Historian Heather Thompson, will discuss her award-winning book about the 1971 Attica Prison uprising Tuesday, March 7, as part of the Freedom Interrupted series.
The Department of Science and Technology Studies celebrates 40 years since the first meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science on campus with “Where has STS Traveled?” Oct. 27-28.
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded $118,000 in spring grants supporting ambitious research projects and conferences involving two-dozen faculty members and resarchers.
Cornell economist Kaushik Basu has been named president-elect of the International Economic Association. He will assume the position of president in 2017.
From Bronze Age traditions to current controversies over flag pins and Predator drones, a new book by anthropology professor Adam Smith sheds light on how material goods defend political order.