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Mathematicians: Human societies think fast and slow in cycles

Cornell mathematicians have developed a theoretical model to study the dynamics between 'thinking fast and slow' - the distinction between human cognitive processing that is quick and intuitive, versus slow and rational.

Book on thought unites neuroscience and humanities

In his new book, 'The Intellective Space,' Romance studies professor Laurent Dubreuil looks the distinction between thinking and thought by drawing on a variety of academic disciplines.

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.

Site aids researchers in complying with public access rules

A new Cornell University Library website and other resources are available to faculty members to comply with new federal laws requires that all federally supported research be publicly available.

Mukoma Wa Ngugi writes of exile in new novel

Three post-colonial exiles in the 1990s are brought together by common histories of betrayal and violence in Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s latest novel, 'Mrs. Shaw.'

Obesity center tests ways to make healthy choices easier

One-year grants will help six institutions test promising obesity prevention interventions that could make healthy choices easier for low-income families.

Some honeybee colonies adapt in wake of deadly mites

A new genetics study of wild honeybees offers clues to how a population has adapted to a mite that has devastated bee colonies worldwide.

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.

Dean Dutta promotes women in business at White House

At an Aug. 5 White House event, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Dean Soumitra Dutta joined leaders of elite business schools in committing to producing more women executives.

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.

Cornell students to showcase their volunteerism Aug. 7

Students from Cornell’s Community Based Leadership Development Program who have volunteered with the Cayuga Medical Center Emergency Department will showcase their experiences Aug. 7.

Grad student explores 'math culture' in Turkey

Ellen Abrams, a doctoral student in science and technology studies, did an ethnographic study of a class at Nesin Mathematics Village in Turkey as part of her thesis work.