Backus uses eBay experience to study consumer behavior

Assistant professor of economics Matt Backus is using experience from his year at eBay Research Labs to inspire a variety of consumer behavior research projects.

Mellon Mays celebrates 25th year with symposium

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a symposium at Cornell Plantations March 15. The event is free and open to the public.

Mertha documents Chinese 'tutelage' of Khmer Rouge

"Brothers in Arms," a new book by Cornell's Andrew Mertha, documents Maoist China’s secretive relationship with the ruthless Pol Pot regime, 1977-1979.

Human Sexuality Collection celebrates 25 years

Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection celebrates its 25th anniversary with a series of events in March.

New journal speeds access to sociology research

Cornell sociologists Kim Weeden and Stephen Morgan have founded a new journal, Sociological Science, that aims to speed the peer-review process.

Service is key to sales at wineries

Two studies in the current issue of the International Journal of Wine Business Research point to service in winery tasting rooms being the most important factor in boosting wine sales at wineries.

Cognitive scientist pens philosophical fiction e-book

In his first work of fiction, Shimon Edelman, professor of psychology, has published his first fiction e-book. “Beginnings” is an eclectic collection of narratives, poems and essays.

Context switching in daily life stresses us: study

Benjamin Cornwell, assistant professor of sociology, finds in a new study at moving between roles in one's daily life is a source of stress.

CNN's 'Death Row Stories' features law professor

Cornell Professor John Blume will be a major player March 9 when CNN broadcasts the premiere of a new eight-part series, “Death Row Stories," produced by Robert Redford.