In the developed world, societies enjoy abundant diets more varied now than at any other time in history. That's in stark contrast to the developing world where millions of people confront profound food insecurity every day.
A sexually maturing male midshipman fish can look forward to becoming either of two very different kinds of guy: A talented "singer" whose courtship songs lure females to his love nest, or a "sneaker male" who can't carry a tune.
Anthony Vidler, professor of art history and architecture and chair of the Department of Art History at the University of California at Los Angeles, has been nominated as dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University.
Want to know the slope of that hill on the north forty? Or the soil conditions there? What about the stream that flows through the middle -- how much water flows and what's its chemical composition?
While Andrew Dickson White's role in helping to found Cornell has been rightfully celebrated, his prowess as a book collector has gotten short shrift, say Mark G. Dimunation, Cornell's curator of rare books, and Elaine D. Engst, university archivist.
Events on campus this week include Maple weekend, CSA Fair, Reimagining Cornell, student mental health, Seder dinners, Don Randel, Literary Luncheon, Sir Richard Jolly, Bailey Hall concert.
Dual-earner couples might seem to have new-millennium marriages. But for the great majority, strategies to manage work and family demands turn out to be, in fact, a variant of the traditional breadwinner/homemaker gender division. Except, the new version includes two careers but only one on the front burner.
Native Americas, the award-winning publication of Akwe:kon Press at Cornell's American Indian Program, has launched its electronic version: Native Americas Online.
A Cornell senior who has helped mobilize more than 600 students for volunteer community service has been recognized nationally for his public service work. Neil Giacobbi, a student in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, has been named the winner of the Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award.