Even short stays in solitary confinement appear linked to a higher risk of death after inmates are released from jail or prison, according to new research by Christopher Wildeman, professor of policy analysis and management.
Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption leads to a slightly higher risk of heart disease and premature death, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell and Northwestern University.
Maria Cristina Garcia, from the College of Arts and Sciences, and Anthony Burrow, from the College of Human Ecology, have won the inaugural Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service Through Diversity.
Cornell Engineering has announced winners of its Scale-Up and Prototyping Awards, which give teams of engineering faculty and students up to $40,000 to commercialize startup technologies.
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine report immune cell activity in the brain differs between males and females in ways that may explain why some neurodegenerative diseases affect the sexes differently.
The Spitzer Space Telescope – with its Cornell-developed infrared spectrograph instrument – has been peering through murky cosmic dust to study the distant heavens. The mission ends Jan. 30.
The state Capitol building in Albany was awash in Cornell red on Jan. 27 as state Senate and Assembly members welcomed more than 50 Cornell Cooperative Extension directors from across the state.
Cornell researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through sweating. This technology will enable untethered, high-powered robots to operate for long periods of time without overheating.
Big city bike-share operators should strive to create denser networks with many small stations, according to a model created by Cornell faculty Karan Girotra and Elena Belavina.
