Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences have awarded 11 grants to create new digital content in support of visual and interactive learning, teaching and research. (Aug. 22, 2012)
Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist of the World Bank, said that understanding China's historic growth rate can provide valuable insight for developing countries, when he was spoke on campus Feb. 20.
Stress from having to keep a secret - one’s sexual orientation, for example - can cause lapses in physical stamina, intellectual acuity, executive function and even email etiquette, according to a study by Cornell and Berkeley psychologists.
International development expert Ramaswami Balasubramaniam has been named a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor at Cornell. He will be in residence Sept. 23-30. (Aug. 16, 2012)
The Cornell Undergraduate Information Competency Initiative held its summer institute May 24-28 to help faculty members develop new ways to improve student research skills in their classes. (June 3, 2010)
A concept devised this spring by Cornell students to provide a support network for budding online entrepreneurs is on its way to becoming a reality in Europe. (Aug. 6, 2012)
Students in a new service learning course study the public health impacts of such hot-button local issues as the county jail expansion and whether Ithaca homeowners should be allowed to have backyard chicken coops.