• Trends
  • Topics
  • Nodes
Search for keywords, #hashtags, $sites, add a dash to exclude, e.g. -$theonion.com

From cornell.edu

The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet by Gerald Roche | Paperback | Cornell University Press

1 1

In The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century. Roche...

7h ago

From cornell.edu

The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet by Gerald Roche | Paperback | Cornell University Press

1 1

In The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, Gerald Roche sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century. Roche...

#book #China #tibet #linguistics #anthropology

8h ago

From cornell.edu

Four Villages in Tibet Have a Lot to Tell Us About Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Linguistic Diversity 

1 2

Artificial intelligence is not going to save the world’s languages. I know this because of lessons I learned studying four villages in Tibet. 

#AI #tibetan #diversity #indigenous #linguistic #geraldroche #linguistics #anthropology

on Thu, 12AM

From cornell.edu

Unexpected Revolutionaries by Manuela Moschella | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

1 1

In Unexpected Revolutionaries, Manuela Moschella investigates the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present. Central banks are typically regarded as conservative, politically...

#book

on Sep 6

From cornell.edu

Stark population decline projected for NYS | Cornell Chronicle

0 1

New York state’s population could shrink by more than 2 million people over the next 25 years – a decline of more than 13%, according to a new report.

on Wed, 11PM

From cornell.edu

Spring 2025 - AIIS 3500

0 3

The first half of the course will be devoted to situating Indigenous peoples, of which there are 476,000,000 globally, in an international context, where we will examine the proposition that Indigenous people are involved historically in a global resistance against an ongoing colonialism. The...

on Wed, 7AM

From cornell.edu

Spiritualism's Place by Averill Earls | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

0 1

In Spiritualism's Place, four friends and scholars who produce the acclaimed Dig: A History Podcast, share their curiosity and enthusiasm for uncovering stories from the past as they explore the history...

on Wed, 4AM

From cornell.edu

Keynote: Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday | eCornell

0 1

Be Informed. Be Inspired. Experience the Best of Cornell, Live and On Demand.

on Sat, 7PM

From cornell.edu

Disclose invisible disabilities in social VR? It depends | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Cornell researchers have found that in social VR settings, the decision to disclose an invisible disability – a physical, mental or neurological condition that’s not apparent but can limit a person’s movements, senses or activities – is personal.

on Nov 5

From cornell.edu

Research boosts potential of biofortification on nutrition policy, intervention | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

A series of research papers and a free online data dashboard seek to boost the use of biofortification – an affordable, sustainable and climate-smart way to address global malnutrition by increasing the concentrations of essential nutrients in staple crops.

on Nov 4

From cornell.edu

Discovery Finds How Ovarian Cancer Disables Immune Cells

0 0

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack—blocking the energy supply T cells depend on. 

on Nov 2

From cornell.edu

Bats’ and birds’ evolutionary paths are vastly different | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds, researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine have found.

on Nov 2

From cornell.edu

Handel’s greatest hits, reimagined for organ | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

David Yearsley, the Herbert Gussman Professor of Music, has configured some of George Frideric Handel’s greatest works into pieces for solo organ in his new album.

on Oct 25

From cornell.edu

LibGuides: Arabic Literature الأدب العربي: Classical (Islamic Era) & Medieval Arabic Literature الأدب العربي الكلاسيكي و العصر الوسيط

0 0

This research and study guide aggregates resources useful for the study of Arabic literature of all periods. The guide serves as an introduction to resources available through Cornell University Library system.

on Oct 24

From cornell.edu

Your October 2024 Reads - Cornellians | Cornell University

0 0

This month’s featured titles include a sci-fi novel, a kids’ book about gravity, and an anti-aging guide—plus a Halloween horror pick!

on Oct 22

From cornell.edu

What fuels our fear of missing out? | Cornell Chronicle

0 1

Worrying about the consequences of missing group activities, especially when they involve social bonding, heightens the “fear of missing out,” according to new research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

on Oct 21

From cornell.edu

Trump’s abrupt decision to play DJ, a sign of ‘accelerating cognitive decline’ says Cornell expert | Department of Psychology

