Researchers have observed that overweight people underestimate how much they eat by twice as much as normal-weight people do. So are heavier people's underestimates intentional?
No, reports a new Cornell study published in the…
The average person makes more than 200 food-related decisions every day, day in and day out -- yet isn't aware of 90 percent of them, says Cornell marketing professor Brian Wansink in his new book, "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat…
Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, associate professor of anthropology and of Latino studies, has been appointed the new director of Cornell's Latino Studies Program (LSP). She succeeds Mary Pat Brady, associate professor of English.
The…
Salma Kikwete, the wife of the president of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, has been in New York discussing Weill Cornell Medical College's (WCMC) aim of helping to create the best medical facility in East Africa.
Earlier this year,…
For generations we have been bombarded with the message that "thin is in."
The efficacy of this mantra was just one of the topics discussed at the 24th Annual Women's Health Symposium, Oct. 11 at Weill Cornell Medical Center…
Nanotech devices for biology research, a new way to pasteurize milk, improvements in cellular phone systems and new strawberry varieties were among the 41 patents issued to 32 Cornell inventors during fiscal year 2005-06. They…
Scott Sherman, co-founder of the Transformative Action Institute in California, spoke on 'Teaching to Transform the World: An Innovative Approach to Education,' Oct. 26.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, executive in charge of such animated hits as 'Shrek' and 'Chicken Run,' discussed his career and the world of computer animation Oct. 30 in Statler Auditorium.
With the advent of genetics research, Eleanor Maccoby, professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University, revisited the classic developmental question of whether children are more influenced by nature or nurture.
Rebecca B. Robertson '82, a specialist in early-stage investment in medical devices and diagnostics, will deliver the annual Thorpe Lecture, sponsored by Cornell's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.