Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)
To prepare scholars who will contribute original research in human development and the law, and psychology and the law, Cornell will offer a new graduate concentration called Law, Psychology and Human Development, beginning next fall.
Two Cornell professors with experience of having had parents with dementia use design and digital photographs to help patients with Alzheimer's and other brain diseases connect with loved ones. (Oct. 7, 2010)
Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together faculty, administrators and guests to discuss challenges on which Cornell should place emphasis and resources in 2019-2020.
With more than one-quarter million guns going to school every day and media images bombarding our children with violence-related images, it's little wonder that thousands of American youths are arrested each year for violent crimes.
A Cornell study by psychology professor James Cutting finds that our attention span while watching films conforms to a universal constant. (March 9, 2010)
Steve Coll, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discussed the childhood and background of Osama bin Laden and how his background contributed to the rise of al Qaeda, March 5. (March 9, 2010)
During her first visit as an A.D. White professor, Sarah Hrdy asserted in a public lecture Oct. 17 that altruism among humans stemmed from having more than just parents help with child care.
Before developing specific anti-obesity strategies, lawmakers should review the evidence on program effectiveness and costs to avoid policies that won't work or will waste money, says Cawley. (March 4, 2010)