School lunch subsidy could boost local farms, economies

A New York state subsidy of 5 cents per school lunch just one day per week for the purchase of local fruits and vegetables would likely boost New York farmers and local economies, a new report finds.

Marcos Moreno '17 is named a 2016 Udall scholar

Marcos Moreno was among 60 scholars were selected from 482 applicants nominated nationwide this year. He plans to be a primary care physician in his native Arizona.

The contented shall inherit the Earth. The glum? Not so much.

Having a positive attitude could be evolutionarily advantageous, according to Cornell researchers who simulated generations of evolution in a computational model.

Poor cell phone coverage creates a 'mobile divide'

Having mapped cell-phone signal strength, Cornell researchers find that low-income regions receive less network coverage compared to their affluent counterparts.

Retweeting may overload your brain

Reposting or otherwise sharing messages creates a "cognitive overload" that interferes with learning and retaining the content.

ILR School program remedies class-action settlement

The ILR School's Labor and Employment Law Program will begin work on a $4.9 million contract to establish the Records Assistance Program to help job applicants with criminal records get jobs.

Who do you think you are? That depends, researchers suggest

Findings by Cornell researcher Corinna Loeckenhoff and her former graduate student, Joshua Rutt, suggest that chronological age is associated with greater self-continuity over multiple time frames.

The language of persuasion

Analysis of online arguments shows that the right timing and choice of words make it easier to win.

Rawlings Scholars' research ranges from earworms to robots

From creating well-mannered robots to updating weed field guides to understanding why catchy songs turn into earworms, students showed their 2016 Senior Expo research projects April 21.