The theory that the mind works like a computer, in a series of distinct stages, was an important steppingstone in cognitive science, but it has outlived its usefulness, concludes a new Cornell University study. (June 27, 2005)
Frank H.T. Rhodes, president emeritus of Cornell University, has been named winner of the American Geological Institute's (AGI) most prestigious award, the Ian Campbell Medal. Rhodes, an internationally renowned geologist and educator, will receive the award during the Geological Society of America (GSA) Presidential Awards Ceremony in Denver on Sunday, Oct. 28. Rhodes also is professor emeritus in the Cornell Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. (October 23, 2002)
Provost Kent Fuchs and deans Lance Collins and Daniel Huttenlocher answer questions about why Cornell is the right choice for developing a New York City technology campus.
FEAST for Health is a Cornell food-based nutrition education program in which children prepare unfamiliar, healthy foods in class and the foods become part of school lunch. (Aug. 1, 2007)
Events on campus this week include talks on energy and the environment; film on Tibet; new-music, violinist Lin, contrapunkt! and CU Winds concerts; Greg Mills on Africa; war veterans' fundraiser.
The Pathology Teaching and Diagnostic Complex at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine has been upgraded for the first time since it was built in the 1950s.
The complexities of the mind and human brain require an equally complex field of study, involving philosophers and linguists connecting with neurobiologists, psychologists and computer scientists. The Cognitive Studies Program at…
Native American students at Cornell (NASAC) are hosting a powwow Sunday, April 11, that will feature Iroquois dancers from across the state, nationally known singer Joanne Shenandoah.
National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien will deliver an inaugural reading for the newly endowed James McConkey Reading Series, Friday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, on campus.
Black and white and read all over: Bird was the word. News of the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker hit the media Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29, with fervor.