Cornell President David Skorton, chemist Geoffrey Coates, physicist Sol Gruner and mathematician Laurent Saloff-Coste are among 212 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (April 21, 2011)
The Cornell Conference on Aging and the Environment was the beginning of a major new push to consider the effects of the aging population in the context of the environment. (July 31, 2009)
About 50 middle and high school teachers attended the Cornell Science Sampler Series, a free workshop to give teachers ideas for hands-on activities to inspire their students in science. (March 28, 2012)
Before developing specific anti-obesity strategies, lawmakers should review the evidence on program effectiveness and costs to avoid policies that won't work or will waste money, says Cawley. (March 4, 2010)
Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together faculty, administrators and guests to discuss challenges on which Cornell should place emphasis and resources in 2019-2020.
A new television program, 'From Farm to Table,' which airs in the Albany area but is also available online, can help consumers take full advantage of the culinary bounty of the region and eat more healthfully. (Nov. 18, 2008)
Cornell's Cooperative Extension-NYC's 'Living Green' program is teaching residents in 30 affordable housing residential buildings how to live 'greener' and more healthfully.
Weill Cornell Medical College has received $13 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to continue studying atherosclerosis and thrombosis, which are major risk factors for coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke.
Occasional smoking, and even second-hand smoke, create biological changes that may increase the risks of lung disease and cancer, according to a new study Cornell scientists in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell. (Aug. 26, 2010)