Viewing a person as dishonest or immoral can distort memory, a Cornell study suggests. So much so, that when we attempt to recall that person's behavior, it seems to be worse than it really was.
If you want your children to grow up to actively care about the environment, give them plenty of time to play in the "wild" before they're 11 years old, suggests a new Cornell University study.
"Although domesticated nature…
Frank B. Miller Jr., professor emeritus at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and expert on organizational behavior who carried Cornell's mace for 20 years at university events, died March 2 at Cayuga Medical…
A memoir by Calum Carmichael, professor of comparative literature and associate member of the law faculty, has been chosen among the top 10 recommended books to law professors and lawyers in Germany by a panel.
Marjolein van der Meulen, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, is featured in a new book, "Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers," published by the Extraordinary Women Engineers…
Martin Luther King III will be the keynote speaker at Cornell University's Convocation in Schoellkopf Stadium at noon May 27, the day before Commencement, the Class of 2006 announced.
King is the second oldest child of Martin…
The city of Ithaca begins construction March 20 on a major project to widen Thurston Avenue Bridge linking North Campus with Central Campus at Cornell.
Construction on the $8 million project is expected to span more than 18…
James Burlitch, who retired as professor of chemistry and chemical biology in 2004, is an expert in inorganic materials. But the materials that have stolen his heart recently are fine art photographs that he shoots around the…
Two Cornell University alumni were picked to manage prominent sports teams recently.
Bryan Colangelo '87 was chosen as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors this March. The team, currently fourth in the Atlantic…
NEW YORK -- During February, Cornellians in New York City participated in the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Dog Show, celebrated the Lunar Year of the Dog and learned about the incomes of the super rich.
Veterinary College…
To the editor:
A new, public open space is greatly needed to replace what was correctly described as an "eyesore" in the recent Cornell Chronicle article ("Bailey Hall pedestrian plaza plan draws praise and concern," Feb. 16)…
When the Arecibo L-Band Feed Array (ALFA) was installed on a misty April morning two years ago, it promised to bring phenomenal new sensitivity to the Arecibo Observatory.
Now, well into an ambitious series of comprehensive sky…
