U.S. News ranks six engineering grad programs in top 10

Graduate programs in computer science, chemistry, engineering and physics are among the nation's top 10, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2011 rankings. (April 15, 2010)

Study: Environmental volunteering linked to improved mental and physical health in retirees

Retirees volunteering on environmental projects could not only prompt you to get more exercise but also improve mental and physical health through old age, according to a new Cornell study. (April 15, 2010)

Students visit Doha to sow seeds for exchange program

Four members of the IthaQatar Ambassadors went to Doha over spring break to advocate for an official exchange program between Cornell's Ithaca and Qatar campuses. (April 15, 2010)

Expert: Cut health care costs by focusing on palliative care

Focus more on care and less on disease treatment in the elderly to cut health care costs, said Robert Martensen, National Institutes of Health, in the Sick in America keynote address, April 12. (April 14, 2010)

CU maintains bond ratings, announces 2010 financing plans

Cornell has announced that it will fund a new medical college facility as an investment in biomedical research, and it is taking advantage of historically near-low interest rates to rebalance its debt portfolio. (April 12, 2010)

ILR School, Cornell New York to confer on health care

The ILR School, Weill Cornell Medical College and several domestic and international organizations will confer on health care reform in New York City May 11-12. (April 5, 2010)

Study: E-prescribing cuts medication errors by seven-fold

A Cornell medical school study finds that when doctors use electronic systems to write prescriptions, they make seven times fewer errors than when they scrawl by hand. (March 30, 2010)

Big Red by the Bay panel explores how we make decisions

Six Cornell professors shed some light on the reality of social behavior during 'A Meeting of the Minds: Decoding Our Decisions' at the Big Red by the Bay event March 18 in San Francisco. (March 24, 2010)

Breakthrough may lead to abundant adult stem cells for bone marrow transplants

Researchers have discovered a way to grow copious amounts of adult stem cells that will likely revolutionize bone marrow transplants, organ regeneration, and therapies for organs. (March 8, 2010)