The College of Human Ecology on May 1 held its fourth annual HumEcathon, a hackathon-style design challenge bringing together 27 undergraduates to work in multidisciplinary teams on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on campus.
The search for answers to some difficult questions planted the seeds for developmental psychologist Anthony Ong’s latest course, the three-credit “Positive Psychology: Inside Prison (and Out).”
When the U.S. began distributing COVID-19 vaccines this winter, Jordan Tralins ’23 found it odd that her social media feeds didn’t have any factual information about the shots. Tralins decided to do something about it.
Normal blood levels of vitamin D don’t affect one’s susceptibility to getting COVID-19 or the severity of infections, according to new research led by Bonnie Patchen, a doctoral student in the field of nutrition.
Third-year veterinary students put on their own white coats at the Bailey Hall ceremony, which marks their transition from preclinical coursework to a year of clinical rotations.
For the first time in 149 years, Cornell’s faculty has elected a woman, person of color, and professor from the College of Human Ecology as dean of faculty. Her term starts July 1.
An 18.5 million-year-old fossil found in Panama provides evidence of a new species and is the oldest reliable example of a climbing woody vine known as a liana from the soapberry family.
By swiping surfaces in commercial food processing plants with specially designed swabs, spoilage and foodborne illness could diminish, according to Cornell research.
Professor M. Diane Burton will lead the ILR School center that researches, teaches and communicates about monetary and non-monetary rewards from work, and how rewards influence outcomes for individuals, companies, industries and economies.
The research will provide the most comprehensive analysis of the role state and local government policies play on the economic growth and well-being of rural communities.
President Martha E. Pollack presented Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, Cornell’s most generous donor, with a lifetime achievement award named in his honor during a virtual ceremony April 30.
