A new $4.6 million study led by nutritionist Christine Olson will assess how effective text messages and e-mails are in preventing pregnant women from gaining too much weight. (Feb. 16, 2010)
The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city's black and Latino New Yorkers.
Weill Cornell's Scott Blanchard has developed technology that can observe drug activity in a solitary molecule while in motion. The development may lead to newer, safer drug therapies. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Dr. Bill Pape, director of the GHESKIO Clinic in Haiti, encourages Cornellians to keep Haiti and its plight in the public consciousness and donate what they can, but to refrain from traveling there. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Faculty, staff committee forms to advise Cornell administration on future decisions regarding the leasing of Cornell lands for horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing.
Cornell senior Jane Rhyu founded the Cornell chapter of Global Medical Brigades in 2008, organizing its first trips to Honduras, to provide care to people who rarely see doctors.
At the Latino Living Center Feb. 12, students discussed 'Who is an Indian? Defining Indigeneity in the Modern United States.' The event was part of the Cafe con Leche series sponsored by the center. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Ron Harris-Warrick has been named the first Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Cornell for one year for his proven ability to promote strong teaching in a range of contexts.
Direct assembly of nanomaterials for highly efficient energy conversion will be the goal of a five-year, $750,000 project led by Cornell researcher David Erickson.