Cornell University

China Fast-tracks a New Satellite Campus of New York University—But the Price May be Intellectual Freedom

As Growth Shifts Into Overdrive, NYU Faces a Rebellion From Within

"Old-School Three Times Over": Meet Afrika Bambaataa, Cornell Professor

Afrika Bambaataa has been an unofficial professor of hip-hop for so long, it makes perfect sense that Cornell University would appoint the pioneering Bronx-born DJ and founder of the Universal Zulu Nation to a three-year term as a visiting scholar. "Wherever I go on the planet, I'm always teachin' ... More >>

Fracking: Boom or Doom

America's hydraulic fracturing gold rush portends the greatest environmental disaster of a generation

3 Good Things: Cereal Mascots

1 Mike Boon's Breakfast Mascot Alphabet, a poster inspired by cereal box mascots. Can you recognize all of them? (I had to cheat.) [Laughing Squid] 2 Grape breeder Bruce Reisch is taking suggestions from the public for two new wine grape varieties (currently just called NY76.0844.24 and NY95.0301.0 ... More >>

Google is Giving Space to Cornell in Manhattan; NYC Still Isn't Silicon Valley -- But It's Getting There!

Move aside, Silicon Valley! Or, you know, watch your back. New York City is trying to compete with the tech-y town to be the tech center of the universe -- and Google is helping. (FYI: New York City is still second to Silicon Valley, but it's trying!) Today, Mayor Mike Bloomberg joined Google CE ... More >>

New York University Scores Partnership With City for New Applied Sciences Center -- In Brooklyn!

Mayor Mike Bloomberg, surrounded by around 30 officials -- electeds, reps from his administration, university partners, and more -- announced yesterday that New York City would be partnering with New York University to create an applied sciences center in downtown Brooklyn. It was such an importan ... More >>

Council Members Ask Mayor To Include City College, Columbia in Engineering Plan

In December, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced his plans to partner with Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to build a two-million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island. The new campus is part of Bloomberg's Applied Sciences NYC initiative ... More >>

Wanted: Taste Testers of Astronaut Food

Calling all space geeks and food connoisseurs: Researchers at Cornell University are looking for volunteers to test out menus designed for astronauts on missions to Mars.

Department of Environmental Protection Clarifies Fracking E-Mail (UPDATE)

Mayor Mike Bloomberg has had his share of public reservations about hydrofracking, urging government honchos to keep drilling far from NYC's water. The City's environmental agency is on board, too. But a strange little newsletter released this afternoon from the Department of Environmental Protect ... More >>

Lost Boys

New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker—and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide

Rate My Professors Has Some Academics Up in Arms

But how meaningful are its numbers?

Do You Speak Like a Psychopath?

​Cornell University's Jeffrey Hancock, along with Michael Woodworth of the University of British Columbia, have been studying how convicted killers (including 18 "certified psychopaths") speak, in hopes of helping detectives identify suspects via social media, online postings, texts, and, of c ... More >>

Rare Ladybug Found in New York After 29 Years

The 9-spotted ladybug is a rare, rare thing. Rarer than a four-leaf clover or a rent-stabilized apartment, the 9-spotted ladybug resulted in an entire "citizen science project" being launched nationwide by Cornell University after that ladybug and her 9 spots seemed to have simply disappeared from t ... More >>

More Americans are Buying Lotto Tickets, Should You?

​With unemployment rates at a standstill and the economy still withering, one financial sector just had a banner year: lottery tickets. According to USA Today, 41 state lotteries saw a sales increase from the last fiscal year, with 17 states recording record-high ticket sales. A 2004 Cornell U ... More >>

Elderly Jewish New Yorkers May Hold Secret to Long Life

​Cornell University researchers are about to begin studying the stem cells of a dozen elderly Jewish New Yorkers to figure out how they manage to live so long. There's evidence of a "longevity gene" which protects against heart disease and cancer; a lot of these seniors are living to 100 despite b ... More >>

Ibogaine: Can it Cure Addiction Without the Hallucinogenic Trip?

The substance has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

Depressed Grown-Ups Can Blame It on Mom, Too

​Of course, we blame most things we don't like about ourselves on Mom (and sometimes Dad) anyway, or at least that's what our shrink says, but here's another one for the list: A recent study from Cornell University found that siblings who feel their mother consistently plays favorites -- wheth ... More >>

Study: Ugly People More Likely to End Up in Jail

This would never, ever happen.​Bad news for those with unfortunate appearances -- not only do you have to face yourself in the mirror every day, you're also more likely to be convicted of a crime, and to spend more time in jail, where hopefully you'll be able to attend to some personal groomin ... More >>

Yankees Have Edge, Empty Seats in Latest Subway Series

The Mets and Yankees start a three-game stand at Yankee Stadium today, and though the papers are banging the drum, some tickets remain on sale. You will probably have to settle for standing room, and good luck moving down to those empty $1,250 seats. Mets manager Jerry Manuel is playing down his s ... More >>

Is a Culinary Career Right for Your Unemployed Self?

Stephanie Harrington: A Singular Early Voice at the 'Voice'

Hello New York! Whale Songs Heard for First Time in NY Waters

Thursday

POET FOR A DAY

Put a little sonnet in your pants

Fight For Your Right to Feed Pigeons

To Catch a Thief

Vigilantes set up sting operation to catch pigeon poachers

The Dark Side of Summer

Turn off your air conditioners. Take a cue from a camel. Lay off the ice cream. And other advice for surviving a 'heat island'

The ABCs of Knowing Your Rights

Helping kids coexist with the police

Strike Coverage: Brooklyn Bridge Not Built for Crowds

Famous Span Swayed During Exodus for 2003 Blackout

Chicken Money

Tyson Foods donates to Congressional Black Caucus

Undercover Mother

Back to school: A professor spends a year as an undergrad to study college life

CIA Criminals

In Italy: Arrest warrants issued for 13 CIA agents for kidnapping a terrorist suspect

No Hard Hats Worn Here

Labor organizers shine a light on nighttime office-demolition abuses

The Sunshine Patriots

The GOP's champions of this war had a hard time finding their own way to the battlefield

She Held the Leash

G.I. Jane in the Torture Room

No More Neutral in Iraq

New consequences of a 'humanitarian' war

Spanking the Monkey

The Strangest Children's Book of the 19th Century Teaches You the Facts of Life—Complete With Singing Vagina

Point of Collapse

During Blackout '03, the Brooklyn Bridge Swayed as Pedestrians Trudged Across. What If Manhattan's Emergency Exit Has an Emergency?

The Whistle-Blower at the Art Party

A Curator Takes on His Museum

Boys Gone Wild

In Albany, Rape, Punch-Outs, and Shutdowns Are All a Baffling Blur

Mark Green, You Can’t Hide

Unmasking a Phony White Liberal

Clone Ranger

The Rael World Comes to New York

Labor’s Loneliest Battles

New Survey Finds Union Self-Help Programs Point Way in Addiction Struggles

The Money Factory

Every School Is Business School

When Looks Kill

When Target Is Asian, Sometimes No Other Motive Is Required

Love’s Labor Found

Photos by Michael Sofronski

On the Wing

Solomon Wins Nathan Award