What makes goal-setting apps motivate – or backfire?

Digital tools designed to help individuals achieve goals can sometimes backfire and actually demotivate an individual. New research co-authored by a Cornell researcher suggests ways tech can be better used to enhance motivation.

Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science

In a new book, “Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent,” psychology professor Anthony Burrow and colleagues explore purpose through the lens of psychology, philosophy and human development to help readers cultivate a sense of purpose.

‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer

New research examines if internal mobility is good or bad for a business.

2025 Year in Review

Cornell’s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.

Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads

Three A&S grads share their journeys through Cornell.

Around Cornell

In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed

When researchers "rewilded" lab mice to large, enclosed fields, even well-established anxieties in the mice disappeared. 

Navigators help high-risk students graduate, earn more

A program whose coordinators connect struggling students with academic and social services improves test scores, attendance, disciplinary issues, college enrollment and earnings.

K-12 enrollment falls in aging NYS, but charter schools gain

New York state’s aging population isn’t only evident in more graying residents, but in a declining number of school children – down more than a quarter-million over the past decade, according to a new analysis by Cornell demographers.

US communities are getting older – and more livable

Communities tracked by AARP's Livability Index made progress becoming more age friendly, but housing affordability and health care access remain challenges.