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A sampling of national and international news coverage featuring Cornell and people at Cornell.
Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics, talks about his beliefs that the economic stimulus package is not large enough (scroll to bottom and click the computer icon to see video).
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on lending in China.
The article recommends using chili-pepper laced bird seed at your feeders, which Cornell scientists found to be effective in reducing squirrel visits to feeders.
Francine Blau, Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Labor Economics, comments on the recent increase in companies using involuntary furloughs for white collar jobs.
Steve Kyle, professor of applied economics, discusses the need for government intervention with our banking system, in an opinion piece requested by Fox News.
Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab, finds that home-cooked recipes now have more calories.
Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics and management, comments on the possible effects of the first installment of the stimulus package.
ILR Professor Cletus Daniel comments on the Employee Free Choice Act.
ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton is quoted in an article about a restructuring plan by General Motors.
A study by Weill Cornell Medical College professors is mentioned which compared the brain activity of stressed medical students versus people under normal levels of stress.
Dr. Anne Moscona, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, comments on research on antibodies to protect you from the flu.
Mike Powers, director of operations for University Communications, comments on Cornell's decision to cut ties with Russell Athletic.
A study co-authored by Michael Waldman, professor of economics, and Sean Nicholson, a faculty member in policy analysis and management, is discussed.
Brenda Griffin, a faculty member in the College of Veterinary Medicine, gives a reader suggestions about a behavior problem with their dog.
Food Science faculty member Rui Hai Liu comments on his study that shows that eating apples may help reduce breast cancer risk.
Dr. Scott Rodeo, professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, comments on a new treatment being used by some sports medicine specialists.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on economic tension between the United States and China. 
Jan Vink, a research support specialist in the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, comments on the change in migration to Florida.
Patsy Brannon, professor of nutritional science, comments on using vitamins to supplement your diet.
Rui Hai Liu, associate professor of food science, comments on his study which shows that eating apples may help reduce your breast cancer risk.
Art Wheaton, ILR faculty member, comments on GM's projected plant closings.
Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab, shows Julie Chen several 'Joy of Cooking' recipes which have increased in calories and portion sizes of the years.
Dr. Jason Spector, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, discusses his work (with Leon Bellan, applied and engineering physics post-doctoral associate) on a study that demonstrates a way cotton candy might be used in reconstructive surgery.
Alfred Kahn, economics professor emeritus, is quoted in an op-ed that discusses whether or not we are in an economic depression.
Dr. Glenn Schattman, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, is quoted in an article about a form of in vitro fertilization that uses eggs once frozen.
President David Skorton is quoted in an article about the lack of qualified academics at African universities.
Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab, finds that home-cooked recipes now have more calories.
Economics Professor Robert Frank, in his Times column, advises people to go ahead and pay down their bills or save a little more, in spite of the paradox of thrift, which suggests that as people save more, less money goes into the ailing economy.
Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Gannett Health Services, is quoted in a look at the ways that graduate school can be emotionally trying.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War," by Pratap Chatterjee.
Peter Hirtle, a senior policy advisor in Cornell University Library, is quoted in an article that contrasts the collectability of electronic documents with that of physical ones.
Anthropology Professor Meredith Small writes in her column about the evolutionary basis for love.
President Emeritus Frank Rhodes, emeritus professor of geologic sciences, comments on the life of Charles Darwin.
David Winkler, faculty curator of the ornithology collection in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, comments on a new method of tracking bird migration similar to work he participates in at the Lab of Ornithology.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's speech on the economic stimulus package.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Warren Allmon, director of the Paleontological Research Institution's Museum of the Earth, is quoted in an article about the ongoing philosophical and religious debate sparked by the work of Charles Darwin.
Carlos Bustamente, faculty member in biological statistics and computational biology, is quoted in an article on the legacy of Charles Darwin.
"Liberty Hyde Bailey, Essential Agrarian and Environmental Writings" edited by Zachary Michael Jack, an anthology of writings by the agriculture college's founding dean, Liberty Hyde Bailey, is reviewed.
Joseph Hotchkiss, professor of food science, criticizes state-run food-safety inspections. He says the Georgia inspections were inadequate to prevent the recent salmonella outbreak.
Dr. Jason Spector, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member and Leon Bellan, applied and engineering physics post-doctoral associate, coauthor a study that demonstrates how cotton candy can be utilized in reconstructive surgery.
In their blog on the Huffington Post, American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler and alumnus Kevin Morris review the book "The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch," by Michael Wolff.
Art Wheaton, ILR faculty member, comments on the ramifications of plans for GM to reclaim part of Delphi's plant in the town of Lockport, N.Y., which makes thermal products for cars and trucks.
Joseph Hotchkiss, professor of food science, comments on the recall of peanut products due to the recent national salmonella outbreak.
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Warren Allmon, director of the Paleontological Research Institution's Museum of the Earth, comments on a new opera-oratorio from contemporary classical composer Richard Einhorn, in honor of the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin.
Randy W. Worobo, food science and technology faculty member, comments on the possible flaws in governmental oversight that was supposed to help prevent the recent salmonella outbreak.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor William Provine is quoted in an article about the life of Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago this week.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Women" by T.C. Boyle.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Presidential Command Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush" by Peter W. Rodman.
"Mindless Eating," by Brian Wansink, director of Cornell's Food and Brand Lab and head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, is cited in an article about using allegories from good food habits as inspiration for better financial habits.
Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member Dr. Allyson J. Ocean comments on U.S. Supreme Court Justice (and Cornell alumna) Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for pancreatic cancer.
ILR Professor Emeritus Vernon M. Briggs Jr. comments on a government report that states that more Americans filed for jobless benefits last week than any week since 1982.
Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the economic stimulus package.
Yaniv Grinstein, Johnson Graduate School of Management faculty member, discusses President Barack Obama's call to cap executive pay at $500,000 for financial companies getting taxpayer aid.
Dr. Anne Moscona, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, expresses concerns over the nation's preparedness for pandemic flu.
Applied Economics and Management faculty member Mark Stephenson is quoted in an article about the effect of the economic crisis on the demand for milk and cheese products.
ILR Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, discusses the impact of the global economic crisis on college financial aid programs.
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Michele Moody-Adams, director and Hutchinson Professor of Ethics and Public Life, discusses ethics in the Obama administration.
Keith Eggleston of the Northeast Regional Climate Center comments on the cold weather extremes the Central NY area experienced this January.
Joseph Hotchkiss, professor of food science, discusses the revelation that a TEXAS peanut processing plant run by the same company blamed for a national salmonella outbreak had operated uninspected and unlicensed for several years.
The discovery by a team led by Anthropology Professor John Henderson is cited in a story about evidence of the first use of chocolate north of Mexico.
John Fitzpatrick, director of the Lab of Ornithology, is quoted in a look at the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a joint citizen science project of the Lab and the National Audubon Society.
President David Skorton is quoted in an article about the challenges to dialogue with Iran.
President David Skorton was the keynote speaker at the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet.
In her monthly column, Jennifer Wilkins, director of the Cornell Farm to School Program, discusses the ramifications of the decision by a British supermarket chain to only sell eggs laid by uncaged birds.
American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Chicago - A Novel" by Alaa Al Aswany.
Charles Chang, hotel administration faculty member, co-authors a recent report on the effect on their companies' stock of ads that run in the Super Bowl.
Economics Professor Robert Frank comments on the paradox of thrift - how the values of thrift and savings harm the recovery of the national economy.
