As Iscol speakers, two founders of Medic Mobile explained how they use cellphones and texting to bring better health care to underserved communities in Africa, South Asia and Central America. (Oct. 3, 2012)
The research uses new methods to make a stronger case for government intervention to prevent obesity, says lead author John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management and of economics. (April 4, 2012)
Plummeting housing prices could lead to a decline in college enrollment as families cut back on expenses, finds a new Cornell study by economist Michael Lovenheim. Hardest hit may be poorer families. (Sept. 21, 2011)
With a dizzying number of ties in our social networks, it’s a wonder we remember any of it. How do we keep track of the complexity? We cheat, says a Cornell sociologist in Science Reports.
Memo to bill collectors, hoping to squeeze another payment from the working-poor debt jugglers surveyed by Cornell and Harvard sociologists: Do not threaten.
Eminent cultural theorist and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah will explore how honor is the engine behind moral progress Sept. 23 at the Graduate School's 2011 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture. (Sept. 15, 2011)
The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy brought experts together in New York City Sept. 19 to consider ways to stem America's collapsing bridges and roads. (Sept. 25, 2012)
College students - beginning their 'quarterlife' stage of life - start searching for the meaning of their lives, a search that will persist for many years, said a visiting expert on campus Sept. 9. (Sept. 13, 2011)
David Harris, professor of sociology and senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, reflected on his 15 months at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a talk Sept. 9. (Sept. 13, 2011)
Direct-to-consumer advertising of cholesterol medications may promote overdiagnosis and overtreatment among low-risk populations, but are not helping high-risk consumers, reports a new Cornell study.