Abbas Maleki, Iran's deputy foreign minister 1988-1997, offered insights into how Iran views itself vis a vis its current tensions with the West. (March 13, 2012)
Choreographer and A.D. White Professor-at-Large William Forsythe and Professor Tim Murray discussed Forsythe's artistic practice and his development of choreographic objects March 10. (March 13, 2012)
Faculty member Daniel R. Schwarz explores a turbulent decade in 'Endtimes? Crises and Turmoil at The New York Times, 1999-2009.' He discusses the new book March 6 at the A.D. White House. (March 1, 2012)
The wider the variety of foods served at a meal, the more a person will eat, reports new Cornell research. Conversely, a 'one-pot' dish, such as a stir-fry, will cut down on the amount consumed. (March 12, 2012)
Landscape architect Gil Hanse, MLA '89, won the bid to design an environmentally sensitive golf course for the 2016 Olympics with CALS professor Frank Rossi. (March 12, 2012)
Michael R. King, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is editor-in-chief of a new scientific journal focused on nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires applied to medicine and biology. (March 12, 2012)
A new study in Science reveals that honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains known to be associated with novelty-seeking in humans.
When Irene Rosenfeld took charge of Kraft Foods in 2006, its chips were down, its cookies crumbling. Today, the second-largest food company in the world is on the menu of billions of people. (March 8, 2012)
N'Dri Assie-Lumumba, Cornell professor of Africana studies, led 44 students on the eighth annual trip to the United Nations in New York City March 2 for a tour and talks with officials. (March 8, 2012)