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Robert Frank, economics professor, reviews the books "To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise," by Bethany Moreton, and "The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business," by Nelson Lichtenstein.]]>Date: 08/31/2009 15:17

Gregory Eells, director of Counseling and Psychological Services, gives his opinion on the treatment of Seung-Hui Cho, the Va. Tech shooter.]]>Date: 08/21/2009 11:00

<p>Tracking an 11-year-old e-mail chain letter, a project studied by Jon Kleinberg, professor of computer science, is cited in an article about memes.</p>]]>Date: 08/14/2009 15:13

<p>Alice Connors-Kellgren, Human Ecology undergraduate student, discusses her experience with ways the use of Facebook and other social networking media can make people jealous and suspicious of significant others.</p>]]>Date: 08/13/2009 15:10

Jack Corgel, professor of real estate, comments on the effect of the recession on the ability to forecast various trends in industry and the economy.]]>Date: 08/12/2009 13:16

ILR Professor Richard Hurd comments on the lack of militancy in modern organized labor.]]>Date: 08/12/2009 12:07

Alan Hedge, design and environmental analysis professor, comments on the ergonomic benefits of voice recognition technology in home computers.]]>Date: 08/11/2009 13:09

Menachem Z. Rosensaft, adjunct professor of law, authors an op-ed about the debate over health care reform.]]>Date: 08/11/2009 12:04

Susanne Bruyere and Thomas Golden, director and associate director, respectively, of the Employment and Disability Institute, comment on the concerns chronically ill workers have over their continued employment.]]>Date: 08/10/2009 13:09

Elliott Smith, associate director of the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, comments on research about child abuse by the significant others of single mothers.]]>Date: 08/10/2009 13:05

Matthew Freedman, ILR faculty member, comments on the economic reasons why people are now taking less pleasant jobs than they used to.<br />]]>Date: 08/07/2009 15:03

Rick Geddes, policy analysis and management faculty member, comments on the changing need for the United States Postal Service.]]>Date: 08/07/2009 15:01

Ritch Savin-Williams, human development department chair, discussed the defining of who is gay, lesbian, and bisexual among teens and young adults at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association last week.]]>Date: 08/07/2009 15:00

Article cites the recent report by Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of ILR's labor education research, that details the anti-union activities by employers of workers engaged in union organizing drives.]]>Date: 08/06/2009 15:24

Alan Manevitz, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, comments on a study that examines the link between weather and brain function.]]>Date: 08/05/2009 15:04

Stephen Garvey, professor of law, comments on a controversial  method of enforcing a public nuisance law in Narragansett, R.I.]]>Date: 08/04/2009 14:59

Mark Stephenson, applied economics and management senior extension associate with the Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy, comments on the outlook for dairy farmers in Arizona.]]>Date: 08/03/2009 15:41

James Maas, professor of psychology, comments on a recent Pew Research Center survey about sleep and taking naps.]]>Date: 07/30/2009 15:36

Sara Kreps, government faculty member, is quoted in an op-ed about recent provocative actions taken by North Korea.]]>Date: 07/30/2009 15:34

A 2007 research study by Policy Analysis and Management faculty members Richard Burkhauser and Kosali Simon is cited in the lead editorial about taxation proposed to fund new health care initiatives before Congress.]]>Date: 07/30/2009 15:33

Hotel School alumnus John Zimmer '06 discusses the successful social-networking based carpool business he co-founded last year.]]>Date: 07/29/2009 15:32

Tom Maloney, applied economics and management senior extension associate, comments on the scarcity of laborers for U.S. dairy farms.]]>Date: 07/29/2009 15:32

ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, and economics grad student Douglas Webber discuss their paper which found that in certain instances, graduation and persistence rates are linked to greater expenditures on student services.]]>Date: 07/29/2009 14:29

Dr. Catherine Birndorf, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, comments on a study which details how divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after remarriage.<br />]]>Date: 07/28/2009 14:20

