The widespread adoption of electronic medical records and related digital technologies is likely to significantly boost musculoskeletal injuries among doctors and nurses, says a Cornell ergonomist. (Nov. 28, 2012)
Kendra Bischoff, assistant professor of sociology and the Richard and Jacqueline Emmet Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow, has been chosen a 2016 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.
A Resources for the Future report, co-authored by assistant professor Shanjun Li, concludes that the 2009 Cash for Clunkers federal vehicle trade-in program provided 'little economic stimulus.' (Dec. 5, 2011)
Campaign co-chairs Jan Rock Zubrow '77 and Stephen Ashley '62, MBA '64, announced the milestone Nov. 18 at 'Cornell on the Charles,' an event attended by hundreds of Boston-area Cornellians. (Nov. 18, 2010)
A $1.7 million NIH grant will be used to better understand why teens are prone to taking risks. The study will use an MRI to compare brains of teens and adults when faced with risky decisions.
A $7.5 million gift from the Macaulay Family Foundation to the the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will expand the Macaulay Library's scientific archive of natural sound and video recordings.
“A Conversation with Geek Girls” featured Heather Cabot, co-author of “Geek Girl Rising,” a book that explores “the sisterhood [that has been] shaking up tech.”
Cornell will accept the Universal College Application as well as the Common Application from prospective freshmen and transfer students seeking admission. The university also has extended the regular decision deadline one week to Jan. 9, 2014.