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Bosnian refugee recognized for service to Cornell

Milkica Radoja, custodian for the Veterinary College, was recognized for her work ethic and positive attitude June 4, when she received the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.

Exotic cats lend paws for better feline medicine

Peanut and Motzie, two Savannah cats, have participated in a study at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Feline Health Center June 5. Motzie is the second tallest cat in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Founders are important but 'joiners' strengthen startups

While much attention is focused on the founders of startups, business professors from Cornell University and Georgia Tech wanted to know more about "joiners" – people attracted to working in startups as employees.

'Learned' people easily may claim facts impossible to know

People who believe they know a little something about a topic – confident though they may be – commonly and easily claim knowledge that is impossible for them to have.

SoNIC Workshop takes minority students to the cloud

Hakim Weatherspoon, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is leading a workshop aimed at minority college students to encourage advanced study in STEM fields.

Polls produced by students reveal shifting attitudes

Younger citizens are taking more liberal social positions, according to polls conducted by students in the course "Taking America’s Pulse," where students design, conduct and analyze a real public opinion poll.

Flores-Macías studies Colombian security tax on country's elite

Research by professor of government Gustavo Flores-Macías on Colombian security taxes reveals how the government was able to tax the economic elite to benefit state security.

Cornell wins three 2015 CASE awards

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized creative work at Cornell with three Circle of Excellence Awards this year.

Two researchers awarded Department of Defense grants

William Dichtel and Jiwoong Park have received Department of Defense grants that support multidisciplinary, basic research.

Saving puffins and 'King Penguin,' too

Project Puffin founder Steve Kress, Ph.D. '72, writes a scientific memoir of how he and a dedicated band of seabird-fostering conservationists brought Fratercula arctica back to Maine’s barren, offshore islands.

Interactive linguistics tool detects political 'framing'

As strategists gear up for the 2016 campaign, communication researchers are recruiting political news junkies in a nationwide test of an interactive tool that draws attention to framing in political issues.

Study: 2 in 5 African-American women know a prisoner

African-American adults – particularly women – on average have a significantly larger share of their social circle behind bars than whites, according to research co-authored by a Cornell professor.