People who saw how much they had already eaten -- e.g., leftover chicken-wing bones -- ate 27 percent less than people who had no such environmental cues, finds a study by Cornell's Brian Wansink. (April 9, 2007)
'Going Global, Going Vernacular' will bring together scholars from India, Africa and the United States, April 27-28, to look at how the English language is being reclaimed and transformed. (April 9, 2007)
The 'Sisters on the Frontline: Organizing Women, Building Power' conference drew more than 200 women labor organizers for one of the first national events of its kind, March 30-April 1 in New York City. (April 9, 2007)
The Cornell Institute for the Social Sciences is sponsoring an 'Incarceration and Fatherhood Workshop,' Friday, April 13, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in 290 Myron Taylor Hall. (April 9, 2007)
James Yee told a campus audience April 5 of the human rights violations at Guantanamo prison and of his arrest and release documented in his book, 'For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire.' (April 6, 2007)
Zhou Wenzhong, China's ambassador to the United States, spoke about 'China-U.S. Relations and China's Peaceful Development' in a public lecture April 5. (April 6, 2007)
Michael Barany, Alexandra Denby and Alisa Mo are among 317 undergraduates nationwide to earn the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for academic excellence in math, science and engineering. (April 6, 2007)
Photos taken by Cornell Abroad students offer a window into some of the exotic and enriching experiences they encountered this past year while studying in one of about 40 countries. (April 5, 2007)
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Cornell's Ronnie Coffman explains why so many in India are not doing so well and why they are ready for the American supermarket. (April 5, 2007)
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Cornell University, has found a mutation in a single gene that plays a key role in determining body-size differences within and among dog breeds and probably is important in determining the size of humans as well. (April 3, 2007)