Cornell faculty members have until Monday, Nov. 27, to submit nominations of distinguished scholars in the areas of arts, life sciences, and social sciences for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program.
Summer Session, part of Cornell’s School of Continuing Education, is open to Cornell students, students from other universities and adult learners who wish to earn up to 15 credits.
Can an increase in knowledge ever be a bad thing? Yes, says economics professor Kaushik Basu and a colleague – when people use it to act in their own self-interest rather than in the best interests of the larger group.
Bald eagles are the most vulnerable to lead poisoning from hunters' ammunition of more than 30 species known to scavenge deer carcasses in New York state, Cornell research finds.
Along with a new minor, students can also take advantage of an expanded set of upper-level classes, participate in a number of ASL events on campus and be part of an active student club.
Emily Garbinsky, of the Johnson School, and colleagues have proposed an eight-item scale to measure individual differences in financial mindfulness, incorporating elements of both awareness and acceptance of one's financial situation.
With a focus on the prairie vole, Alexander Ophir will study mating tactics in mammals to learn about the underlying neural sources of social behaviors.