Tougher grading is one reason for high STEM dropout rate

Presenters at a Cornell Higher Education Research Institute conference reported on their research into why college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics drop out. (April 2, 2010)

Students team up with incarcerated teens to develop illustrated book

'Release' was just published online. The book is a collaborative effort between students in Tamar Carroll's fall 2009 service-learning course and young women in the Lansing Residential Center. (April 1, 2010)

Glee from buying objects wanes, while joy of buying experiences keeps growing

A new Cornell study finds that lust for material things fade but our unique experiences remain with us for a long time. (March 31, 2010)

Study on fasting and dieting suggests why diets fail -- and why a weekly fast might work

A study finds that after fasting or dieting one day, people do not overeat to compensate but gain any lost weight back. The findings have implications for why diets fail and how weekly fasting might work. (March 26, 2010)

Johnson School team aims to help New Orleans startups

A team of Johnson School students is competing in the Idea Village Entrepreneur Challenge this week in New Orleans, working on short-term, high-impact service roles in the city's revitalization. (March 23, 2010)

Videos commemorate 40 years of nutrition education

A new video series depicts the history and future of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for the program's 40th anniversary. (March 23, 2010)

CU professors: Expect no New Deal; 'Era of big government helping working people is over'

Don't expect a new New Deal from President Barack Obama, said two Cornell professors. That kind of big government intervention was 'a long exception,' they argued March 18 in New York City. (March 22, 2010)

Student consulting firm works on relocating and housing earthquake survivors in Haiti

A group of Cornell graduate students has formed a consulting firm to find ways to relocate a camp of earthquake survivors to a better site and secure permanent new housing opportunities. (March 18, 2010)

International delegation of women leaders visits Law School

Fourteen prominent women from 13 countries toured the Law School March 15 and forged ties with faculty leaders of the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice. (March 17, 2010)