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Female lower back has evolved to accommodate strain of pregnancy

According to a new study by researchers at Harvard and the University of Texas at Austin, women's lower spines evolved to be more flexible and supportive than men's to increase comfort and mobility during pregnancy, and to accommodate the special biology of carrying a baby for nine months while standing on two feet.

Johns Hopkins' Beemon Wins Prestigious Retrovirology Prize

Karen Beemon, a professor and chair of the Department of Biology at The Johns Hopkins University, has won the third annual M.

Increases in Education Aid Range From 2 to 20 Percent Under Corzine Plan

The proposed increases represent the largest gain in state aid in more than a decade for some affluent suburban districts, but they were a sharp disappointment for many historically poor urban districts.

Officials from Kazakhstan visit for weeklong workshop

Twenty-nine Kazakhstani officials attended a meeting planned by the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs and the Department of City and Regional Planning on the topic of administrative reform.

Cornell to help tackle the crisis of uninsured New Yorkers

Cornell has been selected by the New York State Health Foundation to be one of five institutions to address the crisis in health insurance that has left roughly 2.

Researchers seek clues to how tuberculosis infects cells

Cornell researchers are using advanced genetic techniques to better understand the relationship between the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and the human immune system defense cells that engulf them.

Cape Town Open Education Declaration

The Cape Town Open Education Declaration arises from a meeting convened in Cape Town on 14-15 September 2007.

The Great Pandemic

The Great Pandemic tells the story of the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu, which killed an estimated 675,000 Americans and 30-50 million people worldwide.

International students form speakers bureau for area schools

Cornell's new Performance and Speakers Bureau, sponsored by the Einaudi Center, coordinates international organizations across campus to train student presenters to speak or perform at area schools.

Harvard announces sweeping middle-income initiative

Harvard President Drew Faust and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D.

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