Professors Holly Prigerson and Valerie Reyna have combined forces to study end-of-life communication between patients and their physicians and clinicians, with the goal of improved prognostic understanding and decision-making and, ultimately, better end-of-life decisions.
Cornell President David Skorton urged the 700 health economists at the American Society of Health Economists conference on campus June 20-23 to promote health care reform. (June 24, 2010)
The Institute for the Social Sciences' three-year theme project, Immigration: Settlement, Integration and Membership, is hosting faculty from across campus to explore immigration from many perspectives. (Sept. 26, 2011)
Two studies in the current issue of the International Journal of Wine Business Research point to service in winery tasting rooms being the most important factor in boosting wine sales at wineries.
Alumnus Doug Usher, a professional pollster, discussed the upcoming election and noted that the eventual victor will have to win Colorado, Ohio and Virginia. (Oct. 19, 2012)
Promoting healthy snacks can be as easy as moving where they are showcased, says a Cornell expert, who is helping school lunchrooms. He's also holding a free Consumer Camp June 11 for the public. (June 9, 2010)
For the first time, fiber science students and faculty joined the class that spent two weeks in India recently. The textile students toured textile and apparel production facilities. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, will speak on “Six Degrees of Separation” Sunday, April 26, 1-2:15 p.m. at Bailey Hall, as part of Charter Day.
Researchers have discovered a set of common changes in the brain upon learning a new skill. They have essentially detected a neural marker for the reorganization the brain undergoes as a person become proficient at a task.