Why do some teams become derailed by conflict, while others manage to work through conflicts to deliver great performance? A 2008 landmark study co-authored by Johnson's Beta Mannix explains why.
Faculty members Andrea Bachner, Victoria Beard, Saurabh Mehta and Daniel Selva will start three-year terms this summer as Cornell’s first cohort of International Faculty Fellows with the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
A panel at Cornell Tech May 6 included the outlining of the vision for the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute by its new director, Adam Shwartz.
Martha Stipanuk and Kathleen Rasmussen, both professors in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell, received awards at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting this month. (May 19, 2009)
The Department of Economics has hired an undergraduate student experience coordinator and created a new undergraduate economics lounge. The changes will improve connections between more than 500 undergraduate majors.
The recent CCA Biennial brought attention to the arts and science at Cornell, including public television coverage of an installation on the Arts Quad by artist Kimsooja and materials scientists.
Cornell University Library honored retiring University Archivist Elaine Engst, M.A. '72, June 17 for her work, and for "implementing changes with grace, humor and style" over her 36-year career.
Since the Feb. 5 announcement of a new funding model for student health services, students and parents have raised questions about the new $350 annual health fee. VP Susan Murphy clarified the decision in a Feb. 11 statement.
Kenneth P. Birman, the N. Rama Rao Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2009 Tsutomu Kanai Award for his contributions to the state of the art in distributed computing systems. (March 2, 2010)