Alexandra Cirone, an expert on the spread of fake news and disinformation, and William Schmidt, an expert on operations, technology and information management, comment on the role of Facebook and Twitter in stemming the flow of misinformation online.
Cornell food scientists show in animal studies that a mother’s high-fat diet may lead to more sweet-taste receptors in taste buds resulting in poor feeding behavior, obesity in adulthood.
"The Disinformation Age: The Collapse of Liberal Democracy in the United States" finds disinformation intensified in 1980, when Ronald Reagan's election triggered economic inequality.
Martha E. Pollack plumbed the depths of Cornell history and spoke to current times in her inaugural address Aug. 25, following her installation as the university’s 14th president.
Dong Lai, professor of astronomy at Cornell University and an expert on black holes, comments on an upcoming "groundbreaking" announcement from astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team.
Award-winning author and literature scholar Seth Lerer, a visiting professor at Cornell this fall, will give the 2016 M.H. Abrams Lecture, Oct. 20 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Event this week include two chances to see the Cat Video Festival at Cornell Cinema, a young person's concert, readings of new plays from Egypt, and a concert by Irish singer Karan Casey.
Accompanying her graduate studies at Cornell, Tonia Ko has earned national and international honors including commissions to create new works and a recent BMI Student Composer Award.
