Joseph Halpern, professor of computer science, lectured on "Moral Responsibility, Blameworthiness and Intention: In Search of Formal Definitions," speaking more about philosophy than robotics.
Faculty members Anthony Burrow and Julia Felippe, Ph.D. ’02, have been appointed provost’s fellows for public engagement, to advance Cornell’s public engagement mission and initiatives around community-engaged learning and research.
At the 10th annual ILR Labor Roundtable, to be held on campus Nov. 16, students will gain exposure to labor leaders from law, journalism, union organizing and nongovernmental organizations. (Nov. 14, 2012)
Academic publishing is a $25 billion-a-year industry dominated by a handful of publishers with unfair business practices, a documentary filmmaker visiting campus said.
Avshalom Caspi ’83, Ph.D. ’86, gave the annual John Doris Memorial Lecture on charting mental disorders across a person’s life. The talk was sponsored by the Bronfenbrenner Center.
The Cornell Forensics Society took on PETA Vice President Dan Mathews on the topic of whether sex and celebrities be used to promote social change, Oct. 29. (Nov. 2, 2012)