Emil J. Haller, professor emeritus of educational administration, who studied administrative, social and political questions surrounding small and rural schools, died Nov. 20. (Nov. 28, 2011)
Immunologist Cynthia Leifer identifies immune cell mechanisms that sometimes go wrong, opening the door for possible new therapies for autoimmune diseases like lupus and arthritis. (Nov. 28, 2011)
In the annual Cornell Entrepreneur Organization's Elevator Pitch Competition Nov. 16, an application that displays interesting ads only when apps are loading won first place. (Nov. 23, 2011)
At a conference on the quality of jobs at the ILR School Nov. 2-3, research suggested jobs are becoming more intense, particularly in the wake of staff reductions. (Nov. 23, 2011)
A study finds that white men and minority women become intimate and cohabitate faster than other couples do. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Social Forces. (Nov. 23, 2011)
A former ambassador from Egypt to Canada stressed on campus Nov. 18 that Islam has a long history of female scholarship and gender equality, despite what many believe. (Nov. 23, 2011)
Cornell researchers have discovered a process for how cells maintain the composition of proteins in their plasma membrane, the organelle that defines the outer surface of the cell. (Nov. 23, 2011)
Doug Braunstein '83 has endowed the Braunstein Family Professorship, to be held by Lawrence M. Kahn, ILR professor of economics and labor relations. (Nov. 22, 2011)
Making robots understand and execute English commands is the goal of a project led by Hadas Kress-Gazit, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. (Nov. 22, 2011)
Physicists discussed the revolutionary news that an experiment measured particles traveling faster than the speed of light at a physics department forum in Clark Hall Nov. 17. (Nov. 22, 2011)