Cornell sociologists Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg have co-edited a new book, 'The Economic Sociology of Capitalism' (Princeton University Press 2005). The book explores capitalism from a social science perspective.
Each year, the American Association of Retired Persons honors 50 employers in the United States for their practices and policies for mature workers with its 'AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50' list. Cornell is ranked No. 5.
The safety, rights and privacy of Cornell University-area students living off campus will be the major topic of discussion Sept. 8 at the Collegetown Neighborhood Council (CNC) meeting.
A new policy paper, 'Dismantling the Poverty Trap: Disability Policy for the 21st Century,' by Cornell experts spells out how current policies force those with disabilities into poverty, whether they work or not, and offers reform recommendations.
Cornell Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings and Dean of the Faculty Charles Walcott addressed the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Environmental Sustainability and Transportation and Parking Needs.
Cornell University has been ranked fourth in the nation in the Washington Monthly College Guide, and No. 1 in engineering physics by U.S. News and World Report. (August 31, 2005)
The ingredients: several dozen yards of yellow 'caution' tape, 800 first-year students and a bullhorn. The result: the official photo for the Class of 2009, with students spelling out the year '2009' across Libe Slope.
Shimon Edelman of Cornell and colleagues have developed a method for enabling a computer program to scan text, infer the grammar behind it and generate new sentences.
Anthropology professor Rebekah Nathan enrolled as a freshman at her own university, immersing herself in student life. The resulting book, 'My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student.'