Some 10 percent of text messages contain lies, say Cornell researchers. The reason, they say, is because it's the only way people know how to manage their availability with modern technology. (Dec. 20, 2010)
Lord Martin Rees, who has probed deep into the cosmos, studied gamma-ray bursts and galactic formation, spoke May 8 at Cornell on issues closer to home: the preservation of our “pale blue dot.”
About 1,000 people convened in Bailey Hall Sept. 26 to hear experts discuss the U.S. presidential candidates' positions on health care, immigration and Social Security. (Sept. 30, 2008)
In China's expanding economy, who you know is increasingly important in filling jobs. That was one issue discussed at the Conference on Chinese Capitalism, held April 20-21 on campus. (April 24, 2007)
Events this week include new films at Cornell Cinema; a display of Martin Luther King's work with the labor movement; an early 20th-century piano festival and an exhibit from a local biodiversity survey.
New York has the unique soil and climate conditions to establish itself as a significant presence in the market for sparkling wine, experts said at B.E.V. NY, Cornell’s annual outreach event for the wine industry.
The dean and four professors from the Cornell Law School will attend four conferences in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong later this month as part of the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (Oct. 7, 2008)