Being in captivity for just a few weeks can reduce the volume of the hippocampus by as much as 23 percent, according to a new Cornell study. (Oct. 9, 2009)
An ad hoc committee commissioned has continued to revise its proposed academic calendar to address faculty and student concerns. The Faculty Senate will vote on the proposal.
Events on campus through Jan. 14 include student films, a children's film, concerto competition, conference on agriculture, workshops for consumers, caregiver meeting, ongoing exhibits, Kuali Day. (Dec. 9, 2010)
The Cornell Thai Association celebrated the Thai new year by showing off Thai culture to the Cornell community at Thai Fest in Willard Straight Hall on April 12. (April 15, 2008)
The conservation and renewable energy technologies we have now will probably not be enough, but hopeful new technologies, such as converting biomass into fuel are under study, Chu says.
A group of Cornell students and two instructors took part in a new design exchange program between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University this summer. (Dec. 8, 2010)
Three Cornell faculty respondents and an Israeli professor explored the implications of the latest findings on primate culture and communication March 6.
A proposal for research to detect racial bias in the research peer review process has earned a second-place prize from the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review for two College of Human Ecology faculty members.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Cornell instructors to rethink how they teach lab classes, as remote learning has created special challenges for courses considered more hands-on, collaborative and experiential.