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Cornell study finds full-spectrum lighting has no effect on restaurant sales

A test of full-spectrum lamps in a local restaurant found no support for the idea that full-spectrum light changes diners' behavior, according to a new report issued by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Sept. 14, 2007)

God and the Constitution: The under-remembered controversy of 1787-88

In celebration of Constitution Day, Sept. 17, Chronicle Online excerpts 'The Godless Constitution: The Case Against Religious Correctness' by Professors Isaac Kramnick and Laurence Moore. (Sept. 14, 2007)

Intercampus initiative works to increase participation in clinical trials; first phase of study to focus on cancer

In a new initiative, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have teamed up to develop strategies to better understand and enhance patient participation in clinical trials. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Arecibo telescope's global users converge on nation's capital to plan threatened observatory's scientific future

More than 70 astronomers gathered on Capitol Hill Sept. 12-13, not to talk about the demise of a major national research facility, but to plan for its scientific future. (Sept. 13, 2007)

With car-deer collisions on the rise, how to get rid of road kill? Cornell spearheads a $25 solution -- composting

Cornell scientists are teaming up with the New York State Department of Transportation to test a promising and effective new method of disposing of deer killed by motorists: composting. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Barely conscious for five years, brain-injured patient regains critical skills following deep brain stimulation

A man with a severe head injury who spent more than five years in a minimally conscious state is now communicating and recovering his ability to move after his brain was stimulated with pulses of electric current. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Cornell to host wilderness medicine conference

Faculty and students from Weill Cornell Medical College and wilderness medicine experts from around the country will converge in Ithaca Sept. 26-28, for the inaugural Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Hajjar named Medical College's senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost

David P. Hajjar has been appointed senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost of Weill Cornell Medical College. The appointment was announced by WCMC Dean Antonio M. Gotto Jr. in July. (Sept. 13, 2007)

The Ezra Files: Weathering storms of controversy

Cornell University's lack of church affiliation made it suspect in some quarters. Ezra Cornell's young university, said its critics, was a godless cesspool of vice. (Sept. 13, 2007)

Jazz, classical, dance, laptops: Cornell's fall concert season

The music department's fall season features jazz, world and classical music, Indian dance, music for Halloween, music for laptops and acclaimed guest performers. (Sept. 13, 2007)

CU to offer its first degree program in Africa, with faculty traveling to Ethiopia to teach water management course

Cornell University has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia to offer an MPS degree in international agriculture and rural development that will specialize in watershed management. (Sept. 12, 2007)

Activist, scholar Angela Davis to lecture on prisons

The Africana Studies and Research Center will bring Angela Y. Davis to campus Sept. 17-18. She will give a public lecture, 'The Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?' Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (Sept. 12, 2007)