Center promotes acting, singing and dancing for social change
The Center for Transformative Action (formerly CRESP) at Cornell has created the Performing Arts for Social Change, an initiative to make a social impact through theater, music and dance. (June 26, 2008)

Lowi suggests changes in presidential election process
The cure for what ails the American method of electing a president is a dose of parliament, says Ted Lowi, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell. (June 25, 2008)

Helping students surf and sift through the seas of information
Cornell's first Summer Institute of the Undergraduate Information Competency Initiative, held June 16-20, explored how Cornell could restructure its curriculum and help students access information. (June 20, 2008)

David Harris to present classes on inequality to alums
David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences at Cornell, will present a discussion on poverty and inequality, 'Opportunity 101: What Affects Access,' June 18 in New York City. (June 12, 2008)

Faculty Diversity Institute looks at ways to diversify curriculum
The Cornell Faculty Institute for Diversity met June 1-4 to discuss ways to diversify Cornell's curriculum to address such issues as class, disability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, religion and sexual orientation. (June 10, 2008)

Garbage-truck traffic through Ithaca poses safety concerns
Garbage-truck traffic through Ithaca -- instead of on the surrounding interstates -- does not save truckers time or much money, and is causing safety issues for the community, a Cornell study shows. (June 9, 2008)

ISS fellowships free Cornell social scientists to pursue research
The Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell is hosting 11 faculty fellows as part of its new in-residence program, awarding each a $10,000 grant to pursue their research beginning in September. (June 9, 2008)

Faculty panelists discuss foreign policy issues
The next U.S. president will face the daunting task of re-establishing the nation's legitimacy on the global stage, said scholars in a reunion weekend roundtable. (June 7, 2008)

Geri Gay's innovative work deepens digital crossroads
Geri Gay, chair of Cornell's Department of Communication, studies digital applications and then recommends improvements in how humans can better use technology. (June 6, 2008)

Each $1 in state's nutrition education program reaps $10 benefit
For every dollar invested in the New York State Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, the benefit is $10 in reduced medical costs and improved productivity, finds a new Cornell study. (May 29, 2008)

Aggression between residents is prevalent in nursing homes
New research by Karl Pillemer and Weill Cornell Medical College's Mark Lachs and Tony Rosen suggests that aggression and violence between nursing home residents is a prevalent and serious problem. (May 29, 2008)

Five named Newcombe Fellows in humanities, social sciences
Five Cornell doctoral candidates have received fellowships to support dissertations in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of religious or ethical value. (May 27, 2008)

Kathleen Vogel awarded Carnegie grant
Assistant Professor Kathleen Vogel will use the grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a study on U.S. and former Soviet Union bioweapons history. (May 13, 2008)

Cornell-Nepal Studies Program weathers a civil war
A peaceful political resolution to the civil war in Nepal should boost enrollment in the Cornell-Nepal Study Program, Cornell Abroad's only campus-administered program. (May 13, 2008)

William Block discusses his role as CISER's new director
William Block, who is completing his first semester as director of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research, talks about CISER's role in helping the social science community, on campus and beyond. (May 13, 2008)

How new U.S. biofuel legislation will subsidize oil consumption
Harry de Gorter and David Just, both Cornell professors of applied economics and management, argue that U.S. energy legislation meant to encourage ethanol production actually subsidizes oil consumption. (May 9, 2008)

Planning students assist a blighted New Orleans 9th Ward
City and regional planning students surveyed New Orleans' 9th Ward in March and looked at sustainable options for rebuilding the neighborhood as part of an ongoing Cornell planning initiative. (May 8, 2008)

CRP initiative: Helping New Orleans
City and regional planning students presenting their work from New Orleans' 9th Ward May 9 in Sibley Hall are continuing their department's New Orleans Planning Initiative. (May 8, 2008)

Cornell marketing students take on alum's wine for charity
Students are helping alumnus and former lacrosse player Joseph Lizzio '88 market his new wine, Rusty Red. All profits from the wine will go to a lacrosse-focused charity for underprivileged children. (May 7, 2008)

