Matsudaira named to White House Council of Economic Advisers

Jordan Matsudaira, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers.

Experts lament fragmented U.S. political system

Partisanship and bureaucratic fragmentation are major challenges today's U.S. foreign policy, professors said during the discussion "America and the World," June 7 during Reunion.

Turin Program gives students taste of politics, culture

The Cornell in Turin summer study abroad program June 2-22 brings students to Turin, Italy, for an accelerated course on European and Italian politics.

Study uncovers why women remember events better

A new study identifies a key element in why women are typically better at remembering past events than men.

At Reunion, Rooks calls for end to racial segregation

Associate professor of Africana studies Noliwe Rooks advocated adoption of a second Emancipation Proclamation to ensure U.S. racial integrations at a June 7 Reunion talk.

For cancer survivors, diet distresses while exercise inspires

While some cancer survivors feel distressed about diet and body weight, exercise helps them feel they are taking back control of their health, Cornell researchers report.

Anthropologist studies unusual tribe: derivatives traders

Hirokazu Miyazaki, associate professor of anthropology, studied a group of Japanese derivatives traders for his new book, 'Arbitraging Japan: Dreams of Capitalism at the End of Finance.'

Study: Women reject promiscuous female peers as friends

Zhana Vrangalova, a graduate student in the field of human development in the College of Human Ecology, is lead author of a study that finds promiscuous women don't prefer other promiscuous women as friends.

Genetic variants linked to educational attainment

A multinational team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in 15 countries.