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Higher NYS minimum wage would boost spending, create jobs

Raising New York state’s minimum hourly wage to $21.25, as proposed in the NYS Raise the Wage Act currently before the state Legislature, would help nearly two-thirds of workers earn a living wage, according to data from the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas.

Choosing connection: Physics professor teaches Arab youth in Israel

Professor Yuval Grossman has been traveling to Israel to lead math and physics activities with young people in Arab villages since 2019. His most recent trip was in January.

Linguistic clues can help detect mild cognitive impairment

Older adults with impaired memory exhibit selective language deterioration – a finding that could lead to earlier detection and ultimately more effective treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Higher bacterial counts detected in single-serving milks

After examining pasteurized single-serving milk cartons, Cornell food scientists found bacterial counts two weeks after processing were higher than in larger containers from the same facilities.

Shaping the future: Women's health at forefront of health care leadership symposium

The Women+ in Health Care Leadership Symposium, organized by students in the Sloan Program in Health Administration at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, featured a diverse panel of women for their speaker series.

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Doctoral candidate selected as youth representative

Francine Barchett, a doctoral candidate in natural resources and the environment, was selected as the third youth representative for the World Food Prize Foundation Council of Advisors since the program launched in 2021.

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microRNA predicts severe Crohn’s disease in children

Researchers comparing intestinal samples of children with Crohn’s disease and healthy children found one molecule that shows significant differences between the two groups.

‘Innovative’ linguist Margarita Suñer dies at 82

Margarita Amalia Suñer, professor of linguistics emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died in Ojai, California on Feb. 29 after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.

Compensation fund could boost NYS child care industry

"The Status of Child Care in New York State," a new report from the ILR School's Buffalo Co-Lab, finds recent increases in state subsidies have been insufficient to reduce inequities in child care access and quality.

The Inclusive Excellence Podcast: “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war”

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Ati Alipour, assistant ombuds in the Cornell University Ombuds Office, to share insight on addressing and navigating conflicts in everyday work and life.

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Psychology researchers expand reach with new solution

When Lifespan Labs human development researchers in the Psychology Department needed a better way to schedule and enter family data for their studies, they partnered with the CIT Enterprise Applications team to find an affordable and low-code solution.

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Code Afrique returns to Ghana to share opportunities in tech

Ghana’s fledgling tech sector has a chicken-and-egg problem: To grow, it needs trained, local workers, but without existing job opportunities, students don’t pursue degrees in computer science.