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Parrots learn their 'names' from their parents, study shows

Young parrots learn their 'names' from their parents, reports a new Cornell study that also shows that vocalizations in wild parrots is a socially acquired rather than a genetically wired trait. (July 26, 2011)

New study warns of Affordable Care Act's billion-dollar misunderstanding

A new study finds that millions of workers will switch to a government-subsidized insurance exchange as consequence of poorly understood factors in the new Affordable Care Act. (July 26, 2011)

Cornell helps Welch's perfect its purple juice

One of Cornell food science's industry partners is Welch's; recently, researchers helped the company improve its grape juice. (July 26, 2011)

Some online reviews are too good to be true; Cornell computers spot 'opinion spam'

Cornell researchers are developing computer software to detect phony positive reviews created by sellers to help sell their products, or negative reviews meant to downgrade competitors. (July 25, 2011)

Study: Setting eyes on Old Glory moves voters toward GOP

The first study to examine the effect of seeing the American flag on voters finds that such exposure moves voters to the right. (July 25, 2011)

Skorton to testify before Senate subcommittee on immigration July 26

Cornell President David J. Skorton will encourage Congress July 26 to revise immigration policies so more foreign experts can join the U.S. workforce. (July 25, 2011)

Bug experts warn Capitol Hill of bedbug, mosquito invasions

Cornell bug experts created a buzz on Capitol Hill July 12 when they warned about bedbug and mosquito invasions.

Via Facebook, Google and other sites, 'the invisible become visible,' in human interaction, says Kleinberg

Today's online experience is really the experience of being part of a gigantic crowd of people, said Jon Kleinberg, in a lecture about what social media can teach us about ourselves. (July 25, 2011)

Engineering academies host high school students

The Cornell campus teemed with high school-aged budding scientists and engineers during the College of Engineering's CURIE and CATALYST academies, which took place July 17-23. (July 25, 2011)

CITIZEN U to foster community involvement of at-risk youth and get them to college

Cornell has received a $660,000 grant to develop CITIZEN U, a universitylike program to help at-risk youths get more involved as citizens and to help them graduate from high school and go to college. (July 21, 2011)

3-D printing enters new era with standard file format

A newly approved standard for 3-D printing file interchange will greatly enhance 3-D printing capabilities, says Cornell's Hod Lipson, who led the development of the standard. (July 21, 2011)

A theory linking two 'broken symmetries' in high-temperature superconductors is proposed and verified

A theory advanced by a Cornell theoretical physicist to link two 'broken symmetries' in a high-temperature superconductor has been verified by experiment, a step toward better superconductors. (July 21, 2011)