College of Human Ecology

Study: Medical education is still worth the cost

A new paper that analyzes the debt-to-income ratio of new physicians and questions whether a medical education will remain desirable.

Volunteers assemble hygiene kits for girls

More than 150 people, including many students, helped make hygiene kits to ship to girls around the world by the organization Day for Girls. Eight students organized the event.

Parents could be clueless about risky online behavior

While only 11 percent of parents thought their child had experienced being cyberbullying, 30 percent of the children said they had.

Genes predispose some people to focus on the negative

Some people are genetically predisposed to see the world darkly, according to a study from the laboratory of a researcher now on the faculty of Cornell’s College of Human Ecology.

Scars of childhood poverty found in adult brain scans

The chronic stress of childhood poverty can trigger physical changes that have lifelong psychological effects, a study of adult brains has shown.

Panelists address rising cost of education

Early in an hourlong discussion, “Higher Education, Rising Costs: What Does the Future Hold?,” participants stopped trying to predict the future.

Jeb Bush, Nancy Zimpher discuss U.S. education

On Oct. 24, "Education in America: What Do We Do Now?" featured a keynote address by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, remarks by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, and a panel discussion with Bush and Zimpher moderated by President David Skorton.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2013-14 academic year.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.