Smart thermostats may be falling into a dumb trap. While these devices save homeowners money, Cornell engineers found they may be prompting unintentional energy spikes on the grid.
In her new book, Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of Near Eastern studies, explores the rich range of sounds that blow and buzz and trickle and chirp through the desert – and what they can teach us about place, the past, solitude and community.
Ann Simmons of The Wall Street Journal has been named the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences for the fall.
August 8-11, mathematics researchers and college-level teachers will discuss what it takes to communicate effectively among mathematicians, to students, and to the public.
In a new study, Cornell psychology researchers have found that babies learn their prelinguistic vocalizations – coos, grunts and vowel sounds – change the behaviors of other people, a key building block of communication.
New research by Professor Michele Belot indicates that a woman’s stress level while pregnant has a negative effect on the healthiness of her child’s diet.
Professor Martha Haynes has a chapter in the book “The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words,” edited by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub, a collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy.
