Empower adolescents to change their own behavior in school

A large-scale program that enlisted students in disadvantaged middle schools to teach younger peers reduced disciplinary problems and improved academic achievement, reports new research led by a Cornell economist.

Brooks-led research aims to improve HIV treatment of India’s transgender women

Transgender women are nearly 20 times more likely to be infected with HIV than the national average in India, a country with the third largest HIV epidemic worldwide. In spite of India’s robust “test and treat” program, which offers free antiretroviral therapy (ART) after a positive test, treatment outcomes among transgender women remain disproportionately poor.

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Legality unlikely to sway public opinion about executive actions

Don’t expect a broader backlash against President Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders simply because they may rest on shaky legal ground, new Cornell research suggests.

Cornell scholars address global threats to democratic institutions

The Brooks School Center on Global Democracy hosted “Democratic Mobilizing: Comparative Responses to Backsliding Threats,” a hybrid event that attracted 120 participants and was streamed live from Goldwin Smith Hall on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. 

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More diverse investigators could help diversify clinical trials

Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds new research co-authored by a Cornell economist.

Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation

Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards

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Panels discuss federal research funding threats, opportunities

Experts discussed support for science research during a pair of panels organized by faculty and students on Feb. 28.

Roundtable to consider ‘Science Under Siege’

The Feb. 28  event will provide a forum for scientists, social scientists and humanities scholars to discuss challenges to research support in response to recent major changes to federal funding.

Struggling men hurt noncollege women’s marriage prospects

Concern that college-educated women will struggle to find “marriageable” partners is misplaced, finds new research co-authored by a Cornell economist.