Cornell is now a member of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, which involves research in biological, physical, social and cultural sciences needed to study ecosystems in North America. (Sept. 15, 2008)
More than four dozen teachers attended a three-day workshop at Cornell to get ideas on how to integrate information about international food customs and food production into their curricula.
A study by Kelly Musick, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, reports that the benefits of marriage reduce over time while cohabiting couples experience greater happiness and self esteem. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Law professor Laura Underkuffler's new book, "Captured By Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law,” tackles a concept hitherto largely unexplored in legal scholarship.
Big Red men's heavyweight rowers are sporting new swag after partnering with Cornell fiber science and apparel design graduate students to create retro practice uniforms.
A new exhibit, “Chinese Traditional Dress and Its Influence,” provides an overview of Chinese dress of the Qing period and the influence of Eastern style on Western fashions in the early 20th century.
Anthropology professor Nerissa Russell has published the first systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, and finds that guilt and gender play a major role in human-animal relations. (Jan. 16, 2012)