Women with advanced degrees in math-intensive academic fields drop out of fast-track research careers primarily because they want children, report two Cornell professors.
Part of the Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies 40th anniversary celebration was a panel discussion, 'Feminism Mapped,' with some of the program's founders and directors, Feb. 10.
Taking care of an aging or disabled loved one can be hazardous to your health, but certain personality traits appear to reduce caregivers' risk for health problems.
Cornell's Institute for the Social Sciences will host 12 of the university's top social scientists for one semester, providing them with office space and $10,000 for research.
Barrett Keene, Ph.D. '13, is walking from Miami to San Francisco. En route, he will raise money and awareness for poor children and conduct dissertation research on teacher-leaders.
The more ongoing stress children are exposed to, the greater the odds they will become obese by adolescence, reports Cornell environmental psychologist Gary Evans in the journal Pediatrics. (Jan. 30, 2012)
