In an ongoing study, Nim Tottenham, assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, is examining how normal and autistic brains behave when viewing faces. (April 30, 2008)
In most cases, when single moms marry, their children do not report improved mental and physical health as teens, when compared with children whose moms stay single, reports a Cornell demographer.
Jessica Ye '12 and Sophia Porrino '11 have received 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, which cover tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year. (April 8, 2010)
Nirav Shah, M.D., New York State Health Commissioner, cited the success of health care reforms and proposed additional steps to be taken on campus Feb. 26.
A new video series depicts the history and future of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for the program's 40th anniversary. (March 23, 2010)
Cornell scientists led by Patrick Stover have reported that they have identified a gene that causes neural tube defects (spina bifada and anencephaly) in laboratory mice. (March 15, 2011)
Weill Cornell Medical College students learned where they will do their residency training – the next three to seven years of their medical careers – during national Match Day, March 20.