For the first time, researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of mountain chickadees, which hide thousands of food items every fall and rely on these hidden stores to get through harsh winters.
More than 40% of residents in 15 cities in the “global south” – developing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America – still lack quality, affordable water that can be piped into dwellings.
Suzanne Lanyi Charles, assistant professor of city and regional planning, looks at the effects of large corporations’ converting foreclosed houses into rental units in a pair of recently published research papers.
The annual Cornell Day of Data, this year a two-day virtual event, Jan. 27-28, brings together professors, researchers and students from across the university to share techniques, tools and insights in working with data.
At the Maplewood Apartments project, now under construction, Cornell engineering students will deploy heat-pump monitors to study the system viability in a severe winter climate.
Rebecca Harris-Warrick’s opera project, “The Pleasures of the Quarrel” will be shown March 27 at Bailey Hall. This is a collaboration between the New York Baroque Dance Company, the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, four professional singers and students.
As CCSS fellows, a dozen faculty members representing seven colleges and schools will pursue ambitious research projects on issues ranging from political polarization to environmental justice.
Events this week include "The Great Dictator" in a Cornell Cinema "Demagogues" series; "Art and the Military" at the Johnson Museum; a book talk by economist Eswar Prasad; and the Vida Guitar Quartet.
Architect Jenny Sabin has created a temporary outdoor installation that functions as a work of art and provides shade, seating and cooling for visitors to the Museum of Modern Art PS1 in Long Island City.
The faculty recipients of the 2021 Innovative Teaching and Learning Awards will use grants of up to $20,000 to explore new teaching technologies and strategies to enhance the student learning environment across campus.