Seniors in the College Scholar Program pursued research projects ranging from humor cognition as a clinical diagnostic tool to decisions in the art market and designing a small satellite.
Extraverted schoolchildren serve more cereal to themselves - while youthful introverts take less - according to a study from the Cornell laboratory of Brian C. Wansink.
Adolescents who grow up poor are more likely to report being discriminated against; this perception is related to harmful changes in health, research suggests.
Cornell Students Against Sweatshops will be presented with the American Labor Museum's social justice award for its role in promoting college apparel manufacturers who pay a living wage. (Nov. 15, 2010)
Deputy Provost David Harris has announced he will take an extended leave of absence to join the Obama administration. His last day on campus will be March 19. (March 15, 2010)
Cornell's Big Red Relief will host a panel discussion of experts about Iraqi refugees on April 8 and a benefit concert April 11 in Bailey Hall to aid those refugees.
The Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell calls for legal system reforms regarding survivors of domestic violence who are convicted of crimes when protecting themselves from abuse. (June 7, 2011)
Researchers at the University of Hawaii and Cornell have selected a crew of six for a four-month simulated Mars mission to test food and food preparation strategies.
A new Cornell Cooperative Extension blog, written by a Cornell professor and a consumer scientist, tries to help consumers decipher good science information from bad.