ILR School hub offers NYS-focused COVID-19 information

Aimed at informing workers, unions, employers and policy leaders across New York state, a COVID-19 and Work hub was launched April 16 by the School of Industrial and Labor relations.

COVID-19 treatment depends upon disease severity

How individuals, and health care professionals, deal with infection from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, varies depending on the severity of the infection.

Ault: Future droughts may ‘eclipse’ those of the past

Given that greenhouse gases still warm the atmosphere and climate change disrupts oceanic hydrology, the forecast for drought looks grim, according to a Cornell paper in Science.

Why is COVID-19 mild for some, deadly for others?

COVID-19 patients experience a wide range of disease severity. Why do some people get severe and life-threatening illness, while others suffer no symptoms or just mild ones?

COVID-19 impact: Jamila Michener on the federal government

Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government, discusses COVID-19 and potential changes in the role of the federal government.

Wallflowers could lead to new cancer, heart drugs

Researchers show that the wallflower is an excellent model plant for discovering new cardenolides that could be used to treat heart disease and cancer.

‘Artful History’ makes a case for good academic writing

Professor of history Aaron Sachs has co-edited an anthology, “Artful History,” with his mentor John Demos, professor emeritus of history at Yale.

Astronomy virtual meeting taps Kaltenegger for lecture

Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor in the astronomy department and director of the Carl Sagan Institute, will give the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture at the American Astronomical Society virtual meeting.

Mass-produced microscopic sensors see the light

Cornell researchers created low-cost, mass-produced nanoscale sensors that harness light for power and communication.