William Jacobson, professor of law, comments on the release of the 911 tapes of the controversial arrest of Harvard (and former Cornell) scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.]]>Date: 07/27/2009 15:50

Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the contribution India and China can make to the world's economy.]]>Date: 07/26/2009 14:26

Alan Hedge, design and environmental analysis professor, urges parents to factor in ergonomics when setting up a computer station for their children.]]>Date: 07/26/2009 14:25

<p>Richard Burkhauser, policy analysis and management professor, comments on the ramifications of this week's rise of the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.</p>]]>Date: 07/23/2009 16:40

<p>Janis Whitlock, Human Development faculty member, offers advice to a reader about self-injury scars.</p>]]>Date: 07/23/2009 16:35

President David Skorton's efforts to show leadership by personally adopting budget-reducing measures, including taking a 10 percent cut in his compensation, are detailed in an article about university presidents' responses to the economic crisis.]]>Date: 07/23/2009 14:53

Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on what China could do with the $2 trillion it has in its foreign-exchange reserves.]]>Date: 07/22/2009 14:57

<p>Professors Steve Squyres and Jim Bell, senior research associate Peter Thomas, and former administrative director Elizabeth Bilson, of the astronomy department, talked about past, present and future exploration of the moon and solar system in a panel discussion which also mentioned the late astronomy professor Thomas Gold's role in the Apollo 11 mission.</p>]]>Date: 07/20/2009 15:34

The book "The Impact of Relative Earnings Among Dual-Earner Couples on Career Satisfaction and Family Satisfaction," co-authored by ILR Professor Pamela Tolbert, is reviewed.]]>Date: 07/20/2009 14:44

<p>An article about Central New Yorkers' experience of and contributions to the Apollo 11 moon landing mentions the stereoscopic camera the late astronomy professor Thomas Gold helped develop.</p>]]>Date: 07/19/2009 15:33

<p>Joe Burns, astronomy and engineering professor, and former astronomy department administrative director Elizabeth Bilson reminisce about their experiences at Cornell during the time of the Apollo 11 moon landing.</p>]]>Date: 07/18/2009 15:32

<p>ILR Professor and Associate Dean Ron Seeber comments on an offer by a Las Vegas union to help fund, from its pension fund, the construction of a new city hall.</p>]]>Date: 07/17/2009 14:52

<p>Steven Kyle, applied economics and management faculty member, comments on lingering worries over the economy.</p>]]>Date: 07/16/2009 14:43

<p>William Jacobson, law school faculty member, comments on the effect that the push for investigation into the Bush administration's handling of the War on Terror might have on President Obama's domestic agenda.</p>]]>Date: 07/13/2009 14:47

<p>In his Times column, economics professor Robert Frank applies the theories of Charles Darwin to the field of economics.</p>]]>Date: 07/13/2009 14:46

<p>Christopher Barrett, applied economics and management professor, praises the $20 billion investment by President Barack Obama and the other G8 leaders in developing-country agriculture.</p>]]>Date: 07/13/2009 14:25

<p>Computer Science Professor Jon Kleinberg discusses research he has conducted with postdoctoral researcher Jure Leskovec and grad student Lars Backstrom into finding ways for a computer to determine the meaning of text in news cycles.</p>]]>Date: 07/12/2009 14:29

<p>Steve Kyle, applied economics and management, discusses the need for a second stimulus package to further aid the ailing economy.</p>]]>Date: 07/09/2009 15:37

<p>Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research, comments on a labor dispute at the Rite Aid Southwest Customer Support Center in Lancaster, California.</p>]]>Date: 07/09/2009 14:54

Jeffrey Hancock, communication faculty member, comments on the problematic nature of concealing how old you are in the Information Age.]]>Date: 07/09/2009 14:44

<p>Daniel Lichter, professor of sociology, comments on a study about unmarried couples who live together.</p>]]>Date: 07/08/2009 14:50

Robin Blakely development sociology extension associate, discusses concerns of New York state residents as revealed in the results of the latest annual poll by Cornell's Survey Research Institute.]]>Date: 07/08/2009 14:20