0 0

Harry Segal, senior lecturer in the Psychology Department and in the Psychiatry Department at Weill Cornell Medicine, says Trump’s awkward display at his rally was another clear sign of mental decline.

on Oct 19

From cornell.edu

Trump’s abrupt decision to play DJ, a sign of ‘accelerating cognitive decline’ says Cornell expert

0 0

Harry Segal, senior lecturer in the Psychology Department and in the Psychiatry Department at Weill Cornell Medicine, says Trump’s awkward display at his rally was another clear sign of mental decline.

on Oct 18

From cornell.edu

Unique immune response in lupus paves the way for new treatments | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

The findings could lead to new treatments targeting a particular protein to better manage inflammation in patients who don’t respond well to existing therapies.

on Oct 18

From cornell.edu

Origin of deadly ovarian cancer identified | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Researchers have identified the origin of ovarian cancer that develops in the fallopian tube, which opens doors to discovering new methods for diagnosing the disease and potential therapies. 

on Oct 17

From cornell.edu

Magnetically Regulated Gene Therapy Tech Offers Precise Brain-Circuit Control

0 0

A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 

on Oct 17

From cornell.edu

Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Liquefied natural gas leaves a carbon footprint that is 33% worse than coal, when processing and shipping are taken into account, according to a new Cornell study.

on Oct 7

From cornell.edu

LibGuides: LaTeX Resources for Graduate Students: LaTeX

0 0

LibGuides: LaTeX Resources for Graduate Students: LaTeX

on Oct 7

From cornell.edu

Building deconstruction, reuse would benefit NYS jobs, climate | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Transitioning to a circular construction economy in New York state could unlock economic activity, create green jobs and advance climate goals, according to a Cornell-led white paper that provides policy recommendations.

on Oct 3

From cornell.edu

AI-generated college admissions essays sound male, privileged | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Researchers at Cornell, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania found that AI-generated college admissions essays are most similar to essays authored by students who are males, with higher socioeconomic status.

on Oct 3

From cornell.edu

Mixing physical, virtual worlds to drive home climate urgency | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

The Communal eXtended-Reality (CXR) system is a cutting-edge blend of the physical and digital worlds in which virtual scenes are overlaid onto the real world, designed to engage communities in new ways. 

on Oct 2

From cornell.edu

The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn by Stuart M. Blumin | Paperback | Cornell University Press

0 0

Winner of the Herbert H. Lehman Prize by the New York Academy of History.In The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn, Stuart M. Blumin and Glenn C. Altschuler tell the story of nineteenth-century Brooklyn's...

on Sep 29

From cornell.edu

Understanding Labor in China

0 0

Associate Professor Eli Friedman’s research impacts the way scholars in China, the U.S. and Europe think about state-labor relations.

on Sep 29

From cornell.edu

Story of Chinese laborers told through Kheel Center items | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

The history of labor organizations and worker issues in China is the focus of “Keywords of Chinese Labor: An Exhibition,” opening this month in an art gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition will include daily guided tours and events.

on Sep 29

From cornell.edu

Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape by Youjin B. Chung | eBook | Cornell University Press

0 0

Sweet Deal, Bitter Landscape brings us to the mid-2000s, when the Tanzanian government struck a deal with a foreign investor to convert more than 20,000 hectares of long-settled coastal land to establish...

on Sep 27

From cornell.edu

Actions in the wake of last week’s career fair disruption | University Statements | Cornell University

0 0

Cornell University contains seven undergraduate colleges plus the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Law School, the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and Doha, Qatar, and the 93 fields of study in the Graduate School.

on Sep 23

From cornell.edu

A Few Acres of Ice by Janet Martin-Nielsen | eBook | Cornell University Press

0 0

A Few Acres of Ice is an in-depth study of France's complex relationship with the Antarctic, from the search for Terra Australis by French navigators in the sixteenth century to France's role today...

