A just-published study that used 11 years of data from 30 selective private colleges and universities shows what educators have long suspected -- where colleges and universities place in the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings really makes a difference.
Stephen Parshley, a research support engineer in Cornell's astronomy department, has plans to leave his mark on the world. Literally. The plans are Parshley's winning design for the 2006 South Pole marker.
One week after the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed that the U.S. economy has been mired in a yearlong recession, economist Steven Kyle predicted that the financial tumult would continue well into 2009. (Dec. 10, 2008)
The special open enrollment period for long-term care and life insurance ends May 2. Paul Bursic, director of Benefit Services, provides a framework for estimating the amount of life insurance you should have. (April 16, 2008)
A noninvasive scan that determines the extent of plaque buildup in the heart predicts the likelihood of heart attack or death over a 15-year period, according to a Weill Cornell Medical College research team.
Tcat is gearing up for its Aug. 22 service introduction by helping local riders plan for the adjustments that may lay ahead for them. Some riders will notice little change in their routine, while others may find that they'll be riding a different route number at a different time
Bottled water wastes energy and hurts the environment, asserts Cornell extension associate Jennifer Wilkins in this Cornell Perspectives opinion piece. (Aug. 22, 2007)
A team of students, led by associate professor Mason Peck, is attempting to send a CubeSat, a small satellite made from readily available hardware, into orbit around the moon with water as propellant.
A team of researchers at Weill Cornell has improved a nonsurgical procedure that safely and effectively corrects newborn ear deformities in just two weeks.