Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information.
A groundbreaking new book by Lou Guard ’12, adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, and Joyce Jacobsen, former president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, grapples with the unprecedented legal challenges that have reshaped university governance and administrative strategies in recent years.
At their Spring Gallery event in May, the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement student-run program displayed artwork by young men at MacCormick Secure Center in Brooktondale, New York, and by Cornell students in the program.
Cornell’s newest doctoral graduates have already begun paving the way for new discoveries, President Martha E. Pollack said to more than 300 students waiting to cross the stage at the 2024 Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 24 at Barton Hall.
Since 2016, students have worked to calculate and share the progress of the Ithaca 2030 District, an initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of Ithaca’s commercial buildings.
Broome County is enlisting the expertise of Cornell researchers and other specialists to implement advanced “smart city” technology, aiming to potentially enhance flood warnings, provide real-time parking updates and optimize waste management.
Research from Wendong Zhang of Dyson and collaborators shows that countries classified by the federal government as “adversary,” such as China, held only 1% of the roughly 40 million acres of foreign-owned farmland as of 2020.
Research by Alexander Fulmer ’15 of the Nolan School found that for certain types of products, consumers prefer the use of chance in selecting products to promote rather than more traditional, intentional methods.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers tested several methods of data visualization in an immersive virtual reality classroom to give teachers a way to gauge how their gaze was distributed.
Cornell Tech awarded four student startup companies with investments worth $100,000 each in its eleventh annual Startup Awards competition. The award includes $80,000 in pre-seed funding.
Cornell Tech has launched a Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative, leveraging Cornell University’s world-leading academic faculty in computer security, digital safety, policy, ethics and law.
