Cornell computer scientists are developing technology to synthesize the sounds that go with computer-animated images of glass and crockery being smashed. (July 14, 2010)
Students from low-income or minority backgrounds are underrepresented in biology programs across the country, but Cornell's Biology Scholars Program is helping to buck that trend. (July 13, 2010)
New York, NY (March 18, 2002) - Despite having a potentially life-threatening condition, a large proportion of patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) are unaware of the full importance of systolic blood pressure (the upper number in a blood pressure reading) in the control and prevention of disease, according to a study presented today at the 51st Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta."Improved recognition of the importance of systolic blood pressure has been identified as a major public health challenge," said primary investigator Susan A. Oliveria, Sc.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Assistant Attending Epidemiologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. "Yet this survey indicates that many patients lack the basic knowledge about the importance of systolic blood pressure that would help them achieve better blood pressure control and reduce the potential for more serious conditions."
The Law School professor has been appointed 'special master' by Southern District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to investigate the lawsuits regarding respiratory illnesses of workers cleaning up the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001. (Jan. 26, 2007)
Ten minutes into the blockbuster movie 'Spider-Man 2,' nerdy physics student Peter Parker (played by Tobey Maguire) - whose alter ego is the superhero Spider-Man - trips and spills his armful of books while racing to class at Columbia University. As he bends to pick them up amid an onslaught of passing book bags, the camera zooms in on the maroon cover of the book atop the stack: Introductory Quantum Mechanics, fourth edition by Richard L. Liboff of Cornell University. (August 11, 2004)
Last semester, 376 Cornell students fanned out all over the world to pursue studies in more than 30 different countries, and some 500 images were submitted to a Cornell Abroad photo contest. (Nov. 14, 2007)
A symposium to help science educators find ways of building programs that will encourage science students to consider international experiences as fundamental to their education will be held at Cornell June 9- 12.
William Julius Wilson was the opening speaker Oct. 19 at a symposium titled "American Society: Diversity and Consensus," honoring another heavyweight sociologist, Cornell's Robin M. Williams Jr., the Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus.
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Weill Cornell Medical College $14.2 million for genetic research into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Jan. 18, 2007)