In a new Cornell study, psychologists found that participants were more likely to call male professionals – even fictional ones – by their last name only, compared to female professionals, an example of gender bias that may be contributing to inequality.
Christopher Wildeman, a leading scholar on mass incarceration and child maltreatment, will become director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research as of July 1.
President Martha E. Pollack on Oct. 18 announced the winners of Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring a sustained record of commitment to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate students and to undergraduate education.
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded $118,000 in spring grants supporting ambitious research projects and conferences involving two-dozen faculty members and resarchers.
The Humanities Scholars Conference, May 10 at the A.D. White House, featured 28 undergraduate research and thesis presentations and laid groundwork for an interdisciplinary humanities scholars program.
Many new "sharing economy" companies, like Uber and Airbnb, use consumer-sourced ratings to evaluate their workers – but these systems can include bias based on race or gender.
Lourdes Casanova, senior lecturer and academic director of the Emerging Markets Institute at the Johnson Graduate School of Management, was named one of the 50 Most Influential Intellectuals.
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has awarded four seed grants and four small grants to Cornell faculty members to support their international research.