Teens take risks to 'play the odds' but can be taught otherwise, says Reyna to NYC media

At an Inside Cornell media event March 13 in Manhattan, Professor Valerie Reyna said that teens take dangerous risks but a new program is teaching teens to take a different point of view. (March 15, 2012)

Former minister assesses Iranian mindset, future prospects

Abbas Maleki, Iran's deputy foreign minister 1988-1997, offered insights into how Iran views itself vis a vis its current tensions with the West. (March 13, 2012)

What drives honeybees and humans to explore is curiously similar, study finds

A new study in Science reveals that honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains known to be associated with novelty-seeking in humans.

Inside the library vault: Ezra's safe, Nobel medals, hanging chads and other rarities

Cornell Library's vault contains a host of treasures, including two Nobel medals, Ezra Cornell's safe, and a voting machine from Florida that was used in the contested 2000 presidential election. (March 1, 2012)

Group seeks new ways to help underserved New Yorkers

The Clinical and Translational Science Center at Weill Cornell Medical College harnesses resources of many institutions in New York to promote research from lab bench to bedside and to the community.

Unions are key to improving labor abuses in China

A China expert from the ILR School says that organized protests in the west will not affect labor abuses, but unionization might offer a path to improvement.

World Bank's top economist: China can be model for developing nations

Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist of the World Bank, said that understanding China's historic growth rate can provide valuable insight for developing countries, when he was spoke on campus Feb. 20.

CU-ADVANCE reports success, but more work to do, in increasing women faculty in science and engineering

With the CU-ADVANCE Center's five-year grant period drawn to a close, its leaders point to the many ways its goals have been met, but also what more needs to be done.

Senator Gillibrand to speak on 'Women in Politics' March 2

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) will speak on 'Women in Politics' and take questions March 2, at 5:45 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. Preregistration is required.