For deans Michael Kotlikoff and Kathryn Boor, an opening day visit to the 2010 New York State Fair Aug. 26 was a welcome chance to relax, explore and reminisce. (Aug. 27, 2010)
Events on campus this week include films on utopias, Street Fair at Ho Plaza, Clubfest at Barton Hall, Bienvenidos barbecue, a folk concert, humanities lecture and discussion of nature in literature. (Aug. 26, 2010)
Occasional smoking, and even second-hand smoke, create biological changes that may increase the risks of lung disease and cancer, according to a new study Cornell scientists in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell. (Aug. 26, 2010)
Although the Cornell Dairy Bar has closed for several years while Stocking Hall is renovated, Cornell ice cream and other dairy products are now available at Trillium Express. (Aug. 26, 2010)
Research published by a cognitive psychologist finds that children as young as preschoolers use intuitive statistical abilities to learn about people's inner lives, in this case, people's preferences. (Aug. 26, 2010)
President Skorton welcomed the entire Cornell community back to campus in an e-mail message Aug. 25. In it, he detailed the university's priorities for the coming year. (Aug. 25, 2010)
Signaling one way the university will streamline its operations, the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is insourcing its communications to the Division of University Communications. (Aug. 25, 2010)
Marco Recuay '03 earned a statue at the 2010 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Aug. 21 in Los Angeles. Recuay's Emmy is for Visual Effects in a Miniseries or Movie, for his work on HBO's 'The Pacific.' (Aug. 25, 2010)
Shoals Marine Lab is not only a rich marine science environment for summer undergraduate courses but also a living laboratory where several Cornell graduate students collect field data each summer. (Aug. 25, 2010)