Franoise Gaspard, professor of sociology at the famed Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (School of Higher Education in Social Sciences) in Paris, will give two free and open lectures Oct. 21-22 at Cornell on women in politics in France.
Yervant Terzian, the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences and chairman of the astronomy department at Cornell, received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Walter R. Lynn, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and of science and technology studies at Cornell University, has been named interim director of the Cornell Center of the Environment.
The next president of the United States needs to truly understand and engage the 'new world order,' says Retired General Anthony Zinni. (April 16, 2008)
Viewing a person as dishonest or immoral can distort memory, a Cornell study suggests. So much so, that when we attempt to recall that person's behavior, it seems to be worse than it really was.
Assistant professor of physics Itai Cohen studies soft condensed matter, an example of which is human cartilage. One of his goals is to better understand the physics of how cartilage moves. (April 15, 2008)
Retired anthropology professor Terence Turner discusses how the American Anthropological Association may allow its members to conduct secret research for corporations, the military or the government. (April 14, 2008)
Cornell has announced the formation of a new University Diversity Council to deepen and reinvigorate the university's commitment to creating and sustaining an inclusive campus community.