<p>Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member Alan Manevitz comments on the reaction to the death of Michael Jackson.</p>]]>Date: 07/08/2009 13:41

<p>John Cawley, policy analysis and management faculty member, coauthors a study about the effect of money on motivation to lose weight.</p>]]>Date: 07/06/2009 13:38

<p>Applied Economics and Management faculty member David Just discusses the correlation between poverty and lottery ticket purchases.</p>]]>Date: 07/03/2009 14:55

<p>Sara Kreps, government faculty member, comments on the potential military threat posed by North Korea.</p>]]>Date: 07/01/2009 13:46

<p>Dr. Heather Knapp-Hoch, Veterinary Medicine faculty member, discusses the surgery she and colleague Dr. Stuart Bliss performed on Oscar, a bobcat hit by a car in Albany last month.</p>]]>Date: 07/01/2009 13:45

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the International Monetary Fund's decision to revise the way it monitors foreign exchange rates of member countries.</p>]]>Date: 07/01/2009 13:43

<p>Valerie Reyna, professor of human development, comments on a recent study which found that because nearly 15 percent of teens think they'll die young, they're led to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior.</p>]]>Date: 06/29/2009 14:21

<p>ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, comments on the way the current deadlock in the NY state senate has affected his nomination to the state University of New York board of trustees.</p>]]>Date: 06/27/2009 13:39

<p>New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food. That's just one of the findings of the first Cornell/New York Times/NY1 poll, which gave New York state residents a snapshot of their collective zeitgeist about obesity, key politicians, the economy and gay marriage when it was released in early June.</p>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 16:41

<p>Syndicated advice columnist and Freeville native Amy Dickinson will give a talk at the Statler Auditorium on the Cornell University campus at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8.</p>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 15:30

<p>Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member Dr. John Lucas comments on some of the reasons behind the reaction to the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett last week.</p>]]>Date: 06/26/2009 14:16

<p>Psychology grad student Clayton Critcher discusses his study that describes how gay and lesbian participants' performances on spatial reasoning and physical endurance tests were worse when told to conceal their sexual orientation.</p>]]>Date: 06/23/2009 15:51

<p>Law Professor Eduardo M. Penalver comments on the problematic nature of squatters in structures abandoned to foreclosure.</p>]]>Date: 06/21/2009 14:57

<p>American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend," by Larry Tye.</p>]]>Date: 06/21/2009 14:52

<p>American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression," by Richard A. Posner.</p>]]>Date: 06/19/2009 15:50

<p>ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, discusses ways colleges and universities can cut costs.</p>]]>Date: 06/19/2009 14:59

<p>Patrick Shen, who directed "The Philosopher Kings," a documentary about the lives of custodians at various top colleges and universities, has high praise for Cornell custodian Jim Evener, who was featured in the film.</p>]]>Date: 06/18/2009 14:56

<p>Philip Davis, communication grad student, is the co-creator of a fake, computer generated "scientific" paper submitted to an open access journal - a type of research publication that will publish research papers for a fee.</p>]]>Date: 06/16/2009 15:47

<p>Daniel Lichter, policy analysis and management professor, coauthors demographic research which has shown that minorities outnumber whites in the under-20 population of 1 out of 6 U.S. counties.</p>]]>Date: 06/16/2009 15:45

<p>Charles Brainerd, human development professor, comments on a murder case that may involve traumatic memories from 17 years ago of a possible witness who was 3 years old at the time of the crime.</p>]]>Date: 06/16/2009 15:40

<p>American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler reviews the book "The Pleasure and Sorrows of Work," by Alain de Botton.</p>]]>Date: 06/14/2009 14:22

<p>Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis, offers advice on using ergonomically healthy office furniture.</p>]]>Date: 06/11/2009 15:14

<p>The recent poll of the attitudes, values and lifestyles of New York state residents, conducted jointly by NY1 News, the New York Times and Cornell University, shows that the New York Yankees are leading the New York Mets in popularity by a 9 point margin, 34 percent to 25 percent.</p>]]>Date: 06/11/2009 14:45

