A 10-day journey to cities in the Brazilian rainforest gave students a firsthand look at the complexities of urbanization in the Amazon, as part of the interdisciplinary seminar Forest Cartographies.
Cornell's Department of Asian Studies has grown to reflect the importance of the region globally and now offers more Asian languages for study than any other American university.
Cornell faculty are engaged in the creation of contemporary art as well as in its study and curation. Contemporary art mediums are limited only by the artist’s imagination.
Senior Millie Kastenbaum has been named the inaugural winner of the Cornell Division of University Relations’ Campus-Community Leadership Award for graduating seniors who lead town-gown efforts.
Coffee hours at the Carl Sagan Institute have spurred multi-disciplinary talks among faculty members from 11 departments and five colleges and schools at Cornell.
Cornell computer scientists have developed software to detect fake postings to social media sites designed to artificially inflate the popularity of a page.
Teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods face a higher risk of obesity and reduced cognitive ability, compared to kids in neighborhoods with advantages like playgrounds and libraries, says sociologist Steven Alvarado.
The geologic shape of the shorelines on Mars show that two meteorites triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis, scarring its landscape, which offers evidence of oceans conducive to life.
Cornell has long been a leader in ethnic-related identity studies, with programs in Africana studies; Asian American studies;Latina/o studies; Jewish studies; and American Indian studies.
