Researchers win $3 million NIH grant to fight cancer

Three researchers have been awarded a five-year Transformative Research Projects Award of about $3.04 million to fight cancer by targeting the regulation of metabolic enzymes. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Bethe lecturer to offer creative solutions to carbon crisis

Paul Alivisatos, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and professor of nanotechnology at University of California-Berkeley, is this year's Hans A. Bethe lecturer. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Why the global economic recovery is in trouble

Eswar Prasad, the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy in the Dyson School, offers a snapshot of current global economic trends. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Scholar explores aesthetic experience and possibility

Niklaus Largier, of the University of California-Berkeley, spoke on aesthetic experience and possibility in a College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture Sept. 13. (Sept. 19, 2011)

When opting for happiness or income, many go for the cash

New research finds that while subjects in a nationwide survey identified happiness as a goal, other goals - such as a higher income - may lead them to choose money over happiness. (Sept. 16, 2011)

Professor recounts her many visits, many impressions of Ghana over the years

Professor Sandra E. Greene chatted with students Sept. 14 about her many years visiting and studying Ghana. (Sept. 16, 2011)

Cornell Library receives gay-related photo collection

A new collection of photos of gay males dating to 1860 has been donated to Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection. (Sept. 15, 2011)

Typical fall challenge: Getting 3,000 chemistry students into a 22-person lab section

With some 3,000 students taking chemistry each semester, it's a major challenge to get them scheduled into labs with maximums of 22 individuals, to keep the labs safe. (Sept. 15, 2011)

Eminent philosopher Appiah to lecture on how honor propels moral revolutions

Eminent cultural theorist and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah will explore how honor is the engine behind moral progress Sept. 23 at the Graduate School's 2011 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture. (Sept. 15, 2011)