Sometimes, says Cornell law professor Eduardo Penalver in a new book, breaking property laws can be a vital step toward changing a legal system, and a society, for the better. (May 3, 2010)
Finishing its first year as a university-supported organization, SWAG: Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate had 30 pairings of mentors and mentees, with 13 seniors on track to graduate this May.
In a question-and-answer period following the State of the University speech, Oct. 17, President David Skorton addressed such issues as financial aid, free speech on campus and faculty courseloads. (Oct. 17, 2008)
A paper-chain-cutting ceremony officially celebrated the opening of the new Cornell Child Care Center Oct. 15. The center can accommodate 48 infants, 50 toddlers and 60 preschoolers. (Oct. 16, 2008)
State weather watchers are looking for amateur weather buffs to measure and record the daily precipitation that falls in their backyards. Training for volunteers will be held March 29 at Cornell. (March 18, 2008)
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 13 include swing dancing, chamber music by faculty, a movie sneak preview and a panel offering economic advice to President Barack Obama. (Feb. 12, 2009)
Jonathan Boyarin, director of the Jewish Studies Program, and Kim Haines-Eitzen, incoming director of the Religious Studies Program, discussed "Jewish Studies at Cornell, Today and Tomorrow."
New York, NY -- Two physician-scientists from New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College were co-authors of a new study which demonstrates that earlier laser treatment for certain premature infants resulted in an overall better vision outcome. Results of the multi-center clinical trial, sponsored by the national eye institute (nei), a part of the national institutes of health (NIH), and published in the December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, give physicians new, improved treatment options for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a blinding disease that affects premature, low-birth-weight infants and is a leading cause of vision loss in children. (January 5, 2004)
Public service announcements about the dangers of drunken driving could save thousands of lives each year – but only if those ad campaigns are better funded and more people see them, according to three Cornell researchers.