A new study says that mothers with full-time jobs spend less time on cooking and other chores related to their kids' diet and exercise compared to stay-at-home moms, and dads are not picking up the slack. (Aug. 27, 2012)
Angela Gonzales, associate professor of development sociology, frequently returns to her childhood home, the Hopi Indian reservation in Arizona, to conduct cancer research and offer education. (Aug. 27, 2012)
Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences have awarded 11 grants to create new digital content in support of visual and interactive learning, teaching and research. (Aug. 22, 2012)
The new Worker Institute of the ILR School is a forum for research and education on labor issues to promote worker rights, collective representation and policy reform across a range of industries. (Aug. 21, 2012)
International development expert Ramaswami Balasubramaniam has been named a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor at Cornell. He will be in residence Sept. 23-30. (Aug. 16, 2012)
Six alumni panelists at the Cornell Club in New York City described how their companies leveraged social media to pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors Aug. 14. (Aug. 16, 2012)
A new study reports that chronic stress in adolescence is linked to how much childhood time was spent in poverty. Such stress sets the stage for a host of physical and mental problems. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Regardless of sexual orientation, youths who don't conform to the norms for their gender are less happy that teens who do, reports a new Cornell study. (Aug. 8, 2012)
Electing such officials as state court judges has drawbacks, compared with appointing them, finds a new study. Elected state court judges vary widely in their sentencing, the study reports. (Aug. 8, 2012)
