Robert Hockett, professor of law and an expert in financial and monetary law and economics, Will Cong, professor of finance and an expert on financial technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and Emin Gün Sirer, professor of computer science and founder and CEO of AVA, comment on the future health of Bitcoin as it approaches a slowing of its token creation rate, known as a halving.
Student and faculty researchers and their community partners will use this year’s Engaged Cornell research grants to study Cornell’s socioeconomic impact on Tompkins County and other topics.
Josh Tetrick '04, CEO and founder of 33needs, which allows people to invest in social enterprises around the globe, will deliver the 10th annual Iscol public service lecture Sept. 26. (Sept. 19, 2011)
Events this week include faculty authors discussing careers and new ways of giving, a panel on world development, guest filmmakers showing their work, and a song cycle based on female characters in Greek tragedy.
The endowed professorships will fund ground-breaking research in the areas of psychology and human development, fiber science and apparel design, and nutritional sciences.
The Program Work Team on Poverty and Economic Hardship met to brainstorm ways to eradicate poverty in upstate New York. In the United States, 40 percent of people will be poor at some point during their adult life, they said.
Anxiety, distrust, rigged elections, polarization, demographic change and racial resentment are all themes surrounding America’s 2016 presidential election, according to a Nov. 1 panel discussion.
The 2014-15 Civic Leader Fellows will present their projects Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:30 p.m. at 102 Mann Library. The fellowship helps community leaders, students and faculty solve community needs.
In a talk to alumni Oct. 21, Jeff Hancock shared his research into the veracity of online communications and what scientists can extract from it. (Oct. 21, 2011)
In addition to its natural splendor, Cornell Botanic Gardens now boasts an outdoor art installation: a two-story mural, created in September 2019 by Brazilian street artist Eder Muniz.
