Sandra Fluke ’03: Women’s rights are family rights

Activist attorney Sandra Fluke '03 returned to campus March 1 for the annual meeting of the President's Council of Cornell Women and urged her audience to view women's rights as family rights and workers' rights.

Low-income home strife drives earlier teen sex

The age at which people become sexually active is genetically influenced – but not when they grow up in stressful, low-income household environments, reports Jane Mendle, assistant professor of human development, in the journal Developmental Psychology.

Book highlights memory’s role as social glue

A new book edited by Cornell neuroscientist Nathan Spreng looks at memory's role in our ability to maintain social bonds.

New York health commissioner touts reform during visit

Nirav Shah, M.D., New York State Health Commissioner, cited the success of health care reforms and proposed additional steps to be taken on campus Feb. 26.

Jacobs Institute scholars rethink building retrofits

A Cornell-Technion research team is developing a framework and methodology for streamlining high-performance building retrofits.

Environmental design Rx for RN workplaces

When Cornell environmental designers asked nurses what they wanted in the workplace, the Rx might make hospitals more hospitable.

Adapted arthritis program boosts participation

By simply enhancing the content in a low-cost six-week program that teaches people how to manage arthritis pain, attendance improved dramatically.

Cornell experts help make old clothes new again

Researchers and looking at how to "upcycle" tons of clothing is thrown into landfills into usable clothes in Haiti.

Sweet service: Student aids Cameroon cocoa farmers

Timothy Smith ’14 is working with people in Cameroon to create an organic cocoa teaching and research farm to help cocoa growers escape poverty.