Christopher Wildeman, a leading scholar on mass incarceration and child maltreatment, will become director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research as of July 1.
Why would five Cornell professors decide to teach a class when there was no budget to pay them to do it? For the directors of Cornell’s Behavioral Economics and Decision Research Center, the reason is the subject of the course: Better Decisions for Life, Love and Money.
Emmanuel Giannelis, vice provost for research, has appointed biomedical sciences professor Paula Cohen and policy analysis and management professor Christopher Wildeman as provost fellows.
According to a radical new model of emotion in the brain, a current treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population.
For the 5,500 graduates of Cornell’s Class of 2018, studying, finishing projects, meeting friends, making late-night food runs, enjoying music, playing sports and creating memories over the past four years simmered and blended into graduation weekend.
Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack’s Commencement address and film director Ava DuVernay’s Senior Convocation address will highlight Cornell’s 150th Graduation and Commencement Weekend, May 26-27.
Fourteen staff members were recognized at the 22nd annual Staff Graduate Reception May 16 for receiving a master’s degree, six for receiving a bachelor's degree, and two for receiving an associate’s degree.
