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Hungry workers feel more entitled, research suggests

A new Cornell study suggests that when people are hungry, they tend to focus on their own needs and act entitled instead of acting as a team player, which has implications for the workplace, school and home.

Poetry's evolutionary niche at Cornell Plantations

Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.

Sarah Ploss named Entrepreneur in Residence

Sarah Ploss, a seasoned business development and marketing strategist, has been named Cornell’s Entrepreneur in Residence for the 2014-15 academic year; she now is accepting appointments with students.

Pica in pregnant teens linked to low iron

In a study of pregnant teenagers, almost half engaged in pica, the craving and intentional consumption of ice, cornstarch, vacuum dust, baby powder and soap and other nonfood items.

Cornell Dairy makes yogurt for state fair's 'Yo2Go'

Amid such standard state fair fare as corn dogs, doughnut burgers and elephant ears, Cornell Dairy is supplying a healthy treat for the Great New York State Fair: vanilla-flavored regular yogurt and Greek yogurt.

Humanities scholars earn ACLS fellowships

Four humanities scholars have received fellowships to support their research from the American Council of Learned Societies.

Coates, McLafferty win national chemistry awards

Cornell faculty members Geoffrey Coates and Fred McLafferty have received national American Chemical Society awards.

Chinese students enjoy immersion in summer program

Thirty-six Chinese students took the opportunity to prepare for graduate study and experience American educational norms through the Cornell-China Undergraduate Summer Program.

Study helps prevent rhino deaths during relocation

A study of black rhinos in Namibia suggests that proper positioning during anesthesia helps the large animals breathe more efficiently, a finding that could limit unnecessary deaths.

Artist and professor Robert J. 'Jack' Lambert dies at 86

Robert J. “Jack” Lambert Jr. '50, professor emeritus of scientific drawing, died Aug. 8 at Kendal at Ithaca. He was 86.

Strogatz quantifies how ‘one thing leads to another’

In a new paper, Cornell's Steven Strogatz tries to quantify the commonsense concept of “correlated novelties” - that one new thing sometimes triggers another.

Orientation 2014 welcomes new students

Campus is ready for some 3,830 first-year and transfer students will come to campus for Orientation 2014, Aug. 22-25, when dozens of events are scheduled to introduce them to university life.