Tracker helps social scientists coordinate COVID-19 response

A research tracker created by Nathan Matias, assistant professor of communication, has helped foster collaboration among social scientists responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weill Cornell doctor creates epidemic modeling tool

Mathematical modeling by Weill Cornell Medicine is helping to guide New York state and New York City leaders as they make decisions that could affect the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Algorithm tracker monitors Reddit rankings of COVID posts

A Cornell researcher has created a tool to track the algorithms on Reddit, to inform people how the site is deciding which coronavirus-related posts to recommend to its hundreds of millions of users.

CNF jump-starts startups in New York state

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility enables scientists and engineers from academia and industry to conduct micro- and nanoscale research with state-of-the-art technology and expertise from its technical staff. But perhaps the facility’s greatest breakthrough is helping launch startup companies in New York state.

Classics scholar awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Eric Rebillard, the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Classics, was one of 175 writers, artists, scholars and scientists named 2020 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Snail mail to Wi-Fi: Cornell’s history of remote instruction

The university beginning online classes for the remainder of the semester continues a long history of remote instruction. Liberty Hyde Bailey and Martha Van Rensselaer designed Cornell’s first correspondence courses in 1896 and 1900, respectively.

Journaling project welcomes COVID-19 stories

A project led by Janis Whitlock, research scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides a space for people around the world to share stories about life in the age of COVID-19, snapshots that will help researchers understand how people coped during the pandemic.

Researchers seek universal treatments to impede coronavirus

New research from a team of Cornell collaborators points to a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19.

Coping strategies linked to mental health risks during girls’ puberty

Transdiagnostic processes, which are subtle ways that people think, act and cope, help explain why mental health problems become more common in girls as they reach puberty, according to new Cornell research.