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2008
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December
Alumni survey: Entrepreneur courses shape attitudes
Cameroon project improves demographic research
Cornell Welcomes its First Joint Japan/World Bank Scholars
Students Design New Fitness Spaces for Retirement Community
A Life Worth Living: The Science of Human Flourishing
Why Wait to Repeal Tax Cuts for the Rich?
Trochim Gets $2.3M to Evaluate Science Education
Panelists Examine Issues of Torture
November
Scholar: Egyptians' African roots are overlooked
Cornell Computer Scientist Jon Kleinberg Named one of DISCOVER Magazine's '20 Best Brains Under 40'
Facebook, texting resemble face to face interaction
When It Really Counts, Qualifications Trump Race
Program mobilizes retirees as environmental stewards
Serial Cohabitors are Less Likely to Marry
Einaudi Center Funds Four Faculty Grant Proposals
Edward Mabaya Wins 'Best Paper'
Award
Just What This Downturn Needs: A Consumption Tax
Professors Predict the Course of Obama's Administration
Study Focuses on Violence in Nursing Homes
Birdsall Speaks on Global Development Agenda for U.S.
October
Seminar on Inequality Focuses on Developing World
New York Times Reporter Discusses Value of Unions
Voters Make Snap Judgments Based on Candidates' Charisma
Unconscious Race Bias and Obama's Candidacy
Survey of College Students Finds Obama Support
An Interview With Contrarian Ted Lowi
New Ph.D. Offered in Human Behavior and Design
Health Insurance Reform a Top Priority in NY
Louise Arbour Speaks on Human Rights
Gov. Paterson Announces Center for Rural Schools
Edith Lederer '63 Wins Journalism Award
Alumnus' Online Book Examines Social Change
Cornell Runs Election Survey of 47 Colleges
Help Create the Ideal Presidential Candidate
Pushing Child to 'Clean Plate' Can Backfire
Science and Technology Studies is Model Program
The Last Word on Economics
Immigrant Child: Past, Present and Future
Pursuit of an Edge, In Steroids or Stocks
Inequality at Work Continues to Worsen, says Economist
Student Starts Foundation to Plug 'Brain Drain'
Skorton to Co-Head Africa-U.S. Higher Ed Effort
September
Nobelist Carl Wieman: Use Science to Teach Science
Uphoff Describes Rice-Growing Method in Africa
Harris Book Dissects Race-Based Disadvantage
CU Faculty Can Now Work with Regional Ecosystem Unit
Social Scientist Talks About Inequality in Education
Taking a Second Look at the 'Wisdom of Strangers'
Old Order Farmers Profit From New Order Idea
August
Seminars Engage Alumni in Social Sciences Research
Political Psychology of Race and Gender
Law Professor Defends Legality of Controversial Wars
Book Charts Trend of Retirees Moving to Rural Communities
Cornell Population Center Gets $1.15 Million Grant
Kids in Poverty Hurt by Mom's Stress and Lack of Social Networks, Study Finds
Overworking Husbands Drive Working Wives Back into the Home, Study Finds
July
Free Articles Get Read but Don't Generate More Citations, Cornell Study Finds
Elizabeth Mannix is New Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion
Children are Hurt by Chaos at Home
Marriage Matters, Says Alumna, Georgia's Top Justice
Thick and Thin Diners Differ in Approach to All-You-Can-Eat Buffets, Study Finds
The Effects of Israel's West Bank Barrier: Hopelessness, Shattered Lives and Distrust, Says Cornell Scholar
Cornell Faculty Identify Climate Change as World's Most Pressing Problem, Study Finds
Skorton Elected Chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum
June
Acting, Singing and Dancing for Social Change is Part of New Initiative at Cornell
Naming Cabinet Members Pre-Convention Would Help Presidential Election Process
Parsons Architect, Scholar Kent Kleinman Named Dean of College of Art, Architecture, & Planning
Noted Economist and Scholar Alan Mathios Named Dean of College of Human Ecology
Institute Explores How to Help Students Surf the Growing Waves of Good and Not-so-good Information
NBA Players Make Winning Coaches, Cornell ILR Study Finds
Social Sciences Class in Inequality for Alumni
ISS Fellowships Free Some of Cornell's Top Social Scientists to Pursue Their Research
Garbage-truck Traffic through Ithaca Poses Serious Safety Concerns, Cornell Study Shows
Anthony Ong Wins Early Career Award from American Psychological Association
May
Each $1 in State's Nutrition Education Program Reaps $10 Benefit, Study Finds
Lehman Named Chancellor and Founding Dean of China Law School
Why Does Africa Lag? Cornell Researchers Address Health and Poverty at U.N. Meeting
Aggression Between Nursing-Home Residents More Common than Widely Believed, Studies Find
For Graduating Ph.D.s, A Final Lesson in Diversity and Inclusion
G. Peter Lepage Reappointed as Arts and Sciences Dean
2008 Newcombe Fellows Includes Social Scientist
Cornell Faculty to Confer on Troubled Waters in Greece
Consumer Reactions to Tipping Guidelines
Stewart J. Schwab Reappointed Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Law School
Campus More Diverse than Decade Ago, but Challenges Remain
Web Site Links Campuses & Collaborators
Johnson School's Business Idea Competition's Winner
How Did That Chain Letter Get to My Inbox?
