Three documents related to Abraham Lincoln go on display Saturday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, level 2B of Kroch Library.
Making lifelike wax molds of their own faces to replicate Roman funeral masks, Cornell researchers explored the significance of materials in the ancient practice of remembering deceased ancestors.
Squinting close to the beginning of time, Dominik Riechers, Cornell assistant professor of astronomy, has discovered an association of gas-rich galaxies near the infancy of cosmic time. It’s an early epoch – some 12.7 billion years ago – telling a tale that revolves around an exceptionally dusty galaxy called AzTEC-3.
In a new textbook, 'Food Policy for Developing Countries,' Cornell economist Per Pinstrup-Andersen analyzes how national and international food policies can reduce poverty and improve economic growth. (Sept. 21, 2011)
The most profitable hotels in Spain are those with a sustainability certification, according to a new study from Cornell University's Center for Hospitality Research.
The New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation has awarded grants of about $750,000 each to Matthew DeLisa, Dan Luo and Johannes Gehrke, to pursue high-tech research with commercial potential. (Aug. 30, 2007)
Two studies find that romantic partners tend to perceive that if their partner shares food with someone else, it could lead to shared intimacy with them.
'Hairspray' director John Waters will join academics, artists and activists at the 'Resoundingly Queer' conference, March 30-April 1 at the Schwartz Center. (March 28, 2012)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Cornell University-affiliated New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) will receive $5 million through the 2006 New York state budget to continue producing significant impacts for New York farmers,…
A new study identifies the types of thinking among jurors that may predispose them to reasoning rationally or emotionally, which can have a dramatic effect on sentencing. (May 11, 2010)