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.
A significant gift from a Cornell Law School alumnus has helped transform an ordinary classroom in Myron Taylor Hall into a fully wired and equipped high-tech facility. The Harriet Stein Mancuso '73 Amphitheater.
University officials expressed deep concern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot and seriously wounded Jan. 8 outside a grocery store in Tucson as she met with constituents. (Jan. 9, 2011)
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)
A potentially fatal bacterial disease that damages the liver and kidneys of dogs, humans and other animals – leptospirosis – is appearing in new forms in the United States.
The Afrik! Fashion Show featuring the Kusun Ensemble combined activism-inspired clothing from African cultures and styles with jazz and African music played on traditional Ghanaian instruments.
Cornell has been named a 'best employer' for mothers in the workforce by Working Mother magazine for the fourth consecutive year because of its family-friendly policies. (Sept. 22, 2009)
For his distinguished career in international business, Francisco 'Frank' Pedraza '55, MBA '57, received the 2009 Clifton R. Wharton Emerging Markets Award April 24. (May 14, 2009)
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.