'Well-equipped' grads can proceed with confidence, Skorton says

Members of the graduating Class of 2013 can be assured that the skills they've developed as Cornell students will serve them well as they take their next steps, President David Skorton said in his Commencement address May 26.

'Cheers' to the Class of 2013

Undergraduate and graduate students gathered on the Arts Quad in full regalia to celebrate Cornell's 145th Commencement with friends and family May 26.

Top seniors and their teacher-mentors honored

On May 22, the Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honored 32 outstanding graduating seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who mentored them.

More gym class time cuts risk of obesity

Increasing how much time schoolchildren spend in gym class reduces their risk of obesity, particularly among boys, reports a new Cornell study.

American, Nepalese kids a world apart on social duties

A cross-cultural study by Cornell development psychologists published May 20 in the journal Cognitive Science finds that American and Nepalese children differ on their perception of free will.

Fashion students create outfits for plus-size women

Cornell apparel design sophomores Brandon Wen and Laura Zwanziger have created a plus-size mannequin on which to design, along with a collection of clothes they call Rubens' Women.

Makers of 'Splat' to attend startup summer camp

A device that plugs into a smartphone to transform it into a video game console has caught the attention of a global venture capital firm.

Hospital executive urges radical health care reform

Hospital executive Reginald M. Ballantyne III, MBA '67, discussed his ideas for health care reform at the Sloan Program in Health Administration's alumni weekend May 4.

Dr. Joyce Brothers '47 dies at age 85

Dr. Joyce Brothers '47, a psychologist, television personality and advice columnist whose career spanned nearly six decades, died May 13 at age 85.