On the Cornell campus to film "Buddha, born in Nepal," a Nepalese director learns about the shortage of blondes and the plethora of snow; Cornellian "extras" learn the concerns of international students among them.
Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, a company that connects technology firms with an untapped labor market in developing countries, will deliver an Iscol talk Sept. 30.
Institute for the Social Sciences grants support several faculty research projects in human development, government, communication, engineering and anthropology.
The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process.
When we don't feel confident about our government, we choose indirect ways of showing support, such as buying U.S.-based products, according to a study co-authored by Eugenia C. Wu. (Jan. 19, 2011)
In August Richard Swedberg will begin a one-year term as chair of the American Sociological Association's theory section, and Dan Lichter will step down from his post as chair of the ASA's family section. (March 25, 2009)
Symposium to showcase program that trained students to use interdisciplinary approaches to food systems and agriculture issues that contribute to extreme poverty.