A just-published study that used 11 years of data from 30 selective private colleges and universities shows what educators have long suspected -- where colleges and universities place in the U.S. News and World Report annual rankings really makes a difference.
International travelers confronting the age-old question of "to tip or not to tip" can find new insights in a study published by Michael Lynn, associate professor of consumer behavior at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.
Butter made from milk containing increased levels of a natural fatty acid reduced the risk of breast cancer in laboratory animals, according to new research published today
Researchers are interested not only in what happens when you combine two chemicals, but also in how the bonds between these chemicals are formed. That understanding might lead to better control over chemical reactions and perhaps even the creation of complex molecules with unusual properties.
Over a century ago, scientists discovered that some plants don't permit fertilization by their own pollen. And for the past quarter-century, scientists have known that cellular communication exists between the female stigma and the male gamete, or pollen, it receives.
The New York State Court of Appeals today unanimously dismissed the appeal of Cornell Professor James Maas from previous adverse court rulings dealing with his suit against Cornell claiming $1.5 million in damages.
Once again, it's the luminescent-bovine event of the holiday season. Those clopping sounds emanating from the Cornell Dairy Bar's rooftop belong not to reindeer but to Cornell cows.
Scott McMillin, Cornell professor of English, has been awarded the Sohmer-Hall Prize for outstanding work in early English theater and staging. McMillin shares the honor with Sally-Beth MacLean at the University of Toronto for collaboration on their book.
Imagine the freshest food prepared to order right in front of you as you converse with the chef about your sauce preferences. A five-star restaurant in New York, San Francisco or Hong Kong? Close. But wait. Imagine, further, your choice of five or six such restaurants, five or six kinds of meals, all within one bright, light, wood, brick, slate-and-ceramic contemporary space.
Michael P. Hoffmann, Cornell associate professor of entomology, has been appointed as director of Cornell's New York State Integrated Pest Management program.