Cornell will inaugurate the John L. Doris Memorial Lecture Series in honor of the founding director of the Family Life Development Center in the College of Human Ecology, who died Jan. 22 at age 84. (March 7, 2008)
In an exchange program between Cornell's College of Human Ecology and Hong Kong's Polytechnic University, space and the future take on new meanings for Ithaca students.
Cornell's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections includes the Dora Erway Doll Collection, which comprises 37 costume dolls whose clothing and bodies were largely made by students in the 1920s. (Feb. 21, 2008)
Construction on a new 290-car garage behind Martha Van Rensselaer Hall has begun as the first of a two-phase, $77.7 million construction project for the College of Human Ecology. (Feb. 4, 2008)
Jean Failing, Cornell professor of home economics and education and dean of the College of Human Ecology from 1974 to 1978, died Jan. 30 in Ithaca. (Feb. 1, 2008)
Donald J. Barr, professor emeritus of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology and a longtime social activist who spoke for disenfranchised members of the Ithaca and worldwide communities, died Jan. 24. (Jan. 28, 2008)
More than 70 percent of brides-to-be want to drop more than 20 pounds before the big day, reports a new Cornell study. Of those who want to lose weight, more than one-third use such extreme measures as diet pills, fasting or skipping meals to reach their goal.
Don't upgrade the nation's transportation system by boosting gas taxes, but charge drivers directly for using specific roads at specific times, says Cornell's Rick Geddes, a member of a federal commission. (Jan. 18, 2008)
