at online briefing

Some of Cornell's leading nanoscience researchers expounded on the promises and challenges of their fields during a mostly virtual online briefing for journalists July 20.

Six-member crew selected for Mars food mission

Researchers at the University of Hawaii and Cornell have selected a crew of six for a four-month simulated Mars mission to test food and food preparation strategies.

Painful memory? Think about a loved one, study says

After recalling an upsetting event, thinking about your mother or romantic partner can make you feel better and reduce your negative thinking, according to a new Cornell study. (June 25, 2012)

Grad student honored for work linking low income, childhood obesity

Graduate student Margaret Demment won the best student oral presentation prize at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity meeting in Austin, Texas, May 23-26.

MRI scanner to propel cutting-edge research across campus

A powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner has been delivered to Martha Van Rensselaer Hall; it is expected to be operational in the fall.

Stover honored with MERIT award for folate research

To support his long-running research on vitamins folate and vitamin B-12 and their link to chronic disease, Patrick Stover, professor of nutritional biochemistry, has received funding for 10 years.

Rudy Nazitto '13 earns oncology fellowship in Spain

The human biology, health and society major in Cornell's College of Human Ecology has been awarded an oncology research fellowship at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center. (May 30, 2012)

Proud graduates head to Commencement - and their futures

Graduating seniors, graduate and professional degree students and family members gathered on Cornell's Arts Quad May 27 before Commencement ceremonies to take pictures, see friends and look to the future. (May 27, 2012)