Social & Behavioral Sciences

New fellowships link research, communities, youth purpose

The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange has received a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to launch two new fellowships aimed to help youth develop a sense of purpose.

Roper Center renews decade-long partnership with Cornell

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will remain at Cornell for another 10 years, the longest term in the partnership’s history, as of Aug. 1.

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Deans discuss democracy on new podcast series

A new series of episodes on a Cornell podcast will reflect on the 250th birthday of the U.S. and feature three Cornell deans.

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More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization

Weak social ties, not close friendships, may drive polarization, sociologist Michael Macy finds with collaborators. 

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The rich get richer – not just materially, but socially

Social connection is as disparate and unequal as income in the U.S. – and the two reinforce each other, Cornell sociologists argue in a new book.

Alums launch company to streamline cash flow processes

The newest podcast from Entrepreneurship at Cornell features the founders of Tabs.

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What social media creators can’t say about their job

Online content creator burnout is, in part, “unspeakable” – a product of a confluence of factors, including the informal nature of platform labor and the privileged status of creative work, seen by many as a “dream job.”

‘If you can keep it’: Cornell scholars tackle democracy’s modern threats

From the early days of Cornell’s founding to the present, scholars have studied the idea and the practice of democracy.

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This simple, low-cost activity reduces depression in young adults

Journaling about one’s identities from childhood through early adulthood helped ease symptoms among people experiencing moderate to severe depression.