New York, NY (December 19, 2002) - Disproving a widely held belief and a common urban myth, a new NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center study shows that New York City police officers are less likely to commit suicide than the average New York City citizen. The most common causes of police suicide are marital problems and alcoholism; age, race, years of service, and rank were not determining factors. By far, the most common suicide method was death by gun. The study, which looked at 20 years of police deaths, appears in this month's "American Journal of Psychiatry."The rate of police suicide was 14.9 per 100,000 persons, compared to a suicide rate of 18.3 per 100,000 persons for New York City residents as a whole, the study shows. The total yearly suicide rate for police officers was less than that of the city for 17 of 20 years, for the period 1977-1996.
Hurricane Katrina promises to bring winds -- and rains -- of change to much of New York State early this week. The storm should help convert one of central New York's driest months on record.
A panel of five Cornell and Ithaca experts on various sides of the health care debate discussed the issue Nov. 17 in Goldwin Smith Hall's Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (Nov. 19, 2009)
David L. Funk has been appointed as the next director of the Program in Real Estate at Cornell University. He will assume his new duties Aug. 1. Funk was previously the director of the MBA Program at the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the University of Alabama.
The Cub Club in Ithaca pairs young girls with young adult women to give the younger girls role models for success. For both the big and little "sisters," the benefits go beyond just the hockey rink. (Nov. 24, 2010)
They have the grace of ballerinas, the rhythm of dancers, the teamwork of a soccer squad and the stamina of runners. Add to that the razzle-dazzle unity of the Rockettes and the Big Red spirit, and you have the Cornell Synchronized Skating Team. (Feb. 27, 2007)
Six panelists pondered the role of religion in society and on college campuses as part of Cornell United Religious Work's 80th anniversary celebration May 11 at the Cathedral NYC.
The showcase exhibiting eight brains from Cornell's Wilder Brain Collection on the second floor of Uris Hall has been redesigned, restaged and relighted, thanks to the volunteer efforts of two undergraduate students, Bernadette…
While many final projects at Cornell this semester involve producing a research paper, students in Brenda Bricker's Leadership in the Nonprofit Environment (HumEc 407) class get to give away money.
As part of the course, which…