International relations scholar Robert Keohane, speaking on campus Oct. 13, stressed that the United States needs to exercise great caution when it considers military interventions around the world. (Oct. 18, 2011)
Words can be a window on the soul, and computers are learning to peer through that window. A new Cornell study shows that computer analyses can identify the speech patterns that psychopaths tend to use. (Oct. 17, 2011)
Professor John Cawley and Dr. Mehmet Oz of TV fame find that peer mentors in at-risk high schools help students improve their diet and exercise regimens. (Oct. 17, 2011)
Mats Rooth, a Cornell linguist, will use software to study distinctions of prosody (rhythm, stress and intonation) in language by hunting for word patterns on the Internet. (Jan. 4, 2010)
Steven Strogatz, Thomas Gilovich and Dr. Joseph Fins have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with Sanford Weill '55, chair of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell. (April 18, 2012)
Rosa A. Clemente, who received a master of professional studies degree from Cornell in 2002, has been named the 2008 vice presidential candidate by the Green Party. Her running mate is Cynthia McKinney. (July 16, 2008)
Political scientist Larry Bartels addressed our 'unequal democracy' Sept. 24 in a lecture on campus based on his book, 'Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age.' (Oct. 4, 2012)
Economist David Card said at a public talk March 15 that immigrants tended to take jobs at the high and low ends of the wage spectrum, and their wages don't affect Americans' salaries. (March 17, 2011)
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.
Actor and activist Danny Glover discussed unions, activism and the role of art in effecting social change on campus Sept. 25. He also met with ILR School students and faculty. (Sept. 26, 2012)