Computational social science conference set for Sept. 11-12

Cornell will host a conference showcasing cutting-edge research in computational social science with alumni and other noted scholars in the discipline Sept. 11-12 with alumni and industry speakers.

Study: Berkeley soda tax falls flat

A Cornell-University of Iowa analysis of a soda tax passed last fall by voters in Berkeley, California, found the measure so far has fizzled.

Cornell, Ithaca College offer ag education master’s

A new Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program in agriculture, offered by Cornell in collaboration with Ithaca College, will help meet the growing need for qualified agriculture educators.

Undergrad researches the desecration of cultures

Anjum Malik ’16 is researching why Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria have destroyed museums and heritage sites and reminds us that Western powers did the same thing a century ago.

It's 'the right moment' for Cornell-Cuba collaboration: Mora

University of Havana professor Emanuel Mora, who came to campus this summer to teach a course in biopsychology, is the first visiting professor from Cuba to teach at Cornell and return.

Employees endorse workplace 'Health Code of Conduct'

A study from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab finds that employees support healthy-living pledges issued by their employers because they perceive them to be beneficial.

Racial segregation takes new forms, study shows

Daniel Lichter finds racial segregation in the U.S. takes new forms as segregation from neighborhood to neighborhood decreases but suburban communities are becoming increasingly racially homogenous.

Most people experience relative poverty at some point

Sociologist Tom Hirschl says poverty may be best understood in a relative sense – that is, looking at how people stack up against each other, as opposed to against a specific income standard.

Research reveals how advertisers play the online bidding game

Computer scientists from Cornell show how websites can analyze their value to advertisers. They recently presented their method at the 16th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation in Portland, Oregon.