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Hooking up for the 'wrong reasons' tied to poorer health

Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D. ’13, found that when college students engage in casual sex - "hooking up" - their motivation determines whether or not the experience is positive.

Sheep specialist Warren Brannon dies at 91

Emeritus professor of animal science Warren Brannon, Cooperative Extension's veteran sheep farming consultant, has died.

Students pitch business ideas at Johnson's Shark Tank

Six teams of students ranging from undergraduates to MBA and Ph.D. candidates pitch their business ideas to venture capitalists at Johnson Feb. 4.

Child abuse and neglect rise with income inequality

Increases in income inequality are associated with increases in child maltreatment rates, a Cornell survey has found.

Future tension: Mad enough to tax soda

Simply reading about a future marketing campaign – a plan to pitch sugary soda to kids – makes some adults mad enough to slap a tax on soda.

Cawley to study obesity economics with national award

Health economist John Cawley will use a $335,000 award to study how public and private measures influence obesity.

Sperm finding could improve fertility, contraceptives

A new study finds that a component of the sperm membrane tightly controls a crucial step in fertilization, making it a prime target for efforts to either assist fertilization or prevent it.

Waste not: Student aims to get more out of manure

Ph.D. student Leliah Krounb is studying how to turn human waste into soil nutrients in Kenya by using pyrolysis – thermal combustion in the absence of oxygen.

Maybe robots should, like, hedge a little

If robots (or humans) use informal language, advice is better received, according to Cornell researchers.

Balch Hall fire temporarily displaces students

An early morning fire in Balch Hall on Cornell’s North Campus temporarily displaced several freshmen from their rooms Feb. 7.

Speedy tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running

Cornell researchers have discovered that tiger beetles use their antennae to mechanically sense their environments and avoid obstacles while running at blinding speeds.

Assemblies Update, Week of Feb. 3

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.