The 'health halos' of healthy restaurants often prompt consumers to treat themselves to higher-calorie side dishes, drinks or desserts than when they eat at fast-food restaurants that make no health claims. (Sept. 24, 2007)
Cornell's 108th annual Dragon Day on March 13 featured the usual parade through campus and ritual burning, but this year the dragon survived thanks to state environmental regulations. (March 13, 2009)
Cornell researchers will formally present new audio evidence of ivory-billed woodpeckers Aug. 24 at the 123rd American Ornithologists Union meeting in Santa Barbara, Calif.
A program to streamline administrative support has saved nearly 90 percent of its $17 million target, Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman reported Oct. 26. (Oct. 28, 2010)
The new major, the science of natural and environmental systems in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will graduate its first crop of students this May. (March 12, 2009)
About a year and a half ago, the market began demanding more green buildings, said a private developer in a panel discussion on the intersection of development and sustainability Nov. 7 at Cornell Law School. (Nov. 12, 2008)
John Ochsendorf '96, an MIT associate professor, and stage lighting designer Jennifer Tipton '58 have each won $500,000, no-strings-attached fellowships from the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation. (Sept. 23, 2008)
More than 100 students, staff and senior administrators joined Professor Robin L. Davisson, Nov. 23, to surprise President David J. Skorton with wishes for a happy 60th birthday. (Nov. 24, 2009)
Interfaith leader Eboo Patel delivered Cornell United Religious Work’s annual Frederic C. Wood Lecture Sept. 9, in which he urged bridge-building between people of different faiths.
The Rwandan government wants to adopt an American style code of contract law based on common law, and Professor Robert Summers is helping help draft it.