When it comes to teamwork, familiarity breeds productivity, rather than contempt, according to a new study from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.
A new History of Capitalism initiative from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences and the ILR School brings together scholars from across the university to examine the nature of capitalism.
A new book co-written by Morten Christiansen offers a revolutionary, unifying framework to understand the processing, acquisition and evolution of language.
Cornell social scientists have shown how to reduce wide variability for monetary judgments when juries are awarding plaintiff's for pain and suffering. It all comes down to getting the gist.
The U.S. public doubts the existence of "global warming" more than it doubts "climate change" – and Republicans are driving the effect, according to new research. But there's more agreement on climate science than meets the eye.
Through the Cornell in Turin summer program, students examined such hot-button issues as Brexit and the migrant crisis in the class Population Controversies in Europe and the U.S.
Arguments that support legalizing recreational marijuana are more convincing than arguments against it, according to Jeff Niederdeppe, associate professor of communication. Top pro-pot arguments emphasize the economic benefits.
An endowment bequeathed by Kenneth A.R. Kennedy, professor of physical anthropology at Cornell for 41 years, will fund a lecture series and visiting professorship in human evolutionary biology.