A student-created landscape has been at the Mann Library entrance has been chosen as one of the first landscapes to participate in an international pilot project program. (June 2, 2010)
Faculty will share ideas on climate change April 21-23 at the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Summit, while students ascend Capitol Hill on April 21, and then walk in the national Science March on April 22.
The 3-year-old Cornell BEST program is funded by the National Institutes of Health to invent new ways for biomedical graduate students and postdocs to broaden their training.
A new Cornell study finds that teens who receive feedback from virtual pets on their iPhones are twice as likely to eat breakfast. The study is published in the Journal of Children and Media.
Economist Steven Kyle predicted the U.S. economy will grow at a rate of about 1-2 percent in 2012, warning his audience that Europe and China could also influence our economy next year. (Dec. 14, 2011)
Twelve Cornell women assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grants Program to advance research necessary to obtain tenure.
Patsy Brannon, David Levitsky, Ling Qi and Barbara Strupp, Division of Nutrition Sciences, have received awards from the American Society for Nutrition for their nutrition research and public service. (Feb. 28, 2011)
To expand on his teaching innovations, Cornell plant pathologist George Hudler has been named Cornell's Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow for 2012-13. (April 12, 2012)