Tashara M. Leak receives NYS Senate Women of Distinction award

The New York State Senate has honored Tashara M. Leak, associate professor and associate dean of Cornell Human Ecology in New York City, as a 2025 Woman of Distinction.

Upcycled grape pomace in chicken feed may improve gut health

Grape pomace, a waste stream from the wine and table grape industry, may improve the gut health of poultry and other animals. 

Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies

After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.

New analysis helps discern benign from malignant thyroid growths

A combination of artificial intelligence and data analysis techniques can help doctors to better predict a patient's risk of thyroid cancer, and may one day prevent unnecessary surgeries.

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New eCornell certificate centers individual perspective on metabolic health

Cornell Human Ecology professor Sander Kersten examines sustainable health management strategies in the Nutrition for Metabolic Health eCornell certificate program.

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Human Ecology faculty member awarded for scientific discovery in nutrition

The American Society for Nutrition Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Foundation recognized Julia Finkelstein, associate professor in Nutritional Sciences, for her work on in vitamin B12 and one-carbon metabolism.

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Health care cooperatives could hold key to easing caregiver shortage

Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans, according to a new study co-authored by Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Sponsored Research Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. ’08, and Dr. Madeline Sterling, A&S ’08, associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and director of ILR’s Initiative on Home Care Work.

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Those most willing to address health disparities tend to be overlooked

Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.

Ribbon-cutting commemorates student residence completion and naming

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting on May 1 formally welcomed the Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall, located at the northwest corner of 74th Street and York Avenue, into Weill Cornell Medicine’s main campus.