Cornell diversity project gives community members a voice
Cornell students interview community members about inclusion and exclusion, racism and discrimination in Ithaca schools as part of 'Community Voices: Stories of Family, Culture and Education.' (May 6, 2008)

Firefighting has alarmingly too few women, study finds
Fewer than 4 percent of the nation's firefighters are women, and more than half of paid fire departments have never hired a female firefighter, finds a new report issued by the ILR School's Institute for Women and Work. (May 5, 2008)

Philanthropy class distributes funds to make local lives brighter
For the third year, students studying philanthropy in Cornell's College of Human Ecology allocated $10,000 from Doris Buffett's Sunshine Foundation to local nonprofit organizations. (May 5, 2008)

To learn computer science, first-year students program robots
An innovative course at Cornell makes beginning computer programming more exciting by letting students program robots. (April 28, 2008)

Manhattan extension training is a walk in the park
Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City has partnered with the Central Park Conservancy and NYC Parks Department to train staff and volunteers on the basics of horticulture and urban ecology. (April 28, 2008)

General Anthony Zinni discusses the future of global politics
The next president of the United States needs to truly understand and engage the 'new world order,' says Retired General Anthony Zinni. (April 16, 2008)

CNN contributor Roland Martin to speak on race and ethics
Journalist and author Roland S. Martin will deliver a commentary on race, politics, and ethics in public life in his talk, 'It's Time For Us to Rebuild,' April 20 at 4 p.m. in Sage Chapel. (April 16, 2008)

Chinese economist Shi Zhengfu to give Clarke Lecture April 24
Economist Shi Zhengfu will address how recent market and political reforms are deeply linked in his talk, sponsored by the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (April 16, 2008)

Powwow gives Cornellians a glimpse of Native American culture
American Indians from communities in upstate New York, including the Oneida and Onondaga Nations, came to campus for Cornell's Ninth Annual Powwow and Smokedance, Saturday, April 12. (April 15, 2008)

Association should ban scholars from doing secret research
Retired anthropology professor Terence Turner discusses how the American Anthropological Association may allow its members to conduct secret research for corporations, the military or the government. (April 14, 2008)

Low-income households use the Internet more
There is a 'digital divide,' but a study shows that low-income households spend more time online than others, using it for e-mail, researching purchases, finding health information and reading news. (April 11, 2008)

Institute for the Social Sciences to focus on persistent poverty
'Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility' will look at comparative research on why some people remain poor for long periods of time while others manage to escape poverty. (April 10, 2008)

Tale of exoneration emphasizes need for death penalty law reform
Kirk Noble Bloodsworth sported a blue silk necktie with a DNA model during two talks at Cornell Law School, April 1. The tie is far more than window dressing: It symbolizes the key to his freedom. (April 10, 2008)

Ted Lowi honored with prestigious Madison award
Ted Lowi will receive the American Political Science Association's 2008 James Madison Award, which recognizes a career of scholarly excellence. It is one of the highest accolades of the profession. (April 10, 2008)

School of Criticism and Theory will convene for 12th year at CU
Topics to be discussed at the School of Criticism and Theory, June 15 to July 24, will range from torture, disbelief, espionage, sovereignty and responsibility to modern jazz, experimental art, the lyric and bilingualism. (April 8, 2008)

Young professionals work with NYC extension to become leaders
Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City has just 'graduated' its inaugural class of young professionals in a new program, Strength Through Diversity -- Young Professionals Leadership Program. (April 7, 2008)

Sometimes it's '300 degrees of separation'
A study of Internet chain letters shows that such messages do not fan out widely, reaching many people in a short time, but instead travel in long straight lines, with the last recipient several hundred steps away from the originator. (April 4, 2008)

Business incubator opens for entrepreneurial undergraduates
The Student Agencies eLab will help Cornell undergraduates develop business ideas into action with access to a network of successful alumni mentors and investors and a suite of professional services. (April 3, 2008)

Engineering school uses entrepreneurial approach
Sixteen student project teams in the College of Engineering hone their entrepreneurial skills by building vehicles and other projects to enter national competitions. (April 3, 2008)

Three researchers earn Hartwell awards for work to help children
Three Cornell researchers will receive Hartwell awards for their cutting-edge research to benefit children: Charles Glatt and Anjali Rajadhyaksha of Weill Cornell Medical College and John March in Ithaca. (April 3, 2008)

Ethnic co-existence in Kenya is critical for harmony, says panel
Panelists discuss Kenya's tribal warfare, politics and elections in a forum in conjunction with Heal Kenya, a campaign at Cornell to raise money to help Kenyans displaced by ethnic violence. (April 2, 2008)

Big Red Relief sponsors panel and concert for Iraq refugees
Cornell's Big Red Relief will host a panel discussion of experts about Iraqi refugees on April 8 and a benefit concert April 11 in Bailey Hall to aid those refugees. (April 2, 2008)

Obama's speech called 'unprecedented, risky, daring' by panelists
A panel of five Cornell professors and administrators talked on the topic 'American's Original Sin: Obama, Race, Religion and Politics' before several hundred people in Sage Chapel on March 27. (April 1, 2008)

Retirees on the move are boon to some rural communities
Retirees who move to rural areas often have a positive impact on local economies, but they also drive up housing prices and can have other negative effects, Cornell research finds. (March 26, 2008)

Skorton participates in media roundtable on science and education
President David Skorton tells national reporters that higher education, especially in science and math, must be looked at as a problem-solver and not as a separate interest group. (March 24, 2008)

New course tackles how best to help the world's problems
In the fall, students in the four-credit course, Social Entrepreneurs, Innovators and Problem Solvers, will learn about innovators who successfully campaigned for social justice. (March 24, 2008)

Gender gap persists in New York's boardrooms, CU study finds
Women still comprise less than 15 percent of the total board director and executive officer positions in the 100 largest public companies headquartered in the state, according to the study. (March 19, 2008)

Professor's eco-friendly company draws skateboard firm to Ithaca
Thanks to innovative research by Cornell's Anil Netravali, Comet Skateboards is making completely biodegradable boards. The company has since moved its manufacturing operation to Ithaca. (March 19, 2008)

Area teachers learn how to teach about climate change
About 20 area schoolteachers attended a workshop at Cornell March 14 to learn ways to teach climate change from a global perspective. (March 18, 2008)

Nobel Co-Laureate Rae McGrath calls for ban of cluster bombs
Rae McGrath emphasized the need for ordinary people to play a stronger role in prohibiting the use of indiscriminate weapons like cluster bombs and landmines. (March 13, 2008)

Managed care is less effective in securing hospital discounts
Examining data for 1990 to 2003, Cornell Professor William White and other researchers found that discounts secured by managed-care organizations declined between 2001 and 2003. (March 13, 2008)

Research suggests children's testimony may be more reliable
Cornell research suggests that children are less likely to produce false memories and, therefore, are more likely to give accurate testimony when properly questioned. (March 12, 2008)

Professor emeritus John Doris dies; memorial lectures launched
Cornell will inaugurate the John L. Doris Memorial Lecture Series in honor of the founding director of the Family Life Development Center in the College of Human Ecology, who died Jan. 22 at age 84. (March 7, 2008)

Theory explains why 25 percent of cultures cut male genitals
The reason that almost 25 percent of indigenous societies practice some form of male genital cutting may be to reduce pregnancies from extramarital sex and reduce conflict among men, says researcher. (March 6, 2008)

Human Ecology students discover firsthand that Asia is the future
In an exchange program between Cornell's College of Human Ecology and Hong Kong's Polytechnic University, space and the future take on new meanings for Ithaca students. (March 6, 2008)

Author speaks on conflicts between erotic desire, political vision
Liberation, not equality, should be the goal of social justice, asserted Amber Hollibaugh, an activist for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, in Cornell's Lewis auditorium, March 4. (March 5, 2008)