on Sep 23

From cornell.edu

Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds

0 0

Here are the seven simple things you can do to help birds

on Sep 22

From cornell.edu

Reducing the cultural bias of AI with one sentence | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

“Cultural prompting” – asking an AI model to perform a task like someone from another part of the world – resulted in reduced bias in responses for the vast majority of the more than 100 countries tested by a Cornell-led research group.

on Sep 18

From cornell.edu

Study Reveals How COVID-19 Infection Can Cause or Worsen Diabetes

0 1

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have used a cutting-edge model system to uncover the mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, induces new cases of diabetes, and worsens complications in people who already have it.

on Sep 14

From cornell.edu

Microscale kirigami robot folds into 3D shapes and crawls | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Researchers created a robot less than 1 millimeter in size that is printed as a 2D hexagonal “metasheet” but, with a jolt of electricity, morphs into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawls.

on Sep 12

From cornell.edu

Homo Temporalis by Nitzan Itzhak Lebovic | Paperback | Cornell University Press

0 0

Homo Temporalis focuses on the importance of temporal concepts for four German Jewish thinkers who profoundly shaped twentieth-century intellectual history: Martin Buber, Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt,...

on Sep 11

From cornell.edu

Biohybrid robots controlled by electrical impulses — in mushrooms | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Cornell researchers discovered a new way of controlling biohybrid robots that can react to their environment better than their purely synthetic counterparts: harnessing fungal mycelia’s innate electrical signals.

on Sep 1

From cornell.edu

Professor’s perceptron paved the way for AI – 60 years too soon | Cornell Chronicle

0 1

As the Faculty of Computing and Information Science celebrates its 20th year, Frank Rosenblatt’s prescient research into artificial intelligence underscores Cornell’s pivotal role in computing history.

on Sep 1

From cornell.edu

Reminders boosted COVID vaccine uptake; free rides did not | Cornell Chronicle

0 1

A study involving more than 3.6 million people who’d already received COVID vaccinations found that offering free Lyft rides to a vaccination site was no more enticing than simply reminding people of the importance of getting boosted.

on Aug 30

From cornell.edu

Visitor Center Reopening Celebration

0 0

Join us for a full day of free walks, workshops, presentations, live birds of prey, and fun exhibits.

on Aug 29

From cornell.edu

Jeffery Sobal, emeritus nutrition professor, dies at 74 | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Jeffery Sobal, a sociologist whose work focused on the social causes and consequences of obesity, eating relationships and food systems, died Aug. 3. He was 74. 

on Aug 28

From cornell.edu

Food Order Has Significant Impact on Glucose and Insulin Levels

0 0

Eating protein and vegetables before carbohydrates leads to lower post-meal glucose and insulin levels in obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

on Aug 27

From cornell.edu

Cornell documents first crows to survive deadly West Nile virus | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

Researchers tracked the crows’ immune response while in the hospital, finding that the birds shed the virus in respiratory secretions for at least 93 days after being infected.

on Aug 24

From cornell.edu

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy App Improves Anxiety in Young Adults

0 0

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian found that a self-guided cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app, called Maya, significantly reduced anxiety in young adults struggling with mental health challenges. 

on Aug 23

From cornell.edu

Sleep resets neurons for new memories the next day | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

The study answers how people can keep learning new things for a lifetime without using up all of their neurons.

on Aug 23

From cornell.edu

Hybrid system would create new ‘backbone’ for internet in space | Cornell Chronicle

0 0

A new NATO-funded effort led by assistant professor Greg Falco ’10 seeks to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting its flow of information to space.

on Aug 16

From cornell.edu

Green hydrogen study highlights strategies for offshore production | Cornell Chronicle

0 1

As the U.S. faces significant challenges in scaling up production of hydrogen in cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways, a new Cornell study outlines strategies to meet up to 75% of the nation’s future hydrogen demand by harnessing offshore wind energy.

on Aug 14