Ralph D. Christy, professor of emerging markets in the Department of Applied Economics Management, has been named the new director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. (March 30, 2009)
Christine Leuenberger recently returned from a six-week visit to Tel Aviv University, where she studied the implications of the Israel/Palestine wall. (Aug. 16, 2010)
Computer graphics researchers are using the techniques of perceptual psychology to discover what mathematics will make an image look the way an artist desires.
A National Science Foundation grant awarded to two ILR School researchers will create a Social Science Gateway, unlocking enormous amounts of social sciences data on people, jobs and firms. (July 27, 2009)
The Cornell Forensics Society took on PETA Vice President Dan Mathews on the topic of whether sex and celebrities be used to promote social change, Oct. 29. (Nov. 2, 2012)
Three local nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $10,000 in grants from a class in the College of Human Ecology designed to teach students about philanthropy. (Dec. 3, 2009)
The Fourth Eurasian Archaeology Conference Oct. 11-13 explored the uneven process of historical transformation and the temporal rhythms of social life. (Oct. 30, 2012)
A panel discussion on Cornell's Engaged Learning and Research Oct. 27 focused on the collaboration with a theater group at the Auburn Correctional Facility. (Oct. 29, 2012)
Three Cornell economists discussed economic policy in the context of the current recession and the upcoming election at an Oct. 26 panel in Ives Hall. (Oct. 29, 2012)