For massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that help dieticians and nutritionists around the world understand the latest research, course completion rates more than double that of normal MOOC fare.
Sera Young, Ph.D. ’08, a research scientist in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded the 2013 annual Margaret Mead Award, considered one of the most prestigious anthropology awards for junior faculty or scholars.
The Latin American Studies Program holds its inaugural Cornell conference Friday, Feb. 19, with more than 30 research topics and projects presented by faculty, staff and students.
Educators from around the nation with a strong desire to promulgate scientific knowledge and teach tomorrow’s teachers met to learn new ways to train undergraduate students in effective instruction.
The rebuilt Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory Greenhouse reopened Feb. 9 with modern equipment designed for increased energy savings and improved plant growth. It houses more than 500 species.
Cornell faculty and students will be among thousands of scientists representing an array of research to swarm Washington, D.C., Feb. 11-15 for the annual AAAS meeting and exposition.
Due to global warming, the chances the Southwest suffers a decadelong drought is at least 50 percent, and the chances of a “megadrought” – one that lasts up to 35 years – ranges from 20 to 50 percent over the next century.
A slate of six projects totaling more than $1 million has been announced to generate innovative research in the combined fields of agriculture, computation and engineering.
School cafeterias that accept only electronic payments may be inadvertently promoting junkier food and adding empty calories to student diets, which contribute to obesity, say Cornell behavioral economists.