A study by ILR's Global Labor Institute finds that a proposed oil pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico might kill more jobs than it generates. (Sept. 30, 2011)
Black History Month puts focus on the role of black people in the development of world civilizations and memorializes figures who fought for equality, panelists said Feb. 16.
The future of particle physics in the United States has never been as imperiled as it is now, says economist Harold Shapiro, president emeritus of Princeton University. Failure to act, he says, could mean missing out on…
Unveiling details of the strategic planning process, dubbed 'Reimagining Cornell,' Provost Kent Fuchs said the two-phase plan will first look at how to downsize and reorganize the university and, second, envision its future.
The lab of engineering professor Rob Shepherd has developed a hybrid material featuring soft metal and porous elastic polymer foam that could be used to make a morphing airplane wing.
By 'unzipping' single DNA molecules, a Cornell research team has gained new insight into how genes are packed and expressed within cells. (Jan. 27, 2009)
People, including professional bartenders, pour 20 to 30 percent more liquor into short, squat glasses than into tall, thin ones, finds a study by Cornell Professor Brian Wansink, published in a December 2005 issue of the British Medical Journal. Wansink thinks the vertical-horizontal optical illusion is the reason. (December 22, 2005)
New York, NY (November 21, 2002) -- More than 60-million Americans suffer from allergies, and as many as 40 million suffer from airborne allergies. Yet, despite their prevalence and the ever-increasing numbers of allergy sufferers, there is still widespread misunderstanding about allergies. Now, a new book by a leading Weill Cornell allergist clears the air about allergies and distinguishes the fact from the fiction.The book, entitled "What's In the Air? The Complete Guide to Seasonal and Year-Round Airborne Allergies," is authored by Dr. Gillian Shepherd, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Marian Betancourt. It is available in paperback and published by Pocket Books.
From dangerously rundown houses in rural upstate New York to urban shantytowns in Latin America, substandard housing is a growing international problem linked to globalization and poverty.