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Bruce Levitt sees prison theater as means of redemption

Bruce Levitt delivered the Engaged Scholar Prize lecture Oct. 28 about his time with the Phoenix Players Theatre Group and his corresponding documentary, "Human Again."

Weill Cornell partners in innovative drug discovery company

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell Medicine announced Oct. 31 that they have established a new drug discovery company called Bridge Medicines.

When women are more like men, they still face STEM bias

When women planned to delay marriage and limit the number of children they wanted – which would let them focus exclusively on work – they didn’t get the same employment opportunities in STEM as men, according to a new study.

New service converts range of media into accessible formats

Cornellians with print disabilities have new tools to independently access and engage with printed material through SensusAccess, an online service that provides users with accessible copies of documents they upload.

Cornell dedicates memorial to alumni lost on 9/11

A memorial in Anabel Taylor Hall, honoring the 21 Cornellians who were victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was dedicated in a ceremony Oct. 28.

New book explores music as play

Roger Moseley's new book, "Keys to Play: Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo," considers the playing of keyboards as a primary mode of musical behavior.

Veterinary students train with simulators in new lab

The Tetlow and Roy Park Veterinary Innovation Laboratory functions as a classroom and a workshop that will change the way veterinary medicine is taught at Cornell.

Frank H.T. Rhodes, at 90, honored for academic impact

A symposium and celebration was held Oct. 29 to honor President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes on his 90th birthday.

Study: A species' risk of extinction is in the eye of the beholder

The way conservation biologists describe a species' risk of extinction, and how the public interprets that description, can be strikingly different, according to a new study by Cornell communication scholars.

Simple questionnaire predicts unprotected sex, binge drinking

Valerie Reyna, professor of human development, and Evan Wilhelms, Ph.D. '15, have developed a new questionnaire that that does a better job of predicting who is likely to engage in problematic behaviors, such as using drugs.

Alumnus shares medical ethics experience

Physician Wayne Waz '84 spoke with students in professor Stephen Hilgartner's class on "Ethical Issues in Health and Medicine" to share his experience with the changing medical profession.

Faculty members laud results of active learning initiative

Three faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences shared their experiences of transforming their classrooms from traditional lectures to active learning spaces at an Oct. 25 workshop.