As if the free ice cream was not enough. Cornell University's famous a capella singing group The Hangovers will serenade holiday revelers at the Cornell Dairy Bar's fifth annual "Lighting of the Cows" Friday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
Stress from having to keep a secret - one’s sexual orientation, for example - can cause lapses in physical stamina, intellectual acuity, executive function and even email etiquette, according to a study by Cornell and Berkeley psychologists.
Cornell was part of a study that has found that background noise, mainly from ships, has cut the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to communicate by about two-thirds. (Aug. 16, 2012)
International development expert Ramaswami Balasubramaniam has been named a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor at Cornell. He will be in residence Sept. 23-30. (Aug. 16, 2012)
The U.S. Postal Service -- America's largest public enterprise -- is in need of reform and should be transformed from a government-owned entity into a privately owned firm, says an expert at Cornell University. In a new book, Saving the Mail: How to Solve the Problems of the U.S. Postal Service (American Enterprise Institute Press), assistant professor of policy analysis and management Rick Geddes argues that the postal service should become a completely demonopolized company that offers publicly traded shares. Germany and Holland have successfully privatized their postal services. (March 12, 2003)
Charles McNulty, chief theater critic for the Los Angeles Times, is the winner of the 2009-10 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, administered by Cornell University's Department of English. (Jan. 6, 2011)
To help first-year students who are Muslims adjust to campus life - right in the middle of Ramadan - Professor Shawka Toorawa planned events throughout the month, including an Iftaar meal Sept. 13. (Sept. 15, 2009)
Two species of amblypygids, or whip spiders, long thought to be purely predatory, anti-social and just plain aggressive arachnids, exhibit surprisingly warm behavior, says Cornell researcher Linda Rayor. (March 12, 2007)
A team of international researchers is working to tackle the global problem of plant viral diseases that are spread by insects, thanks to close to $1 million in funding.