A new study shows that, compared with younger adults, older adults report better mental health, which allows them to forego immediate financial gain for bigger gains in the future. (July 18, 2011)
Events on campus this week include talks by artist/scientist Joe Davis and scholar Judith Butler, films by Bill Morrison in Sage Chapel, concerts, plays and more.
Cornell is establishing a lecture series to honor two of the nation's most eminent mathematicians, David Blackwell of the University of California at Berkeley and Richard Tapia of Rice University.
As the NYS Seed Testing Lab at the NYS Ag Experiment Station celebrates its centennial, Joyce Wicksall has a unique view - She's worked there for more than half of its 100-year history.
Gaeta labA laser beam passes through a "split-time lens" - a specially designed waveguide that bumps up the wavelength for a while then suddenly bumps it down. The signal then passes through a filter that slows down the higher…
Educational communications experts, World Wide Web programmers, curriculum designers and computer and video technologists are joining forces with Cornell faculty to extend Cornell's educational programs throughout the world.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has received some $317,000 of stimulus funding to provide training to 120 veterans, many with disabilities, for green jobs. (Sept. 22, 2009)
Cornell professor was recently given a boost with $937,000 in federal stimulus money to create simple models to mimic and study cholesterol in cell membranes. (Sept. 21, 2009)
Cornell research suggests that butterflies' hind wings help them evade predators, and their bright colors warn birds that chasing them isn't worth the energy. (Jan. 6, 2009)