Professors William White and Kosali Simon contrasted elements of two health care bills that propose to expand health coverage using a combination of incentives and penalties. (Dec. 8, 2009)
A paper co-authored by Cornell economist Vicki Bogan suggests that mental health issues or substance abuse in a household may have an effect on investment decisions and management of retirement assets. (June 24, 2010)
A collaboration between Weill Cornell, Cayuga Medical Center and about a dozen Ithaca doctors gives third- or fourth-year medical students the opportunity to spend a six-week clerkship in Ithaca. (July 5, 2011)
At the first Cornell intercampus debate Nov. 4, students from Ithaca debated Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar students in Doha about funding from tobacco companies. The Cornell-Ithaca team won. (Nov. 12, 2009)
New research offers a clue into the underlying causes of atherosclerosis in terms of how the cells that line the blood vessels, called endothelial cells, behave as the vessels stiffen with age. (Dec. 7, 2011)
This fall Cornell is taking the 'local foods' concept to a whole new level by buying corn, potatoes, squash and ornamental gourds directly from Cornell's farms. (Nov. 4, 2009)
Artificial tissues with an embedded vascular system and a skull base sealer were two Cornell student inventions honored as finalists in the 2009 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Chicago, Oct. 18-20. (Oct. 21, 2009)
Two Cornellians from Africa have created a body suit embedded at the molecular level with insecticides to ward off mosquitoes infected with deadly malaria. The outfit could provide daytime protection.