Social & Behavioral Sciences

Book on networks provides six degrees of explanation

'Networks, Crowds and Markets' by two Cornell professors shows how the social, economic and technological worlds are interconnected. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Landscape architecture and planning students take part in new exchange with China

A group of Cornell students and two instructors took part in a new design exchange program between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University this summer. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Workplace narcissists can promote creativity but may steal the credit, says expert

The ILR School's Jack Goncalo met with reporters in New York City to share his insights into workplace narcissists and creativity. (Dec. 7, 2010)

Book analyzes resilience of emerging market economies

Cornell professor Eswar Prasad has co-authored 'Emerging Markets, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economics' (Brookings Press, 2010), which analyzes the success of emerging market economies. (Dec. 6, 2010)

Student receives federal scholarship to study abroad

Jennifer Silverstein, a junior in the College of Human Ecology, has won Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship for study abroad this coming spring semester. (Dec. 6, 2010)

U.S. must take lead in eliminating nuclear weapons and avoid becoming 'a pitiful, helpless giant'

Geo-economics, not military might, is the main tool of international negotiations, said Richard Burt '69, former ambassador to Germany, as failing states seek nuclear weapons. (Dec. 6, 2010)

Flight attendants' union leader talks airline worker issues

The leader of the flight attendants' union, Patricia Friend, visited campus and discussed issues facing her workers. (Dec. 6, 2010)

To convey trust, vary your voice's pitch, volume, study says

A new study by the ILR School's Michele Williams finds that our tone of voice, its pitch and volume, can convey trust. (Dec. 1, 2010)

Where learning occurs matters: Aging schools linked to poorer student outcomes

Low building quality negatively affects student achievement, and this is exacerbated by high student mobility; both conditions are more often found in low-income districts, reports a Cornell study. (Dec. 1, 2010)