Kathleen Vogel Awarded Carnegie Grant
William Block Discusses His Role as CISER's New Director
Cornell-Nepal Studies Program Weathers a Civil War and Looks to the Future
CITRA Launches New Tool to Facilitate Research Benefiting Older Adults
Mathematics: Foundations for Success
Chaos Amidst Stability
How New U.S. Biofuel Legislation Will Subsidize Oil Consumption
Planning Students Assist a Blighted New Orleans 9th Ward
CRP Initiative: Helping New Orleans
Cornell Marketing Students Take on Alum's Wine for Charity
The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury
Cornell Education Students Give Community Members a Voice
Women Firefighters Can Take the Heat, But Too Few Firehouses Give them the Chance, Study Finds
Students Allocate Money From the Sunshine Foundation to Make Local Lives Brighter
Robert Kleinberg Receives Microsoft Fellowship to Help Computers -- and Maybe People -- Make Better Decisions
2008 AAAS Fellows Include CU Psychology Faculty Member
April
To Learn Computer Science, First-Year Students Program Robots
Why the Oil That Greases India's Economic Engine -- Its Financial System -- Needs an Upgrade
Ronald G. Ehrenberg to Receive Honorary Doctorate From SUNY-Binghamton
War and the Anthropologist: Why An Academic Society Continues to Agonize Over Clandestine Research
To Disclose or Not? Ask the Frogs
Ted Lowi Honored With Prestigious Madison Award
Harrowing Tale of Exoneration From Death Row Emphasizes Need for Criminal Justice Reform
By Doing Good, Cornell Can Do Well, Says the New Tech Transfer Leader
Persistent Poverty Is Focus of Latest ISS Theme Project
How to Fix India's Financial Sector
With Hundreds of Degrees of Separation, the Internet Doesn't Always Resemble a 'Small World'
Undergrad Entrepreneurs Ready Their Pitches for Big Idea Competition Finals, April 11
Business Incubator Opens for Entrepreneurial Undergraduates
March
Much-Honored and Beloved Cornell Faculty Member
Joe Thomas Takes Helm of Johnson School
Cornell Research Finds Retirees Moving In Are a Mixed Bag
New Course on Best Practices for Social Change Will Study How Davids Conquer Goliaths
Gender Gap Persists in New York's Boardrooms and Executive Suites, CU Study Finds
Client 9 and President 42: Drawing Parallels Between Spitzer and Clinton
Managed-Care Organizations are Less Effective in Securing Hospital Discounts
Number of Women Executives in N.Y.'s Top 100 Companies is Still Falling Short
Expertinent: The Political Psychology of Race and Gender
Memory Goes on Trial as Cornell Research Suggests That Children's Testimony May Be More Reliable
Income and Happiness: An Imperfect Link
Why Cultures Cut Male Genitals
Numeracy and Health: Helping Americans Do the Math
Teenage Risks, and How to Avoid Them
Family Caregiving National Launch
Research-Based Outreach: Albert Bandura's Model
Early Education Study Results Released
Poverty and Chaos
New Courses Teach Food Science and Business Majors Leadership and Team-Building Skills
Applied Economics and Management is No. 4 in BusinessWeek Ranking
Rural Preschoolers Get Short Shrift in Access to Early Education Programs
February
Election 2008: Sen. Barack Obama's Policy of Hope
ILR Oral History Project Documents Unsung Heroes of the Struggle Against Alcoholism in the Workplace
Johnson School's Mark Milstein to Study U.S. Military's Economic Efforts in War Zones
Justice Served: Reflections on the Founding of the Council of Legal Education Opportunity
Cornell's Domestic Food Conference to be Held in Montreal, March 21-22
To Bring Sudanese Voices to Darfur Crisis, Africana Center is Co-Sponsoring International Conference in Ethiopia
How to Solve Toddler Tantrums: Think Like a Neanderthal
Online Dating: Liars with Their Pants on Fire
Panel on World's Political Regions Celebrates New Student Journal on International Affairs
CU Student Think Tank Drafts Public Policy to Submit to Legislators
Cornell's Computer Scientists Help Invent a New Web Filter, "Top of Mind," to Track and Assess Opinions Online
When Self-Interest Isn't Everything
Why the French Don't Get Fat: They Know When to Stop Eating, Finds CU's Wansink
Thomas Ward '81 Named Director of Pillsbury Institute at Hotel School
Pinstrup-Andersen Pioneers a Program to Take Issues of Hunger and Poverty to Their Global Grassroots
Kaushik Basu Receives One of India's Highest Civil Honors
Likable Super Bowl Ads Can Boost Stock Prices, Researchers Find
January
New Faculty Institute Aims to Enrich Cornell's Teaching of Diversity
The Bride Wore White and, Maybe, Less Weight -- But Study Shows She May Have Gone to Extremes for That Svelte Look
The Psychology of False Memories - When Children's Testimony is More Credible Than the Testimony of Adults
Why 'Thinking Like a Scientist' is Relevant to Kids
Collaboration to Help Older Adults Make Better Healthcare Decisions
New Project Will Test Interventions for Chronic Pain in Older Adults
Charge Drivers to Use Roads Rather Than Boost Gas Taxes, Cornell's Geddes Urges Congress
Chaos and Commerce: Researchers Find That Colombia's Violence Has Damaged the Nation's Economic Growth
Garbage Truck Traffic in Tompkins County to be Studied by Cornell
