'You're gonna need a bigger quote!': What makes movie lines memorable

By applying computer analysis to a database of movie scripts, Cornell researchers show what linguistic features make a statement stand out.

Three-year decision-making collaboration results in 85 publications

The Institute for the Social Sciences' 2009-2012 theme project, 'Judgment, Decision Making and Social Behavior,' is wrapping up three years of work to advance decision-making research.

Cornell makes physics fun at D.C. science expo

Cornell staff offered science activities at the at the second USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., April 28-29. (May 7, 2012)

New clues to how iron superconductors work

Cornell research has for the first time confirmed key predictions about how 'Cooper pairs' of electrons behave in new high-temperature superconductors.

Researchers demonstrate new way to control nonvolatile magnetic memory devices

Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new strategy for making energy-efficient, reliable nonvolatile magnetic memory devices, which retain information without electric power. (May 4, 2012)

Bethe lecturer: We may be close to knowing if there are more dimensions

Scientists might soon be able to uncover what gives particles mass and whether there are extra dimensions of space, said Lisa Randall, the spring 2012 Bethe lecturer. (May 4, 2012)

Beinart: U.S. Jewish youth's disconnect from Israel is Zionist crisis

Peter Beinart, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, stressed that American Jewish organizations are failing to connect with young American Jews, who largely feel alienated from Israel.

Graduate composer receives ASCAP award

Eric Nathan, DMA '12, has been selected to receive a 2012 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award.

Graduate student wins Rome Prize Competition

Jesse Jones, a doctoral candidate in music, is one of 30 winners of the 116th annual Rome Prize Competition held by the American Academy in Rome.