<p>Michael Jones-Correa, professor of government, answers reader's questions about New York Latino politics.</p>]]>Date: 06/11/2009 14:43

<p>Bradford Bell, ILR faculty member, comments on the high departure rate of executives at the Bank of America.</p>]]>Date: 06/10/2009 15:41

<p>A poll, conducted jointly by NY1 News, the New York Times and Cornell University, shows that while 60 percent of New Yorkers approve of Michael Bloomberg's job as mayor of New York City, a majority say that he does not deserve another term in office and that they would like to give someone else a chance.</p>]]>Date: 06/08/2009 15:21

<p>Psychology faculty member David Pizarro discusses a link between a feeling of disgust and political attitudes.</p>]]>Date: 06/08/2009 15:17

<p>Kelly Musick, policy analysis and management faculty member, heads research that describes the adverse way teens are affected by parents who frequently argue.<br />
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<p>Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, Weill Cornell Medical College faculty member, comments on the increasing use of such alternative medicine therapies as acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, and native or traditional healing methods in mainstream medical practice.</p>]]>Date: 06/07/2009 13:45

<p>Psychology faculty member David Pizarro heads research that describes the role disgust plays in judgments of morality and purity.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 06/05/2009 15:17

<p>Ritch Savin-Williams, professor of human development, comments on the phenomenon of younger gays and lesbians coming out of the closet on social networking sites online.</p>]]>Date: 06/05/2009 15:14

<p>Lee Humphreys, communications faculty member, is quoted in an article about text messaging being blamed for a crime.<br />
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<p>Mark Stephenson, faculty member in applied economics and management, comments on the dairy industry's widely fluctuating cycles of boom and bust.</p>]]>Date: 06/02/2009 15:02

<p>Meredith Small, professor of anthropology, authors an essay that likens capitalism to natural selection.<br />
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<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank discusses many of the topics in his new book "The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide."</p>]]>Date: 06/02/2009 15:01

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, commends Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's style of interaction during his trip to China.</p>]]>Date: 06/02/2009 14:14

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's upcoming trip to China.</p>]]>Date: 06/01/2009 15:44

<p>Meredith Small, anthropology professor, authors a column about the reasons behind our historical ophidiophobia.<br />
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<p>Jeffrey Hancock, communication faculty member, is one of the experts offering tips on how to detect a liar.</p>]]>Date: 05/27/2009 14:20

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the impact of the economy of Europe on the world's recovery from the economic crisis.</p>]]>Date: 05/23/2009 14:47

<p>David Brown, development sociology professor, comments on the declining support for rural sociology departments at academic institutions.<br />
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<p>William Jacobson, professor of law, comments on how the issue of same-sex marriage impacts President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court.</p>]]>Date: 05/17/2009 08:55

<p>Meredith Small, professor of anthropology, authors an essay about the culture shock she experienced that inspired her to become an anthropologist.</p>]]>Date: 05/16/2009 15:18

<p>Kelly Musick, Policy Analysis and Management faculty member, comments on the increased rate of births to unmarried women.</p>]]>Date: 05/13/2009 15:29

<p>Menachem Z. Rosensaft, adjunct professor of law, authors an op-ed decrying a discussion forum on political commentator Pat Buchanan's website that includes Holocaust revisionists and deniers.</p>]]>Date: 05/12/2009 14:49

<p>Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears '76, Human Ecology alumna, has been mentioned as a potential nominee by President Barack Obama to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter.</p>]]>Date: 05/10/2009 14:03

<p>Richard Burkhauser, professor of policy analysis and management, contributes to a column that examines proposed changes to disability programs.</p>]]>Date: 05/08/2009 14:01

<p>ILR Professor Risa Lieberwitz and Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of Labor Education Research. comment on a bitter labor dispute at the Wynn Las Vegas resort.</p>]]>Date: 05/06/2009 08:27

