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Playwright Bernstein '14 receives campus, national honors

Danny Bernstein ’14 will workshop his musical theater songs for industry professionals in Los Angeles in May and has a new full-length original musical debuting at the Schwartz Center next month.

Film written by arts advising dean premieres March 24

“The Long Wait," a four-minute film written by Juliette Ramírez Corazón, College of Arts and Sciences advising dean and Latino Student Success Office adviser, premieres March 24.

Bill Gates to attend dedication of Bill & Melinda Gates Hall

William H. “Bill” Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be on campus for the Oct. 1 dedication of Bill & Melinda Gates Hall.

Ed Helms, TV's 'Andy Bernard,' to speak at Convocation

Life will imitate art when Ed Helms, the actor who portrayed the fictional Cornell alumnus Andy Bernard ’93 on the television comedy “The Office,” speaks at Senior Convocation on Saturday, May 24, during Cornell’s 2014 Graduation Weekend.

Eduardo Peñalver named dean of Cornell Law School

Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, an expert in property law and land use, and Cornell faculty member from 2006 to 2012, has been named the next Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, effective July 1.

Vitamin D may be risk factor in dog's heart failure

The first study on vitamin D status and congestive heart failure in dogs suggests the same that vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for congestive heart failure in canines.

Study: Ads can influence ‘smart’ false memories

A new study reports that advertising can result in “smart” false memories. That is, consumers who have a propensity to think more about decisions produce more false memories than those who process information at a more superficial level.

DeProspo reconciles faith, sports and being gay

Atticus DeProspo '15 described his journey toward self-acceptance as a gay athlete at the March 13 Soup and Hope event in Sage Chapel.

Cornell Perspectives: Preventing sexual assault on campus

The Greek Tri-Council writes a letter to the Cornell community to condemn sexual assault of any kind and spells outs some of its initiatives to prevent such incidents.

Jeff Cowie's history 'Stayin' Alive' inspires a play

An ILR School professor's labor history book, “Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class,” has inspired a play, running through March 20 in St. Louis.

Study clears the air on cigarette tax policy

Hiking cigarette taxes - to persuade some smokers to quit, and raise revenue from those who won’t - is a win-win policy.

Panelists: A new Cold War over Ukraine is unlikely

Whether or not Vladimir Putin gains Crimea, he’s effectively lost the Ukraine, panelists agreed March 14 at the campus event, “Ukraine, Putin and the New Cold War,” at which Julia Ioffe, a senior editor at The New Republic, gave a keynote address.