Social & Behavioral Sciences

New media allows requited love to know no distance

Much as Abigail Adams found solace in writing letters to her husband more than two centuries ago, today’s distant hearts grow closer in phone calls, video chat, texting and instant messages.

Nearby daughter most likely to be mom's caregiver

A new study reports that daughters who live closest to their elderly mothers are most likely to become the moms' caregivers.

Haitian student studies job satisfaction as poverty solution

After finding low worker satisfaction in her country, Haitian student Nemdia Daceney continued her research at Cornell this summer hoping to show employers and government officials the human dimension of economic development policies.

Mellon Foundation grant funds Sawyer seminar

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Cornell $175,000 to offer a John E. Sawyer Seminar on the comparative study of cultures; it will focus on political will.

Cities adopt law professor's plan to fix mortgage crisis

Law professor Robert Hockett's plan for cities to address underwater mortgages is being adopted across the country.

First black Law School grad was a former slave

George Washington Fields, Cornell Law School's first black graduate in 1890, was a former slave who became a successful lawyer despite becoming blind.

Oh, B.A.B.Y.: Undergrads study language in kids

Two undergraduates are studying obstacles to learning among children at Cornell's Behavioral Analysis of Beginning Years (B.A.B.Y.) Lab.

Data analysis changes everything – even soccer

A new book by Christopher Anderson, professor of government, analyzes a decade's worth of soccer data and may revolutionize the sport.

Tweeting is not revolutionary, Humphreys says

Tweeting parallels diary writing from previous centuries, said Lee Humphreys, assistant professor of communication, in a July 17 lecture on campus.