Effective senior management teams play a greater role in company success than charismatic CEOs, according to a new study by Randall S. Peterson of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell.
Cornell has achieved a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for its work as a 'green' leader. (Jan. 31, 2012)
Bruce McCandliss, associate professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, is a 2007 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. (Dec. 5, 2007)
A collegial family has grown at Cornell during the course of research and programs devoted to The Evolving Family, the 2004-07 theme project sponsored by the Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS).
"There are a huge number of…
To emphasize the role computing is taking across a broad range of disciplines, Cornell Provost Don M. Randel has created the new post of dean for computing and information science. He has appointed Robert Constable.
Would you travel halfway around the world to talk about Wittgenstein? Many graduate students and professors do just that. The famed philosopher's work in logic and language is among the studies tackled each summer by participants in the School of Criticism and Theory (SCT) at Cornell.
"If water flows downhill, why is its protection an uphill fight?" asked Henry Lickers, Nov. 18, addressing a large audience in Cornell's Berger Atrium. His provocative question was at the center of a two-day conference, "Native…
Throughout April students at Cornell and the University of Washington will vie to see which school can build the most complete 3-D model of campus buildings. (April 8, 2010)
Many departments and unit heads are thinking creatively about how to meaningfully - and in a cost-effective way - thank staff members for their work and dedication to the university. (Feb. 12, 2009)
He braves crocs in the Amazon to find the real Temple of Doom. He dives Alexandria Harbor seeking Cleopatra's palace. Using Homer as a guide, he sails the Aegean Sea in Odysseus' wake.