The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nutritionist Christina Stark almost $500,000 to train extension/community teams on collaborative, ecological approaches for childhood obesity prevention. (April 28, 2010)
Former NYC police investigator Christian Saffran is beginning his first year in the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program to follow his dream of becoming a physician scientist.
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)
A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $585,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.
Cornell scientists found that tuberculosis bacteria infecting macrophages slow their hosts' abilities to process fats, opening a new road in the search for better drugs to fight tuberculosis.
While some cancer survivors feel distressed about diet and body weight, exercise helps them feel they are taking back control of their health, Cornell researchers report.
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)