Two elected to American Philosophical Society

Government professors Benedict Anderson, Ph.D. '67, and Peter Katzenstein have been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States. (May 7, 2009)

Poverty researchers kick off three-year collaboration

The Institute for the Social Sciences has kicked off its Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility theme project, a three-year effort to understand the causes and solutions to chronic poverty. (May 6, 2009)

Project probes how social and political actors challenge expertise

On April 29, the 2006-09 Contentious Knowledge team summarized its research on how scientific and social scientific expertise shapes public policy and becomes a focal point of social and political conflict. (May 6, 2009)

NSF grant focuses on baby talk

Assistant professor Michael Goldstein has received a $352,000 National Science Foundation grant over the next three years to learn more about how infants learn to talk. (May 6, 2009)

Study to examine if depression spreads in college dorms

Freshmen at three universities this fall will be asked to participate in a study to determine how roommates and social networks affect students' mental health. (May 4, 2009)

Leadership students learn how to give grants to nonprofits

For the fourth year in a row, a class in the College of Human Ecology is giving $10,000 to local nonprofit organizations in the Ithaca community as part of a learning experience about philanthropy. (May 4, 2009)

Undergraduate research is celebrated: egg white myths, 'gaydar' and malaria and the catalpa tree

Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)

Good governance is crucial for Africa to go forward, says philanthropist Ibrahim

Responsible governance on the African continent is possible - and crucial - said Mo Ibrahim, a philanthropist, 'accidental businessman' and the 2009 Bartels World Affairs Fellow, in a lecture April 27. (April 28, 2009)

Large-scale research project will examine electoral rules

Government professor Christopher J. Anderson is co-investigator for an international collaborative research project that will examine elections in Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. (April 27, 2009)