Alcohol is shown on prime-time TV programs far more than any other drink or food, and actors, including those portraying adolescents, are shown consuming alcohol on more than 40 percent of network shows, according to a new Cornell study.
Interest in gardening will germinate at a Cornell workshop July 22 at the Schurman Hall/Education Center (Cornell Veterinary College). The workshop's theme is "Cultivating Community Through Youth Gardening."
Will Keim '04 is a fourth-year teacher at Oakland Technical High School and a Teach for America alumnus who went into teaching to make a difference in students' lives and education. (Oct. 15, 2007)
Many college students regale their friends -- and scare their parents -- with tales of widespread and excessive drinking, smoking and other drug use on campus.
A new book, co-edited by Warren Allmon and Linda Grace-Kobas, collects the results of the first Darwin Day at Cornell, held in February 2006. Darwin Day 2007 will be observed Feb. 8-12. (Feb. 6, 2007)
Cornell President Hunter Rawlings today announced the appointment of three interim deans, filling key positions in the Cornell Medical College, the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management and the College of Art, Architecture and Planning.
Cornell's Graduate Program in Medieval Studies appoints no faculty of its own. Yet faculty from 13 departments within the College of Arts and Sciences choose, out of love, to devote their time and energy to the program and its extremely diverse and dedicated group of students.
Best known for the beauty and diversity of its plant collections, Cornell Plantations reveals an abundance of other inhabitants and migrating visitors with its newest publication, An Annotated Checklist for Birds of Cornell Plantations.
The materials and technology of the 21st century will be under examination when a major industrial research conference, the 11th annual Polymer Outreach Program symposium, is held at Cornell University May 22 and 23.
This regular column, written by Cornell alumni, will follow the progress of the five-year, $4 billion fund-raising campaign announced by President David Skorton in October 2006. (Jan. 24, 2007)