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Study: Just a bite satisfies cravings for snacks

A new Cornell study finds that eating smaller portions of commonly craved foods will satisfy a person just as well as a larger portion of the same food would.

Study: Preferences, incentives matter for capital tax levels

A study by Maxim Troshkin, assistant professor of economics, and colleagues could point the way to an ideal capital tax policy.

Calling all student humanitarians: Apply for award

Applications are being accepted through March 15 for the Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards, which honor and support students' community service work.

Changes in epigenome control tomato ripening

Scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service on campus have discovered that a set of chemical changes to a plant's DNA is key to tomato ripening.

To feel happier, talk about experiences, not things

People are more inclined to talk about their experiences than about their material purchases, and they derive more happiness from doing so, according to new research by Cornell psychologists.

Worm sugarcoats bacterial toxins to stave off death

Scientists have found that a tiny worm defends itself by attaching a sugar molecule to toxic bacterial molecules, thereby disabling them.

Irving Lazar, professor emeritus of human service studies, dies at 86

Irving Lazar, Cornell professor emeritus of human service studies with a lifelong focus on improving the lives of children and families, died May 1, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. He was 86.

Wendy Wolfe honored for fighting childhood obesity

Wolfe has conducted research on childhood nutrition, obesity and the elementary school environment, community-based nutrition monitoring and dietary methodology, among other issues.

Susie Bright delivers her Sexual State of the Union

Feminist author and editor Susie Bright delivered her Sexual State of the Union Jan. 23, in which she advocated that parents let their children be themselves.

Milstein Hall receives top architecture honor

Milstein Hall has received an Institute Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects. It was one of 11 buildings in the United States and Canada to receive the award this year.

Cornell Tech receives borough president's approval

Cornell NYC Tech has received conditional approval from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, a key step in the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

Assemblies Update, Week of Jan. 21

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.