Using data from millions of taxi trips, a group that included math professor Steven Strogatz applies a natural rescaling law to predict the ride-sharing potential for four major cities.
On the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, the accident’s chief investigator, cited some of the catastrophe's causes: the government's lack of transparency and 'groupthink.'
Researchers at Cornell and Michigan have joined teams in France to find out if native speakers of American English and French use the same brain structures to understand a story when it is read to them in their own language.
Events on campus this week include: a walking contest, Emerging Artists, former Brazilian president, poet Paul Muldoon, Union Days, museum reception, urban agenda, Glissant and sustainability month.
Mayfest, the Department of Music's annual chamber music series, featured Klezmer music as part of its varied programming and top international musicians on campus May 19-24. (June 3, 2010)
With great expectations Cornell will officially enter "the Skorton era" on Sept. 7. In a lively and colorful ceremony on the Arts Quad, David J. Skorton will be inaugurated as Cornell's 12th president.
The historic day's events…
Fifty Cornell students recently returned from three weeks in China over winter break as guests of the Chinese government and part of the 2009 Chinese Bridge Winter Camp for American Students.
Thirteen staff members received Employee Excellence Awards – three each in the individual, management, innovation and diversity categories, and one that stood 'Far Above.'