Boys who reach sexual maturity more rapidly than their peers have more problems getting along with others their age and are at a higher risk for depression, according to a new study.
The Institute for the Social Sciences' 2009-2012 theme project, 'Judgment, Decision Making and Social Behavior,' is wrapping up three years of work to advance decision-making research.
Jerome Ziegler, former dean of the College of Human Ecology and a leading expert on urban education, higher education and intergovernmental relations, died May 3 at age 88.
Peter Beinart, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, stressed that American Jewish organizations are failing to connect with young American Jews, who largely feel alienated from Israel.
Long portrayed as stagnant, the income growth of the U.S. middle class may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists, according to Cornell research.
An NSF grant will fund Christine Leuenberger's study of how maps in the Israel/Palestine conflict are produced and used for political purposes. (May 1, 2012)
Cornell students recognized the impact that staff have had on their lives at the first student-nominated staff recognition dinner, held April 26 in the atrium of the Physical Sciences building.
The effects of loneliness produce changes in the body that mimic the aging process and boost the risk of heart disease, reports a new study led by Anthony Ong and published in Psychology and Aging. (April 30, 2012)
