Development economist Chris Barrett and his research partners won an award from USAID for their innovative livestock insurance research. The insurance saves nomadic herders from falling into poverty during times of drought.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Community Development program work team recently hosted a two-day workshop for CCE educators and other agriculture support entities who work with mid- to large-scale producers across New York state.
Immigration has minimal long-term impact on wages and employment of native-born U.S. workers, according to a report co-edited by ILR School professor Francine D. Blau.
At the New Rural-Urban Interface held Sept. 29-30, social scientists from Cornell and elsewhere gathered to discuss the cultural, demographic, economic and political dimensions of the changing landscape.
This fall, the Roper Center, the world's largest public opinion archive, will honor the first political scientist to quantify the country's swings from conservatism to liberalism and back again.
The Scholarly Commons, featuring the work of faculty and researchers from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and used by academics and practitioners, has hit 1 million downloads.
Two Cornell Tech master's graduates have won a World Congress on Information Technology award for their computer-vision invention, Uru, which projects advertising onto blank surfaces in a video.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the USDA Oct. 3 convened leaders in farming, government, academia and private enterprise to discuss land tenure and next-generation agriculture.
The 34th annual conference of the Cornell Real Estate Council, Oct. 13-14 in New York City, will focus on new forces causing dramatic changes in the industry.