New courses teach leadership to food science and business majors
Two new courses for food science and undergraduate business majors teach leadership and team-building skills with help from Cornell's Team and Leadership Center. (March 4, 2008)

Rural preschoolers get short shrift in access to education programs
Rural preschoolers in poor communities in New York state have significantly less access to quality early education programs than their urban and suburban counterparts, finds a new Cornell study. (March 3, 2008)

ILR documents the battle against alcoholism in the workplace
The video testimonies of four recovering alcoholics, all pioneers in the field of alcohol abuse prevention in the workplace, lend an authentic voice to the ILR School's Oral History Project. (Feb. 29, 2008)

Cornell co-sponsors Darfur conference in Ethiopia
Cornell and the Africana Studies and Research Center are co-sponsoring a major international conference, 'Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan,' at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22. (Feb. 19, 2008)

Panel on political regions celebrates new student journal
Whether the European Union or Asia will reign as the global regional power was a focus of a panel discussion to celebrate a new Cornell student journal, the Cornell International Affairs Review. (Feb. 15, 2008)

Cornell's urban youth program earns national recognition
Cornell's Community Improvement Through Youth Project has been recognized for its successful urban 4-H programs by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents for the second year in a row. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Student think tank drafts public policy to submit to legislators
The Cornell chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, a student-run think tank, held an expo Feb. 7 to present their proposed public policies on democracy, community development and criminal justice. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Pinstrup-Andersen launches free online course on food policy
World Food Prize laureate and Cornell professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen's course takes a social entrepreneurial approach to world food policy, and he is training educators worldwide on how to the use materials to run participatory courses. (Feb. 6, 2008)

Film and discussion focus on destigmatizing mental illness
A Jan. 24 panel discussion at Cornell focused on the stigma of mental illness and how families cope when a member is diagnosed. (Jan. 29, 2008)

Cornell social activist Don Barr dies at age 72
Donald J. Barr, professor emeritus of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology and a longtime social activist who spoke for disenfranchised members of the Ithaca and worldwide communities, died Jan. 24. (Jan. 28, 2008)

Ray Dalton recognized for multicultural professional service
Ray Dalton, executive director of Cornell's Office of Minority Educational Affairs, was recently awarded the William H. Myers Multicultural Professional Service Award for his work in multicultural affairs at Cornell. (Jan. 24, 2008)

Wedding day weight wishes: Lose more than 20 pounds
More than 70 percent of brides-to-be want to drop more than 20 pounds before the big day, reports a new Cornell study. Of those who want to lose weight, more than one-third use such extreme measures as diet pills, fasting or skipping meals to reach their goal. (Jan. 23, 2008)

CU professor publishes biography of farm economist George Warren
In 'George F. Warren: Farm Economist,' Cornell Professor Emeritus Bernard 'Bud' F. Stanton details Warren's life and legacy as a key adviser to President Roosevelt and a leader in developing the field of farm management. (Jan. 21, 2008)

Charge drivers directly to use roads, Geddes urges Congress
Don't upgrade the nation's transportation system by boosting gas taxes, but charge drivers directly for using specific roads at specific times, says Cornell's Rick Geddes, a member of a federal commission. (Jan. 18, 2008)

Garbage truck traffic in Tompkins County to be studied by Cornell
At the request of the Upstate Citizens Safety Task Force, the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs will conduct a study on the impact of heavy trucks transporting garbage along New York State Route 89. (Jan. 10, 2008)

CU researchers connect violence and business climate in Colombia
Wesley Sine and Shon Hiatt have spent the last few years studying the impact of violence on the small-business climate of Colombia, concluding that instability directly affects entrepreneurs' ability to prosper. (Jan. 10, 2008)

Two Cornell Ph.D. students receive Kauffman Foundation awards
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has awarded Kelly Patterson and Sarah Thebaud, Cornell doctoral students who are studying entrepreneurship, 2008 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowships of $20,000 each. (Jan. 4, 2008)