A major reason why maltreated children do worse in school than nonmaltreated children may be because their families move much more frequently and they change schools often, according to a recent award-winning Cornell study.
The early spider catches the web site. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cornell University have discovered how large female spiders in colonies are able to claim enough territory to rebuild their daily webs
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times Iraq war correspondent and television news commentator, will deliver a free public lecture on Monday, Oct. 25, at 4:45 p.m. in the David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall at Cornell University.
Governor of Puerto Rico Luis G. Fortuno promoted statehood for the commonwealth and detailed economic reforms he has made there, during a speech March 8 in Bailey Hall. (March 9, 2010)
New York City has a commitment to plant 1 million trees by 2017, and Cornell researchers are helping by aiding in the development of the research agenda for the large-scale urban forestry project. (March 9, 2010)
Photonics pioneer Michal Lipson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is named one of 23 MacArthur Fellows for 2010 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Do computers have feelings? The significance of "affect" in both technological design and digital art is the focus of a two-day interdisciplinary symposium April 22-23 on the Cornell campus.
The tiny Belding's ground squirrels appear to be "kissing". Instead, they are sniffing to analyze secretions from facial scent glands, hoping to learn from the complex odor bouquet who is family and who's not.
A symposium , 'Global Developments in the 21st Century,' will be hosted by Cornell's new Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Institute for Global Development, Sept. 21-22.