Hospitable language inspires trust in Airbnb customers

Cornell researchers will present a paper on how Airbnb profiles are perceived in the context of a sharing economy that goes beyond their "gut feelings" if someone is trustworthy or not.

Cornell Tech app tracks bikers, reduces urban congestion

As part of Cornell Tech's Product Studio course, four Class of 2017 students developed technology to predict and avoid traffic jams via an app.

Weill Cornell to help plan international hospital in China

Weill Cornell Medicine has entered into an agreement with Tahoe Investment Group to assist in the development of an international hospital in Shanghai, China.

Jenny Sabin's 'Lumen' wins MoMA PS1 competition

Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin has won the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program design competition for "Lumen," a pavilion opening this summer at PS1 in Long Island City.

Scalp cooling helps some breast cancer patients retain hair

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss in breast cancer patients, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco.

NICU private rooms save money, avoid costly infections

Newborns in neonatal intensive care units require lots of love. So when doctors put babies – and their families – into private hospital rooms, it may seem expensive. But in private rooms, babies heal faster.

Spine care center has new care model, in-house specialists

Weill Cornell Medicine's new Center for Comprehensive Spine Care exemplifies a different philosophy, offering patients centralized, multidisciplinary care in one building.

Bacteria links Crohn's disease, arthritis, researchers find

Research published Feb. 8 in Science Translational Medicine helps explain the connection between Crohn's disease and arthritis.

Collaborators use new strategies to study cancer's spread

Finding new ways to study cancer and how it spreads is the goal of the Center on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism, a new translational research program between the College of Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine.