A paper co-authored by Cornell economist Vicki Bogan suggests that mental health issues or substance abuse in a household may have an effect on investment decisions and management of retirement assets. (June 24, 2010)
Cornell President David Skorton urged the 700 health economists at the American Society of Health Economists conference on campus June 20-23 to promote health care reform. (June 24, 2010)
Four new A.D. White Professors-at-Large have been appointed: autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen, poet Anne Carson, political scientist James C. Scott and economic historian Robert Skidelsky. (June 21, 2010)
Good business is the result of kindness, courtesy and sweating the details, Tom Peters '64 said in the Olin Lecture given June 11 at Bailey Hall. (June 12, 2010)
Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears has received a $797,000 grant to develop methods of identifying covert social networks, including terrorist networks. (June 11, 2010)
Government professor Christopher Anderson, a former semi-pro soccer player, has launched a statistically based soccer blog. He predicts Brazil will take the cup in South Africa this summer. (June 9, 2010)
Promoting healthy snacks can be as easy as moving where they are showcased, says a Cornell expert, who is helping school lunchrooms. He's also holding a free Consumer Camp June 11 for the public. (June 9, 2010)
