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'Lean' approach lightens staff members' workload

"Lean," a new process improvement approach already in use in six Cornell colleges and divisions has reduced staff workload, increased staff morale, improved communication and saved the university $500,000.

Engineered molecules tag proteins for destruction

Engineered molecules called ubiquibodies can mark specific proteins inside a cell for destruction, paving the way for new drug therapies or powerful research tools.

CNN's 'Death Row Stories' features law professor

Cornell Professor John Blume will be a major player March 9 when CNN broadcasts the premiere of a new eight-part series, “Death Row Stories," produced by Robert Redford.

Wellness programs: well-intentioned or intrusive?

A panel discussion about the impact of employer-sponsored wellness programs generated lively debate Feb. 28 at the ILR Conference Center in Manhattan.

Sandra Fluke ’03: Women’s rights are family rights

Activist attorney Sandra Fluke '03 returned to campus March 1 for the annual meeting of the President's Council of Cornell Women and urged her audience to view women's rights as family rights and workers' rights.

Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops

The combination of natural enemies, such as ladybeetles, with Bt crops, delays a pest's ability to evolve resistance to the crops' insecticidal proteins, according to new research.

Cornell Dining team follows special diets for next five days

This week teams of Cornell Dining managers, chefs and staff members will eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at campus eateries while adhering to one of six diets: vegetarian, vegan, kosher, dairy-free, gluten-free and both dairy- and gluten-free.

Low-income home strife drives earlier teen sex

The age at which people become sexually active is genetically influenced – but not when they grow up in stressful, low-income household environments, reports Jane Mendle, assistant professor of human development, in the journal Developmental Psychology.

'Fat Tuesday' comes once a year; 'Heavy Monday' is weekly

Fat Tuesday (aka, Mardi Gras) comes once a year, but "Heavy Monday" is a weekly occurrence, according to an international study of weight gain rhythms.

Online education report encourages experimentation

With the rising popularity of MOOCs and other cutting-edge online educational opportunities, the recent Report of the Cornell Distance Learning Committee has endorsed the university’s practices while making recommendations for moving forward.

Book highlights memory’s role as social glue

A new book edited by Cornell neuroscientist Nathan Spreng looks at memory's role in our ability to maintain social bonds.

Assemblies Update, Week of Feb. 24

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.