In rural areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America, poor farmers supplement their livelihoods by hunting and cutting wood, but such practices seriously threaten biodiversity in the developing world. (Aug. 22, 2011)
If Congress authorized mandatory paid sick leave, flu rates would decline by at least 5 percent, according to a study by Cornell economist Nicolas Ziebarth.
Shelley Feldman, professor of development sociology, will bring an international perspective to Cornell's Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies program when she becomes its director July 1. (May 22, 2007)
Anjum Malik ’16 is researching why Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria have destroyed museums and heritage sites and reminds us that Western powers did the same thing a century ago.
On Dec. 10, the public can try soil painting as part of a soil celebration led by the Soil and Crop Sciences Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science on World Soil Day.
Events this week include networking at the Johnson Museum, a composers' forum, 'Monk With a Camera' at Cornell Cinema and School's Out! programming at the Museum of the Earth.
Max Pfeffer, chair of the Department of Development Sociology, has been appointed senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. (March 22, 2010)
Human Ecology students unveiled apparel and product ideas designed to help seniors prevent falls and minimize harm, stay warm and alert in winter, and achieve greater mobility and independence.