Google-funded research will scan clothing and behavior

Computer science researchers will use Google Glass to coach wearers on nonverbal behavior, and 3-D scans to create computer images of soft, deformable objects.

Book uncovers challenges for Indonesian mine

The new book by anthropologist Marina Welker is an ethnographic study of the Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. and its Batu Hijau Copper and Gold Mine in Sumbawa, Indonesia.

Glacier images, Latin American journals to be digitized

Projects involving historic glacier photography and Latin American journals will contribute to the field of digital scholarship thanks to digitization grants from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Gender studies goes underground at dig in Israel

Students from a spring Gender Archaeology class joined instructors Lauren and Chris Monroe along with Israeli students and faculty at a new dig site in Israel over the summer.

Tere O'Connor Dance Company to perform 'Cover Boy'

The Department of Performing and Media Arts will present the Tere O’Connor Dance Company performing “Cover Boy,” Friday, Sept. 12, at the Schwartz Center.

Cosmologists probe beyond the Big Bang

A tradition of cosmology research on campus has given birth to a vigorous effort by a new generation of cosmologists to understand the thermal radiation left over from the Big Bang.

'Cornell: A History' looks at university's second 75 years

Professors Glenn Altschuler and Isaac Kramnick's book details Cornell's emergence as a modern research university and the ongoing balance between its ideals of freedom and responsibility.

Math reveals benefits of taxi sharing

Steven Strogatz collaborated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers to reveal the vast untapped potential of New York City’s taxi system, with results that could be applied to other urban areas.

Doing makes you happier than owning – even before buying

Not only do we derive more enjoyment from buying experiences than possessions, but that pleasure may begin even before we buy, reports a new Cornell study published in the journal Psychological Science.