How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting

A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.

Cornell economist: Growth will slow in 2024, but no recession

Inflation has been reined in without creating recessionary conditions, Steven Kyle said at the Dyson Agricultural and Food Business Outlook conference on Jan. 19.

Great Backyard Bird Count takes flight Feb. 16

The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which last year saw half a million participants counting more than 7,500 bird species, will run Feb. 16-19.

VillageMD CEO named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2024

Tim Barry ’93 co-founded a health care company that offers primary care, multispecialty and urgent care options to 1.6 million patients throughout the U.S.

Vaping labels challenge: Encouraging adults, dissuading kids

In a recent study published in Social Science and Medicine, a multidisciplinary team sought to deepen regulators’ understanding of how both adults and teens respond to warning labels on e-cigarettes.

Report: Warmer planet will trigger increased farm losses

Extreme heat is already harming crop yields, but a new report quantifies just how much that warming is cutting into farmers’ financial security. For every 1 degree Celsius of warming, yields of major crops like corn, soybeans and wheat fall by 16% to 20%, gross farm income falls by 7% and net farm income plummets 66%.

Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry

A consortium organized by Cornell and four other New York-based leaders in semiconductor research and development has been awarded $40 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to advance microelectronics innovation and manufacturing.

Democratic decline a global phenomenon, even in wealthy nations

Democratic backsliding is occurring in an unprecedented number of wealthy countries once thought immune to such forces – the United States among them, finds a new analysis led by Cornell political scientists.

Task force offers guidance to researchers on use of AI

A multidisciplinary task force of Cornell faculty and staff has issued a report offering perspectives and practical guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence in the practice and dissemination of Cornell’s academic research.