Team uses special furniture and technology to help dementia patients connect with loved ones

Two Cornell professors with experience of having had parents with dementia use design and digital photographs to help patients with Alzheimer's and other brain diseases connect with loved ones. (Oct. 7, 2010)

Nutritional biochemist Don Zilversmit dies at age 91

Donald Zilversmit, professor emeritus of nutritional sciences at Cornell and an expert on the relationship between diet and cardiovascular disease, died Sept. 16 at age 91. (Oct. 4, 2010)

Fight global poverty by jump-starting businesses that offer the poor dignity, says speaker

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Acumen Fund, gave this year's Iscol lecture Sept. 27, talking about entrepreneurial approaches to solving problems of global poverty. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Grant to help New Yorkers reduce risky teen behaviors

A two-year, $60,000 grant will be used to adapt a research-based model that pairs Cornell Cooperative Extension with public schools to provide interventions for at-risk youth. (Sept. 28, 2010)

Cornell students reach out to nursing home residents

Students affiliated with the Cornell Elderly Partnership regularly visit local seniors to help reduce the elders' social isolation and to better understand issues related to aging. (Sept. 27, 2010)

Seven on faculty receive Affinito-Stewart research grants

The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process.

Quartararo appointed interim director of budget office

Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in the Division of Planning and Budget, has been named interim director of the University Budget Office. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Expert to talk on entrepreneurship to tackle poverty

Jacqueline Novogratz will present a free lecture on Sept. 27, based on her best-selling memoir, 'The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World.' (Sept. 13, 2010)

Study: Preschoolers use statistics to understand others

Research published by a cognitive psychologist finds that children as young as preschoolers use intuitive statistical abilities to learn about people's inner lives, in this case, people's preferences. (Aug. 26, 2010)