Events this week include Indian classical and jazz concerts, the fifth annual Insectapalooza, the first Economics Art Gallery exhibition, and lectures on public school reform and civil liberties. (Oct. 1, 2009)
An institute for workplace studies at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) is undertaking a major study examining the work, well-being and quality of life of New York City firefighters.
When Roger Ellis '73, DVM '77, saw that an international volunteer farmer-to-farmer program needed a veterinarian to travel to Siberia to assist with a surprising rise of tuberculosis in dairy cattle, he jumped at the chance. (November 30, 2005)
A new study using an old, misunderstood technique -- hypnotic suggestion -- finds the brain can override responses experts have long assumed to be ingrained and automatic, such as reading. (Aug. 1, 2005)
N.Y. -- Hilton Als, theater critic for The New Yorker magazine, is the winner of the 2002-03 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is administered by the Cornell University Department of English and is one of the most generous and distinguished in the American theater. Als was selected by a committee consisting of the chairs of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton and Yale universities, assisted by experts on the theater from those universities. The Nathan committee citation reads: "Whether he's discussing the latest directorial interpretation of Gypsy, the formidable acting talent on display in Vincent in Brixton, or the Harlem Renaissance background of Langston Hughes's Little Ham, Hilton Als offers his audience a lively mix of information and opinion in a literate style that cannot help but contribute to intelligent play-going." (December 15, 2003)
Young parrots learn their 'names' from their parents, reports a new Cornell study that also shows that vocalizations in wild parrots is a socially acquired rather than a genetically wired trait. (July 26, 2011)
The Classical Works Knowledge Base, a database and link resolver now under development, will assist Classics scholars citing ancient Greek and Latin texts, and those in other disciplines as well. (June 2, 2010)
More than 100 economics majors read “The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist’s Guide to Success in Business and Life” over winter break. The department also offered credit to students to write papers about the book.
Researchers at Cornell and the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research have identified a hormone from human urine that opens the door to developing novel medications to control sodium levels and treat hypertension. (Oct. 31, 2007)