Dealing with controversy, and consulting with the right constituencies, are part of the job of leading a university, Interim President Hunter Rawlings told students as guest lecturer in the class Economics of the University.
“Democratic Trajectories in Africa: Unraveling the Impact of Foreign Aid,” co-edited by Professor Nicolas van de Walle, explores whether foreign aid in Africa has helped or hindered democratization efforts.
If Congress authorized mandatory paid sick leave, flu rates would decline by at least 5 percent, according to a study by Cornell economist Nicolas Ziebarth.
Lois S. Gray, the ILR School's Jean McKelvey-Alice Grant Professor Emerita of Labor Management Relations, donated $1 million to establish the Harry Katz Fund for Innovation in ILR's Worker Institute.
Human Ecology students unveiled apparel and product ideas designed to help seniors prevent falls and minimize harm, stay warm and alert in winter, and achieve greater mobility and independence.
Funding from the Gates Foundation will allow the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative to scale up its work promoting a more nutrition-sensitive food system aimed at bolstering the diet of the rural poor.
Social misfits, rejoice. You might be more like Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga and Albert Einstein than you realize, if rejection boosts your creativity, reports a new Cornell study. (Oct. 17, 2012)
A new study finds that people with a utilitarian approach to ethics share personality traits with psychopaths, which may make difficult decisions easier for them. (Nov. 14, 2011)
Innovative projects to enhance undergraduate teaching and learning in nine departments have received funding administered by Cornell’s Active Learning Initiative.
Graduate and undergraduate students from Cornell’s social sciences fields are increasingly sought after by tech companies searching for employees who understand social processes, psychology, sociology and economics, but also have real-world data-science skills.