At Cornell's Early Childhood Center (ECC), the sound of music reverberates throughout the day, all in the name of fun, creative expression and brain development.
The persistence of a Cornell researcher and the prompt use of his unique database are credited for helping limit the death toll in a recent outbreak of 'Listeria monocytogenes,' a virulent food-borne pathogen.
In a new book, The Deep Hot Biosphere, Cornell professor emeritus of astronomy Thomas Gold argues that subterranean bacteria started the whole evolutionary process, and that there's no looming energy shortage because oil reserves are far greater than predicted.
Stewart J. Schwab, professor of law at Cornell Law School and a specialist in labor and employment law, and tort and contract law, has been named the new dean of the Law School, Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman announced today.
Charles H. Moore, Cornell's director of athletics and physical education for the past four years, will retire when a search for his successor is completed, university officials announced today.
By age 8, on average, young men who later realize they are bisexual or gay first become aware of their same-sex attractions, says a Cornell University professor of developmental psychology in a new book recounting young men's recollections of their gay/bisexual identity. In ". . . And Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories," a 248-page paperback just published by Routledge Publishers.
The Society for the Humanities has for more than four decades spearheaded propagation of new knowledge and introduced interdisciplinary approaches to study that have had lasting institutional consequences. (Feb. 8, 2008)
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University has received a $3 million, six-year grant from the Park Foundation of Ithaca, N.Y., to initiate new biodiversity projects.
In a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, President David Skorton calls on the higher education community to help the country solves its most pressing challenges. (Nov. 21, 2008)
Regularly scheduled help sessions for such large, introductory science courses as biology, chemistry and physics ... free tutoring ... free workshops on how to improve study skills ... a van service for students with physical…