Symposium spotlights cutting-edge fiber science

At the Cornell Institute of Fashion and Fiber Innovation spring symposium May 18, faculty, staff and students demonstrated cutting-edge fiber and material technologies.

50 years later, recalling a founder of Head Start

A half century ago, Cornell developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner gave Congressional testimony that eventually led to the creation of the Head Start program.

Course helps hone design for Hospicare expansion

Students from a variety of Cornell majors presented patient-centric ideas for a proposed expansion of Hospicare and Palliative Care Services of Tompkins County.

Newborn in the USA, 'well behind the starting line'

Children born to Hispanic parents who emigrate to rural communities without support networks face a difficult road out of poverty, according to a Cornell report.

Diversity efforts will focus on engagement and 'lived experience'

During 2015-16 and 2016-17, Cornell will build upon ongoing diversity initiatives by focusing efforts on "the lived experience of diversity," with an emphasis on engagement.

Rawlings Scholars display an array of research

Examining social movements to Facebook addiction, more than 50 graduating seniors showcased their research prowess at the 2015 Senior Expo for the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars.

Owen Lee-Park awarded Community Spirit Award

Owen Lee-Park, a senior in the College of Human Ecology, won the Maribel Garcia Community Spirit Award for his work with Cornell’s Prison Education Program and its literary journal, Writer’s Bloc.

Cornell seeds urban farming in the Big Apple

Cornell Cooperative Extension-New York City will help to sow innovative urban agriculture projects in Big Apple schools, Manhattan borough president Gale Brewer announced at an April 30 press conference.

Home foreclosures fueled racial segregation in U.S.

Led by Cornell's Matthew Hall, researchers estimate racial segregation grew between Latinos and whites by nearly 50 percent and between blacks and whites by about 20 percent during the late 2000s housing bust.