Researchers at the ILR School and University of Michigan suggest giving people a script to get an honest answer – even if it’s a hard “no” – instead of acquiescence motivated by awkwardness or guilt.
Cornell, in collaboration with other U.S. universities, has been awarded $25 million from the National Science Foundation for another five years of research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.
James W. Lorbeer, whose research on diseases of onion and other vegetables grown in organic soils aided growers around the world, died Oct. 5, 2023, in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant pathology, Lorbeer was 91.
Ann S. Bowers ’59, a pioneering tech executive and longtime philanthropist whose transformational gift established the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, died Jan. 24 in Palo Alto, California. Bowers was 86.
The committee praised the verve, precision, and wry wit of Feng’s criticism, observing that she also brings historically and culturally informed sensibilities to all her reviewing.
A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.
Mandayam Parthasarathy, Ph.D. ’66, whose research shifted fundamental understanding of internal plant structures, died Aug. 7 in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant biology, Parthasarathy was 91.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer and director of labor education research at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says there are several big takeaways from the data.
Kristen Warneris an associate professor at Cornell University who studies the impact of racial representation in the performing arts. She highlights the shutout of Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” across the board, as well as racial politics of the Oscars.
