Hunter Rawlings and Ronald Ehrenberg have been appointed to a new National Research Council committee that will undertake a review of how the federal government can ensure the health of U.S. research universities. (July 6, 2010)
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.
Cornell’s Translational Research Institute for Pain in Later Life has received a five-year, $1.95 million renewal grant from the National Institute on Aging.
Michael Jones-Correa, professor of government, argues against falling into the “illegality trap” of focusing on undocumented U.S. residents deflects attention from larger immigration policy issues.
Eight faculty members have received Stephen H. Weiss Awards for excellence in their teaching of undergraduate students and contributions to undergraduate education.
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)