U.S. intelligence agents – like the embattled Edward Snowden – are more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making than college students and older adults, a new study finds.
Bridget Saracino '11, a theater arts major in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has been awarded the 2010 Edward M. Murray Committee on the Arts Scholarship. (Nov. 8, 2010)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg '54 held a conversation with College of Arts and Sciences Dean Gretchen Ritter '83 at the New-York Historical Society Sept. 18.
Biologist Thomas Seeley read passages from his book 'Honeybee Democracy' at a Literary Luncheon hosted by President David Skorton and Robin Davisson, who, with Seeley's help, recently took up beekeeping.
Employers are increasingly offering cash and other incentives to motivate workers to lose weight, and a new study finds that the type and frequency of rewards are key factors to success.
Cornell University Library aims to spark discussion about scholarly publishing, which is languishing, through a series of initiatives in March and April.
Hunter Rawlings and Ronald Ehrenberg have been appointed to a new National Research Council committee that will undertake a review of how the federal government can ensure the health of U.S. research universities. (July 6, 2010)
A study suggests that the presence of green beans and bananas on the school lunch line inspired children to eat healthy foods, while applesauce and fruit cocktail sent them to seek out sugary snacks. (July 24, 2012)