Faces transmit social information about goals and motivations that can help learners overcome the inherent difficulty of sharing a teacher's visual perspective, new Cornell psychology research finds.
When we think of having our own handy multi-purpose robots, we tend to picture something out of Star Wars or The Jetsons — but the useful technology of the ‘future’ may not be as far off as we think. Maria Bauza Villalonga, PhD student at MIT, hosted a Seminar @ Cornell Tech to show how robots can become our best allies.
Intensive study of Oumuamua after its 2017 detection helped astronomer Darryl Seligman find potential “dark comets” in our solar system – small bodies that look like asteroids but act like comets.
A June 10 rededication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate the completion of renovations to Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Cornell’s first facility recognized for inclusive design as part of its LEED Gold certification.
President Bill Clinton will participate in a virtual conversation about strengthening America's democratic norms for future generations on March 18, launching the new Milstein Democracy Forum Speaker Series.
At its May 24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to four-year terms. The board also reelected a trustee from the field of labor; they all join recent alumni- and faculty-elected trustees.
Kraig H. Kayser, MBA ’84, will start a three-year term as chair of the Cornell University Board of Trustees on July 1, succeeding Robert S. Harrison ’76.
Summer Session, running May 31 through August 2, 2022, is open to Cornell and visiting undergraduate and graduate students, high school students and any interested adult. Undergraduates can earn up to 15 credits in on-campus, online, and off-campus courses before the fall semester.
Krystyn J. Van Vliet, currently associate provost and associate vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join Cornell in 2023 as vice president for research and innovation.
Two Cornell professors calculate how wind energy scenarios could reduce atmospheric average temperatures by 0.3 to 0.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.