How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socioeconomic class and gender, reports a new study. (Nov. 24, 2009)
New York, NY (July 9, 2003) -- A major educational conference in New York on July 10-13 -- the International Symposium on Triglycerides, Metabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disease -- will show that it may not be enough simply to reduce LDL cholesterol (or "bad cholesterol") in the effort to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Each year, CHD kills more men and women in the United States than the next seven causes of death combined. But about half of the heart attacks each year strike people with low to normal cholesterol. Thus, factors other than high cholesterol must also contribute to CHD risk. The conference will elucidate a particular group of risk factors that have come to be known as the "metabolic syndrome." Dr. Antonio J. Gotto, Jr., M.D., the Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and one of the world's foremost experts on cardiovascular disease, will open the conference and participate in satellite symposia.The metabolic syndrome represents a constellation of risk factors for coronary heart disease, comprising abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol (the "good cholesterol"), elevated blood pressure, and elevated glucose levels, among other factors. It is vitally important, as it increases a person's risk for developing CHD (e.g., a heart attack) and can also lead to diabetes. Persons with Type 2 diabetes have a twofold to fourfold greater risk for CHD. The increasing prevalence of obesity in Western societies, including the United States, has led to a growth in the number of people with the metabolic syndrome.
During a visit to campus Nov. 19, Katie Brown '85 drew on her experiences becoming an entrepreneur to inspire students to consider nontraditional career paths. (Nov. 23, 2009)
Associate professor of dance Joyce Morgenroth explores the creative processes of revolutionary dance artists in her book 'Speaking of Dance: Twelve Contemporary Choreographers on Their Craft.'
The Ninth Annual Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference drew more than 160 university faculty, leaders and alumni to Hong Kong April 7-8. Fifteen Cornell Clubs and communities were represented.
The Paleontological Research Institution, a Cornell-affiliated institution, has received one of the world's largest collections of fossilized mollusks from the Antarctic. (June 10, 2009)
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the king of Malaysia, toured the College of Veterinary Medicine Sept. 18 and discussed potential future collaborations between Cornell and the Malaysian national university. (Sept. 21, 2010)
Editor's picks for the week of Feb. 6 include classic cinema, the Ithaca premiere of 'The History Boys' and a conference on academic freedom. (Feb. 6, 2009)