<p>ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton comments on the call by N.Y. Sen. Charles Schumer for General Motors to purchase manufacturing plants in Lockport and Rochester from struggling parts supplier Delphi Corp.</p>]]>Date: 05/05/2009 15:50

<p>David Dunning, professor of psychology, discusses the disparity between self-perceived and actual righteousness.</p>]]>Date: 05/05/2009 15:47

<p>Francine Blau, a professor of industrial relations, comments on the practice of unpaid furloughs-involuntary time-off without pay-in lieu of layoffs for white-collar workers.</p>]]>Date: 05/05/2009 15:14

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the reluctance on the part of Saudi Arabia to contribute more to the International Monetary Fund.</p>]]>Date: 05/04/2009 15:49

<p>Government faculty member David Siddhartha Patel discusses the openness of the Obama administration to improving relations with the Muslim world.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 04/29/2009 16:58

<p>David Crandall, computer science postdoctoral associate, talks about his research that analyzed over 33 million images uploaded to the Flickr photo-sharing website.</p>]]>Date: 04/28/2009 15:51

<p><font face="Arial">Daniel Lichter, policy analysis and management professor, discusses the role culture plays for American-born children of immigrants when choosing a mate.</font></p>]]>Date: 04/27/2009 16:52

<p>Research by psychology faculty member David Pizarro and PhD. candidate Yoel Inbar is cited in a column about attitudes toward same-sex marriage.<br />
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<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank authors an essay about the role luck plays in financial success.</p>]]>Date: 04/25/2009 17:47

Michael Waldman, professor of economics, discusses a possible cause for autism.]]>Date: 04/24/2009 17:55

<p>Anthropology Professor Meredith Small writes about perception versus reality in relationships.</p>]]>Date: 04/24/2009 17:50

<p>ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton comments on the impact of 60 management job cuts at the General Motors plant in Tonowanda, N.Y.</p>]]>Date: 04/23/2009 15:55

<p>Gary Evans, professor of design and environmental analysis, comments on the effects of job-related stress for bus drivers.</p>]]>Date: 04/23/2009 15:41

<p>Government Professor Theodore Lowi is quoted in an essay about the phases of American history.<br />
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<p>Thomas Gilovich, psychology chair, comments on the role that consumer psychology plays in the economy.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 04/20/2009 16:48

<p>Fred B. Kotler, Industrial and Labor Relations faculty member, authors a study that demonstrates that Project Labor Agreements do not discriminate against employers and workers.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 04/14/2009 16:54

<p>Gary Evans, professor of design and environmental analysis, and colleague Michelle Schamberg discovered a link between chronic stress from growing up in poverty and impairment of brain development.</p>

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<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on paradoxic nature of China as a world economic power.<br />
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<p>Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research, is quoted in an op-ed favoring the Employee Free Choice Act.</p>]]>Date: 04/05/2009 13:58

<p>ILR Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, comments on financial challenges faced by the University of Wisconsin at Madison.&nbsp; Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin is a former Cornell provost.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 04/01/2009 15:18

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on the G-20 summit meeting of world leaders taking place in London this week.<br />
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<p>ILR faculty member Arthur Wheaton comments on the appointment of Ed Montgomery as autoworker czar, and on other steps the Obama administration is taking on behalf of the auto industry.</p>]]>Date: 03/31/2009 16:52

<p>William Jacobson, Law School faculty member, discusses schools where students represent aggrieved small investors in cases against their former brokers.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/31/2009 15:05

<p>Steven Kyle, professor of applied economics, comments on steps other than layoffs that are being taken in response to the recession by companies that pride themselves on retaining their workforce, but need to cut costs.<br />
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<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on changes to the International Monetary Fund brought about by the global economic crisis.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/30/2009 16:53

<p>Melissa Thomas-Hunt, Johnson Graduate School of Management faculty member, comments on a study that found that the best solutions to problems often come from groups that include a socially distinct newcomer.<br />
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<p>David Just, applied economics and management faculty member, discusses the practice of re-labeling vegetable names - such as "X-Ray vision carrots" (instead of just plain "carrots") - to make them more palatable to children.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/28/2009 16:57

