Moral appeals trump hate in tamping down online vitriol

In two recent papers, Cornell researchers identified seven distinct strategies commenters employ when objecting to content online, noting that reputational attacks are most common but that moral appeals are viewed more favorably.

How rural vs urban polarization can be repaired

Suzanne Mettler, Ph.D. ’94, and Trevor Brown, Ph.D. ’25, have co-authored a book detailing the growing political divide between rural and urban America.

Sense of place trumps tax breaks in choosing where to live

There’s no place like home — and even when state-by-state income tax disparities make it profitable to move, high-wage earners seem to agree, according to new Cornell-led research.

Net gain: Teens revitalize basketball court as gathering place

Upstate youth are learning advocacy and leadership skills with help from faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension in Jefferson County.

College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 27 new faculty members

This year, 27 new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences, enriching 17 departments and programs with their excellence in an impressive range of topics, including moral psychology, gravitational waves, Black contemporary art and more. 

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Kidney disease and climate change in Nicaragua’s sugarcane zone

 “What is happening to the kidneys of sugarcane workers is not a result of climate change. It is climate change": Anthropologist Alex Nading documents how environmental justice activists are addressing the epidemic. 

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Entrepreneurial students flock to kickoff event

The event featured more than 30 resource tables and pitches from four students hoping to be part of eLab.

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High achievers more likely to bolt when top rankings are restricted

At a multinational pharmaceutical company, employees who were nominated for, but not awarded, top performance ratings were at least 34% more likely to leave voluntarily.

Grant will fund first-of-its-kind National Youth Purpose Survey

The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange, an initiative in the College of Human Ecology that launched in April to study the burgeoning field of purpose, has received a $3 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.