Apparel design senior wins prize at association meeting

It was imagery of the Garden of Eden that inspired apparel design student Jessie Fair to create a flowing, asymmetrical gown of silk dupioni and organza. The piece won a top design prize. (Dec. 23, 2008)

Mann Library expands access to rare beekeeping volumes

Cornell's Mann Library has added the first 20 volumes of The American Bee Journal, the first English-language journal devoted to the beekeeping field, to its online library of historical beekeeping materials.

Students design exercise and physical therapy spaces for Kendal residents

Interior design and behavioral science students collaborated on a project this semester to design new fitness and physical therapy spaces at Kendal at Ithaca. They built full-scale models of their proposed solutions. (Dec. 9, 2008)

A life worth living: The science of human flourishing

Anthony Ong reviews what he's learned from his research on how positive emotions promote mental and physiological health. (Dec. 8, 2008)

Trochim gets $2.3 million from NSF to evaluate science-based education

William Trochim has received a $2.3 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation to develop a Web-based system that will help evaluate science-based education programs. (Dec. 5, 2008)

Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships awarded

Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)

New TV show features healthy eating, local foods and N.Y. agriculture

A new television program, 'From Farm to Table,' which airs in the Albany area but is also available online, can help consumers take full advantage of the culinary bounty of the region and eat more healthfully. (Nov. 18, 2008)

Pilot program builds corps of 'green retirees' to serve as environmental stewards

In the pilot program, two Cornell researchers are training an environmental volunteer corps of retirees with the skills critically needed to tackle environmental threats. (Nov. 13, 2008)

Study: Women who serially cohabit are less likely to marry or stay married

Women who have cohabited more than once are less likely to marry - and much more likely to divorce - than women who have lived with only one partner, finds a new study. (Nov. 13, 2008)