Creativity might be the trait many CEOs say is essential for senior leadership, but research by an ILR professor and colleagues shows it can actually block you from reaching the top slots. (Dec. 14, 2010)
The Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) has announced the recipients of its biannual small-grant award for interdisciplinary research and conference support for fall 2010.
Sherry Martin, associate professor of government, won a Fellowship for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities. (Dec. 14, 2010)
All Cornell community members conducting official university business can now choose from Cornell Fleet Services' broad selection of vehicles. A new rate structure will be introduced in 2011. (Dec. 14, 2010)
More than 50 medievalists gathered at the A.D. White House Dec. 8 for the annual festival of readings and song, sponsored by the Medieval Studies program. (Dec. 14, 2010)
The CUSat team has been 'manifested' for flight - that is, the satellite is guaranteed a spot on a rocket bound for space, where it will conduct experiments in low-Earth orbit. (Dec. 13, 2010)
A watch with built-in pill compartments and gloves that help relieve arthritic pain are examples of high-tech products that Human Ecology students designed this semester to help the elderly. (Dec. 13, 2010)
In a panel discussion in New York City Dec. 10, social scientists from the ILR School applied their expertise to three gender discrimination cases in hiring, occupational segregation and pay inequity. (Dec. 13, 2010)
The Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design hosted its annual end-of-semester show Dec. 7, with samples of student projects from nine courses. (Dec. 13, 2010)
A Dec. 2 forum explored the future of literary criticism, from discussions on trends in the field, including whether such venues as Twitter and blogs have a future in the discipline. (Dec. 13, 2010)
A team from Cornell has won the Ed Bacon Competition, a student urban design challenge, for the second straight year, with a plan for an international exposition in Philadelphia in 2026. (Dec. 10, 2010)
Five students working with community partners on projects to strengthen the local community were honored with Robert S. Smith Awards for Community Progress and Innovation to carry out their proposals.
