Fear of majority-minority changes perceptions of race

The threat of demographic change may alter who white Americans perceive as racial minorities, potentially making more people vulnerable to discrimination, suggests new Cornell psychology research.

First generation graduate students give back

The First Generation and Low Income Graduate Student Organization partnered with the Tompkins Cortland Community College to offer programming over the fall semester as part of their ongoing outreach initiatives.

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Paid home care workers go well beyond standard duties

A study also revealed that expanded duties, particularly emotional care, resulted in a higher perceived value of the workers’ contributions, which could help boost pay for home care workers.

Don Barton, former director of Cornell AgriTech, dies at 100

Barton, who joined the Cornell faculty in 1951, served as the ninth director of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva – now known as Cornell AgriTech – from 1960 until his retirement in 1982.

Film reveals efforts to save world’s rarest stork

A new film, “Hargila,” illustrates how the greater adjutant stork is slowly being pulled back from the brink of extinction thanks to a community effort inspired by a wildlife biologist in India.

A Q&A with Dr. Katharyn Mitchell of the veterinary college

Mitchell recently joined the College of Veterinary Medicine as assistant professor in the section of large animal internal medicine.

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Students engage with Black ‘memory workers’ in NYC

An interdisciplinary seminar in the fall semester took students from Ithaca to New York City to explore African American heritage sites and the people whose work keeps this history alive.

MLK lecture to spotlight Black authors

Up-and-coming authors Danté Stewart and Cole Arthur Riley will give the 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. in Sage Chapel.

Media Studies Initiative launches new graduate minor

Beginning in spring 2022, a graduate minor in media studies will be available to students in fields across the Graduate School at Cornell University.

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