A new study shows that, compared with younger adults, older adults report better mental health, which allows them to forego immediate financial gain for bigger gains in the future. (July 18, 2011)
Across campus, members of the Cornell community are raising money to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Across the country, Cornell alumni are doing the same.
Cornell researchers have shed new light on a lightning-quick, impossibly small-scale process, called exocytosis, by casting sharp focus on what happens right at the moment the 'doors' on the cell wall open. (Oct. 13, 2010)
Adolescents who are chronically exposed to family turmoil, violence, noise or other chronic risk factors show more stress-induced physiological strain on their organs than other youth. But when they have supportive mothers, they do not experience these changes, finds a new Cornell study. (April 20, 2007)
The controversial and contradictory Daniel Cohn-Bendit delivered his signature blend of paradoxical rhetoric to a Cornell audience Nov. 11. (November 15, 2005)
The ExxonMobil Foundation has given Cornell $595,970 through its Educational Matching Gifts Program. The gift was presented to President David Skorton April 30 by Jean A. Baderschneider, Ph.D. '78.
New York, NY (January 23, 2003) -- Can use of Botox cause new facial wrinkles? Is laser hair removal safe for those with darker skin? What are some alternatives to plastic surgery? From skin safety to anti-aging procedures, dermatologists at Weill Cornell Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answer these questions and more, providing expert advice on a range of cosmetic skin treatments.For patients receiving Botox injections to remove facial wrinkles, skin adjacent to the treatment area may become more wrinkled, says Dr. David S. Becker, Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Physician of Dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
For its efforts in teaching farmers and homeowners how to use ecologically sound pest-management techniques, Cornell University's New York State Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Quality Award, the agency's highest honor. "This program develops and teaches pest-control methods that are cost-effective and pose minimal risks to human health and the environment," said Walter E. Mugdan, the regional counsel for the EPA, upon presenting the award in New York City on April 30. "Due in large part to the program's efforts, nearly 90 percent of New York farmers now use some form of integrated pest management," he said. (May 3, 2002)
Professor emeritus of art Zevi Blum, B.Arch. '57, an artist who taught drawing in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning for more than 30 years, died Feb. 25 in San Francisco. He was 77. (March 1, 2011)