An insider's view of post-Fukushima nuclear energy

Allison M. Macfarlane, a geologist and former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will lecture on nuclear energy post-Fukushima on campus April 25 at 3:30 p.m. in 700 Clark Hall.

Religious leader Jonathan Sacks to speak April 20

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, international religious leader, philosopher, bestselling author and 2016 Templeton Prize Laureate, lectures on “Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence” April 20.

Diverse faculty shift national discourse one op-ed at a time

Women and underrepresented minority faculty members have been publishing opinion pieces and other articles in the mainstream media, thanks to support from the Public Voices Fellowship.

Political influence unveiled in 'Koch effect' lecture April 12

Theda Skocpol, Cornell's A.D. White Professor-at-Large, talk on "The Koch Effect: The Impact of a Cadre-Let Network on American Politics and Public Policy" April 12 on campus.

Study: Some frogs are adapting to deadly pathogen

Some populations of frogs are rapidly adapting to a fungal pathogen that has decimated many populations for close to half a century and causes the disease chytridiomycosis, according to a new study.

Do the right thing: Moral sticklers seen as more trustworthy

Following moral rules such as "don't kill innocent people" sends a powerful social signal that you are trustworthy, new Cornell research suggests.

China & Asia-Pacific Studies Program celebrates 10 years

The China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) Program at Cornell observed its 10th anniversary April 1, when Arts and Sciences Dean Gretchen Ritter and others visited Beijing.

Media studies at Cornell ask questions of culture

The emerging field of media studies embraces computer science, the physical sciences, psychology, fine arts, history, sociology and literature.

ISS wraps up 'creativity' project

The Institute for the Social Sciences recently concluded theme project tackled tried to learn how sociologists, psychologists, economists and others struggle to understand one another.