On Friday, Nov. 10, the Cornell Water Competency Graduation Requirement was updated according to “more modern water safety competency based on industry standards.” The new test requires students to ...

Generations of Cornellians have participated in a unique tradition: jumping feet first into the deep-end of a pool to swim three consecutive laps. The swim test has been a graduation requirement for ...

In the Forced Swim Test (FST), a mouse or rat is placed in a closed container of water from which they cannot escape. The animal initially struggles to escape but eventually gives up and begins ...

Animal models of human disease have extremely mixed results, and all too often they do not work well and accomplish their goals of helping humans. 1 One such procedure, the forced swim test, is a ...

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SPRINGDALE -- The Every Child Swims pilot program focuses on teaching students from across the School District to swim. The initiative made a splash as 75 third graders from Jones Elementary School ...