Most lawns in New York already have enough phosphorus and don't need supplementation, especially if clippings are left on lawns, according to recent research by Marty Petrovic of Cornell. (May 7, 2007)
Even people who seemed resilient but were close to the World Trade Center on 9/11 have brains that are more reactive to emotional stimuli than those who were more than 200 miles away. The study is one of the first to look at the effects of trauma on the brains of healthy people. (May 6, 2007)
Cornell geologist Larry Brown is leading the fourth stage of a nearly 15-year seismic profiling effort in Tibet. Project INDEPTH aims to discover how continents formed millions of years ago. (May 4, 2007)
Assistant Professor Kosali Simon has won the prize from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration for 'contributions to the research literature in the field of health services.' (May 4, 2007)
Tuition keeps going up, but that's because higher education is labor intensive and outside support is not increasing accordingly, says Provost Biddy Martin. (May 3, 2007)
The creation of Western Union had made Ezra Cornell a wealthy man. His philanthropies were numerous, but he always believed that the greatest good was education. (May 3, 2007)
At the first annual Technology, Food and Agricultural Career Day on March 22, almost 200 high school students learned about the growing career opportunities in agriculture.
Cornell in Rome alumni, faculty and current students alike say the program provides an exceptional experience and opportunity to learn and grow, personally and as artists, urban planners and architects. (May 3, 2007)
Cornell in Rome alumni revisited familiar historic sites and saw contemporary additions to the city as part of the program's 20th anniversary activities. (May 3, 2007)