Having a positive attitude could be evolutionarily advantageous, according to Cornell researchers who simulated generations of evolution in a computational model.
Having mapped cell-phone signal strength, Cornell researchers find that low-income regions receive less network coverage compared to their affluent counterparts.
Human mothers’ experience of pain and the expression of distress occur today because human ancestors who cried for help survived in greater numbers, according a hypothesis by Cornell psychologist Barbara L. Finlay.
Sherry Martin, associate professor of government, won a Fellowship for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities. (Dec. 14, 2010)
The School of Hotel Administration honored the Mariani family, founders of U.S. importer Banfi Vintners, and entrepreneur Sandy Solmon June 3 in New York City.
More than 45 Cornell scholars will be among the 4,600 sociologists sharing their recent research at the annual American Sociological Association meetings, Aug. 20-23. The research addresses society's most pressing problems.
Jessica Weeks, assistant professor of government, won a Junior Faculty Research Grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation for her book project 'Dictators at War.' (Nov. 30, 2010)