Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, this year's Olin lecturer, stressed how the use of honor - and shame - could be a trigger for social and societal change. (Sept. 26, 2011)
Three experts discussed how prepared the United States is for bioterrorism at a panel discussion hosted by Cornell in Washington, D.C., March 22. (March 28, 2012)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $699,000 grant for research and training in higher education economics to the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute.
Ben Wie '13, a Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, supervised an animal behavior research team this past summer. The team looked at chemicals in mice brains. (Sept. 14, 2012)
Cornell clinical law professor William A. Jacobson's talk on the Tea Party generated a heated discussion at the Cornell Club in Manhattan Sept. 19. (Sept. 21, 2011)
Alumni, faculty and members of the incoming Class of 2012 attended the Cornell Mosaic conference, which offers Cornellians, particularly African-American, Latino and Asian alumni, opportunities to network and keep current on Cornell events.
Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution said that happiness and well-being are important factors to public policy, in speaking on campus Sept. 15. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Cornell Professor Ross Brann described how Islam enriched Judaism, speaking at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City March 15 at an event sponsored by Cornell Hillel. (March 20, 2012)
New research finds that while subjects in a nationwide survey identified happiness as a goal, other goals - such as a higher income - may lead them to choose money over happiness. (Sept. 16, 2011)
Cornell students designed winter boots that improve circulation and a jacket with built-in headphones for people in wheelchairs, among other products as part of a textiles course. (Dec. 7, 2009)