Events on campus this week include an earthquake vigil; filmmakers the Quay Brothers; Bound for Glory; Brave New Works ensemble; fourth annual LEGO Expo and an entrepreneurship lecture for scientists. (Jan. 21, 2010)
Joseph A. Kahl, an expert on social stratification and a professor of sociology at Cornell from 1969 until his retirement in 1983, died Jan. 1 in Bethesda, Md., at age 86.
Stephen Hilgartner, chair of science and technology studies, has been tapped to serve on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genetics Study Section, Center for Scientific Review. (Jan. 20, 2010)
Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year.
A new study published in Science shows that animal behavior studies can predict human behavior and that those with a certain altered gene have a harder time recovering from very stressful events.
"Dating back to Asian spice trading routes around 200 B.C., globalization began long before the Internet," said Eric Tagliacozzo, Cornell associate professor of history, at a Jan. 14 panel discussion at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Most graduates of arts programs in New York state will not find employment in the state. An ILR School report finds that training programs often fail to prepare students for actual jobs. (Jan. 18, 2010)
Chekitan S. Dev, associate professor of marketing and brand management, is one of the 'Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing' for 2009, according an industry association.