A Cornell study may have the last word on whether a reform of New York workers' compensation program would save money and ensure quality medical care. The pilot program requires employees of participating companies who are injured at work to seek medical care from a managed care organization rather than from their family physicians.
As gay couples rush to the altar and the White House backs a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriages, a poll by Cornell University researchers shows that voters who favor gay marriage tend to be young, educated and earn a comfortable living. And they tend to watch CNN. Voters who oppose gay marriage are usually older, less educated, vote Republican and are not as wealthy. And they tend to watch Fox News. (March 11, 2004)
What's in a name? The future of public transportation in Tompkins County, according to Barbara Blanchard, a member of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives and chair of the operations committee of the Ithaca-Tompkins Transit Center.
A gift from Randy '75 and Howard '74, MBA '75, Freedman to Cornell’s anthropology department will allow undergraduates to undertake research projects across the country or around the globe.
Four members of the Cornell University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are among 348 researchers chosen to receive the prestigious award this year. The four are Donald Campbell, professor of astronomy; David Grusky, professor of sociology; David Hammer, the J. Carleton Ward Professor of Nuclear Energy Engineering, and Ray Wu, professor of molecular biology and genetics. (October 31, 2003)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Adults and children can make an acid-base indicator to test foods, read a book about a rabbit gardener and then sprout a kidney bean, or test several foods for fat using a paper towel. These activities are examples from two new Cornell Cooperative Extension publications that combine fun, food, nutrition and science experiments for parents, teachers, 4-H club leaders, scout leaders and other adults to do with children ages 5 to 12.
The Executive Committee of Cornell University's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Executive Faculty Room, A-126, of the William Hale Harkness Medical Research Building, 1300 York Ave., New York City.
Stephanie Ball '13 used to think that sending clothing to Haitians would help them weather their economic difficulties. A service-learning trip to Haiti changed her mind. (Oct. 30, 2012)