Filters
Topics
Campus & Community
Colleges & Schools

First comprehensive survey of gut, mouth and arterial bacteria finds links to heart disease

The same types of bacteria found in arterial plaque, which causes atherosclerosis, are also found in the mouth and gut, according to a Cornell study. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Moosewood collection finds a home at Cornell's library

At the Library Salon Oct. 7 in New York, several people affiliated with Moosewood discussed the restaurant's history and archives. The Moosewood collection was recently donated to Cornell Library. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Penn State honors ILR School's Ehrenberg with doctorate

Penn State will award ILR School professor Ronald Ehrenberg an honorary doctorate of humane letters at its May commencement. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Noted book artist to speak, assemble art at CU Library

Noted book artist Werner Pfeiffer will open an exhibition of his work and assemble an artwork Oct. 20 in Cornell University Library. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Vivian Zayas: 'Attached' to attachment psychology and Ultimate competitions

Attachment is the theme of assistant professor Vivian Zayas' '94 life, as she's personally attached to Ultimate (Frisbee) and professionally to the study of attachment. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Drs. Joseph Fins and David Skorton elected to Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

President David Skorton and Joseph Fins of Weill Cornell Medical College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Student-developed iPhone app -- CUPetHealth -- helps keep pets trim

CUPetHealth, developed by students, can help pet owners track how much they feed their cats or dogs as well as their pet's vaccinations and medications.

New garden designed by freshmen symbolizes Cornell Cooperative Extension's 100 years

On Oct. 7, the freshman class of plant science majors set out to make their mark on campus. Their task: plant a garden outside of Fernow Hall to celebrate 100 years of Cornell Cooperative Extension. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Three graduate students win Intel fellowships

Three Cornell graduate students are among 27 awardees of the 2010-11 Intel Ph.D. Fellowship Program, which has contributed more than $1 million to support top doctoral candidates across the nation. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Two alumni receive Oslo Business for Peace awards

Ratan Tata '59, B.Arch. '62, and William Rosenzweig '81 are among seven recipients of the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace Awards, meant to inspire business people toward responsible commercial ethics. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Humanities conference to focus on global aesthetics

The Society for the Humanities will host a conference Oct. 15-16 with scholars in art, music, media, aesthetics and critical theory presenting on global aesthetics, the society's 2010-11 focal theme. (Oct. 11, 2010)

We exist because of quantum mechanics, Messenger lecturer says

Nima Arkani-Hamed of Princeton University, in delivering one of his Messenger lectures Oct. 5, said that physics today 'leaves every question about the everyday world completely answered.' (Oct. 8, 2010)