ILR School researcher Emily Zitek found that entitled people do not follow instructions because they would rather take a loss themselves than agree to something unfair.
Events this week include a reading by emeritus professor James McConkey, an exhibition on the Arctic and climate change, a critical dissection of values in the movies and a Cornell Glee Club concert.
In mid-December, as the fall semester drew to a close, the Center for Teaching Innovation hosted the inaugural Cornell “Thank a Professor” event in Mann Library, Duffield Hall and Willard Straight Hall.
Working with Walmart Inc., researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have developed an online greenhouse gas emissions accounting tool, FAST-GHG, to help quantify these emissions in crop production.
Cornell host two major events honoring the Africana Center: a screening and panel discussion of the film "Agents of Change," and the dedication of the original Africana Center site, which was destroyed by suspected arson in 1970.
Two Cornell experts in artificial intelligence have joined a nationwide team setting out to ensure that when computers are running the world, they will make decisions compatible with human values.
David G. White, a New York Sea Grant specialist, was among the 80 invited guests at the White House Community Leaders Briefing on the Great Lakes Region Feb. 29. (March 1, 2012)