Gist, not rational analysis, cuts risky behavior

A new study finds that teaching adolescents to think more simply and categorically about risks helps them make healthier choices.

Voices and Values: Extension Reconsidered Oct. 8

Cornell Cooperative Extension's Extension Reconsidered project will present insights and perspectives on the meaning and role of extension Oct. 8.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty, 2014-15

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2014-15 academic year.

Sense of purpose might ease diversity anxiety

Envisioning an increasingly diverse America causes anxiety for a lot of white people, except, that is, whites with a defined “purpose in life,” a Cornell-Carleton University psychology study has found.

Cohabiting couples differ on contraceptive use by class

A new study finds that working-class men and women who struggle to plan for and access reliable contraceptives while middle-class couples are more likely to successfully contracept.

Panelists recall legacy of Urie Bronfenbrenner

College of Human Ecology legend Urie Bronfenbrenner, who taught at Cornell for 50 years and died in 2005, was the subject of a symposium on campus Sept. 18.

Gene linked to development of skin cancer in mice

A new study published in Cancer Research links an enzyme to cancer development.

Human Ecology launches grassroots green campaign

More than 30 Human Ecology students, staff and faculty have signed on to become Green Ambassadors who will lead a peer-to-peer campaign to conserve campus resources and promote a culture of sustainability across the college.

Congressional Budget Office director: Spending can't last

Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, focused on shifting priorities in the federal budget in a Sept. 11 campus talk.