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Healthier Life hub discussed at NYC workshop

The research enterprise at the CornellNYC Tech campus took a major step forward with a July 26-27 workshop focusing on the school's academic hub called Healthier Life.

Eye pupils reveal sexual orientation, study shows

A new study finds that sexual orientation can be revealed in a person's pupil dilation while watching provocative videos. (Aug. 6, 2012)

Teen behavior problems linked to early chronic stress

Behavior problems in adolescence such as aggression and delinquency are linked to chronic stress in early childhood, which interferes with children's development of self-control, says a Cornell study. (Aug. 6, 2012)

Preschoolers' language often means misleading testimony

Children often use language differently than adults do when referring to a person or thing, which can result in misleading testimony, according to a new Cornell study. (Aug. 6, 2012)

Design students' vision to help grow European Web ventures

A concept devised this spring by Cornell students to provide a support network for budding online entrepreneurs is on its way to becoming a reality in Europe. (Aug. 6, 2012)

Gut bacteria that support healthy pregnancies cause disease in others

Pregnant women experience changes in their gut microbes that promote health but would be unhealthy in non-pregnant women, a new study shows. (Aug. 2, 2012)

Bacteria employ 'quality-control' machinery, say biomolecular engineers

Bacteria possess built-in machinery that track the shape and quality of proteins trying to pass through its cytoplasmic membrane, Cornell biomolecular engineers report. (Aug. 2, 2012)

Robert Beck, former Hotel School dean, dies at 91

Beck, who led Cornell's School of Hotel Administration as dean from 1961 to 1981, died July 31 in Redding, Conn. (Aug. 2, 2012)

Susan Henry wins prestigious award in lipid biochemistry

Susan Henry, professor of molecular biology and genetics and former dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has won the 2013 Avanti Award in Lipids. (Aug. 1, 2012)

Panelists: Creativity in science can and should be fostered

Five renowned panelists spoke to international veterinary students and others about the need to foster creativity in the sciences July 30 on campus. (Aug. 1, 2012)

Jan Allen named associate dean for academic and student affairs at Graduate School

Jan Allen, an associate dean at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has been named associate dean for academic and student affairs at Cornell's Graduate School, effective Aug. 15. (Aug. 1, 2012)

Samuels publishes books on 19th-century literature and Lincoln's prose

Shirley Samuels, professor of English, is the author of 'Reading the American Novel 1780-1865,' and 'The Cambridge Companion to Abraham Lincoln.'