At BOOM 2011 March 9, dozens of students showed off their cutting-edge projects, from game software to robotics to autonomous aircraft and submarines. (March 14, 2011)
Daron Acemoglu, co-author of the 2012 economic development book 'Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Poverty and Prosperity,' will deliver the George Staller Lecture March 28.
Pioneering photographer of lesbian erotica Honey Lee Cottrell, who died recently, has given her papers to the Cornell University Library Human Sexuality Collection.
Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker pondered 'the stuff thought' March 4 in an Olin lecture. He said analyzing language offers a window into thought and human nature. (March 8, 2011)
A new study shows that, compared with younger adults, older adults report better mental health, which allows them to forego immediate financial gain for bigger gains in the future. (July 18, 2011)
Rebecca Givan, assistant professor in the ILR School, will receive the Labor and Employment Relations Association's John T. Dunlop Outstanding Scholar Award in January. (Dec. 8, 2011)
Jeffrey S. Lehman, a former president of Cornell (2003-05) and former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, has been named vice chancellor of NYU Shanghai, effective this summer. (April 5, 2012)
Professor James Maas has co-authored 'Sleep for Success! Everything You Must Know About Sleep but Are Too Tired to Ask,' which has many research findings and tips about getting a healthy night's sleep. (Oct. 1, 2010)
President Martha E. Pollack engaged Maiquela Richards '18 and Troy Anderson '19 in a question-and-answer session June 9 in Bailey Hall as part of Reunion Weekend.