<p>Sociology faculty member Erin York Cornwell found that older, lonely adults tend to be in poor physical and mental health.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/26/2009 16:26

<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank comments on the problematic nature of pay day loans.<br />
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<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank authors a look at the reasons behind large executive salaries for CEOs.</p>]]>Date: 03/25/2009 08:42

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, comments on a call by China to replace the dollar as the world's standard.<br />
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<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is quoted on the ramifications of China's desire&nbsp; to replace the dollar as the global currency.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/24/2009 08:44

<p>Kelly Musick, policy analysis and management faculty member, comments on a government report that found that, based on 2007 birth certificates,&nbsp; birth rates are up for women in their 20s, 30s and early 40s as well as for teens 15-19.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/18/2009 16:19

Jon Kleinberg, computer science professor, discusses the effects of social networking sites on people's lives.]]>Date: 03/16/2009 16:25

<p>Applied Economics and Management Professor Eswar Prasad, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is featured in a report on President Barack Obama's efforts to aid the world economy.<br />
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<p>(Click on the "Listen Now" link)&nbsp;Sean Nicholson, policy analysis and management faculty member, comments on the drug company Merck &amp; Co.'s purchase of Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion in stock and cash.<br />
</p>]]>Date: 03/10/2009 15:50

<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank is quoted in an op-ed about the reasons behind the large pay packages of banking CEOs.<br />
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<p><font face="Arial">ILR Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, comments on the importance of the first impressions formed by prospective students during their first visit to their potential school's campus.</font></p>]]>Date: 03/05/2009 08:36

<p>Economics Professor Robert Frank is featured in a report on the changing definition of middle class.</p>]]>Date: 02/28/2009 08:43

New York City Councilmember John Liu and Tompkins County Legislator Nathan Shinagawa will appear at Cornell University, Nov. 22, to discuss what they see as a new era of civic engagement and community leadership. (November 19, 2008)]]>Date: 11/19/2008 08:57

Lakhdar Brahimi, a Cornell University A.D. White Professor-at-Large and former U.N. under-secretary general and special advisor, will deliver a lecture entitled, "The United Nations: Between Progress and Conflict," on Thursday, Nov. 6.]]>Date: 11/04/2008 09:16

The day after this year's historic election, Wednesday, Nov. 5, five distinguished Cornell University political and policy experts will give their views on what is likely to follow for the winners and the country after the election.]]>Date: 10/28/2008 10:01

Ron Rigores '99, the Chief Operating Officer of TechnoDyne, will deliver a lecture entitled, "Managing and Leading Change in the Public Sector."]]>Date: 10/17/2008 10:22

The Family Life Development Center of Cornell University will present a unique conference, "The Immigrant Child: Past, Present and Future," this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4.]]>Date: 10/01/2008 12:30

nell University's Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) will host a lecture about world food shortages]]>Date: 09/26/2008 12:38

students to hear six top policy experts debate health care, immigration and Social Security policies proposed by the major presidential candidates.]]>Date: 09/22/2008 12:50

Cornell University's Messenger Lectures, Sept. 3-5, will explore how to move beyond today's tensions and contradictions in the politics of science and technology.]]>Date: 08/22/2008 13:45

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Elizabeth A. "Beta" Mannix, the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Management at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management and the Robert S. Harrison Director of the university's Institute for Social Sciences]]>Date: 07/29/2008 14:58

Five Cornell University graduate students from the fields of Asian religions, comparative literature, development sociology and philosophy have been named 2008 Newcombe Dissertation Fellows.]]>Date: 05/29/2008 16:05

Rae McGrath, the Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate from 1997, will lecture on "Landmines and Cluster Munitions: Civil Society's Role in Prohibiting Indiscriminate Weapons," Wednesday, March 12]]>Date: 03/06/2008 12:34

Cornell University's Africana Studies and Research Center will co-sponsor a major international conference, "Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan," at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22.]]>Date: 02/22/2008 20:45