Cornell University Librarian Sarah E. Thomas has announced the appointment of Katherine Reagan as curator of rare books in Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC).
The main reason some people get fat isn't because of genetics or how much they eat, says a Cornell obesity researcher. It's because compared with thinner people they snack more often during the day and move about a lot less.
In deep space, there are very few second chances. But one year later and one year wiser, a team of Cornell University astronomers and researchers is preparing for the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, named 433 Eros, on Valentine's Day.
As the southernmost birds prepare for their annual journey north, Cornell ornithologist Stephen W. Kress is readying his lecture notes, pictures and bird calls for the 23rd annual presentation of the popular Spring Field Ornithology course.
No matter how fancy an ergonomic office chair is, it's probably not going to help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome or other wrist injuries that result from working at a computer keyboard, according to a new Cornell study.
Persis Drell, professor of physics at Cornell and a noted experimental high-energy physicist, has been named leader of the Cornell group at CLEO -- one of the world's most advanced particle detectors.
Cornell President Hunter R. Rawlings announced that he will submit to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees his nomination of Biddy Martin as University Provost.
Peter Eisenman, world-renowned architect and 1955 graduate of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will deliver this year's Preston Thomas Memorial Lectures at Cornell.
George McTurnan Kahin, a specialist on Southeast Asia and the Aaron L. Binenkorb Professor of International Studies Emeritus at Cornell, died Jan. 29, 2000. He was 82.