The American Society for Nutrition recognized four faculty members in the Division of Nutritional Sciences in February for their superior achievement in nutrition research and public service. Patsy Brannon, professor, was awarded the Roland L. Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education in recognition of an outstanding career that includes innovations in medical/dental education. David Levitsky, professor, received the Read full article »

Thirteen students and four faculty members from the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design (FSAD) visited the Indian cities of Mumbai, Surat, Coimbatore, and Hyderabad Jan. 4–18, touring textile and apparel production facilities. Among the highlights on FSAD’s first-ever sponsored trip overseas, said trip coordinator and associate professor Charlotte Jirousek, were visits to a hand-embroidery workshop; commercial weaving, dyeing, Read full article »

Human Ecology researchers are calling on their colleagues around the world to focus on how aging global populations will intersect with climate change and pressure for environmental sustainability. In an article published in the Journal of Aging and Health (April 2011), professor of human development Karl Pillemer and four Cornell colleagues argued that environmental threats disproportionately affect the health of Read full article »

A person’s outlook on life can minimize—or aggravate—one’s chronic pain, found a new study led by Anthony Ong, assistant professor of human development, and M. Cary Reid, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Ong and colleagues reported that a person’s habitual outlook on life and their ability to sustain positive emotions in the face of adversity Read full article »

America’s roads, bridges, and highways are failing: In its 2009 report card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave U.S. transportation infrastructure a “D.” In his new book, The Road to Renewal: Private Investment in U.S. Transportation Infrastructure (AEI Press, Jan. 2011), R. Richard Geddes, associate professor of policy analysis and management, offers a host of solutions to repair our decaying Read full article »

Among health care management programs, the Sloan Program in Health Administration is ranked 14th in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” released March 15. Sloan’s move into the top 15 is an 11-point rise from the 2008 edition. Compiled every four years, the U.S. News rankings of health programs are the Read full article »

Key features of community programs to help marginalized youth and young adults successfully transition to adulthood include mentoring and opportunities for work and leadership roles, according to a Cornell study in Latin America. The 18-month “action research” project, Opening Pathways: Youth in Latin America (Abriendo Caminos: Jóvenes en América Latina), engaged four organizations in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia in a Read full article »

Cornell economist Sharon Tennyson, an expert on consumer protections and financial regulation, took over as editor of the Journal of Consumer Affairs June 1. The peer-reviewed journal, founded in 1967 by the American Council on Consumer Interests, features research and analysis on the social, legal, economic, and political influences on consumer interests. “We live in an era of heightened awareness Read full article »

Gilbert Botvin, professor of psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College and a leading researcher in the prevention of adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse, presented the fourth annual John Doris Memorial Lecture on April 6. Botvin, principal investigator on numerous National Institutes of Health– funded prevention projects that extend to some 300 schools and 40,000 students, discussed how to translate Read full article »