The Institute for the Social Sciences' newest project, China's Cities: Divisions and Plans, is an interdisciplinary collaborative effort among Cornell social scientists.
A research team is linking "everyday unfair treatment" with higher incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity and other life-limiting conditions in African-Americans.
Self-employed women working in digital creative industries, such as blogging or marketing, feel compelled to conduct business online in a traditionally feminine way, said Brooke Duffy, assistant professor of communication.
A new study draws on experiences of members of care teams working with end-of-life patients to identify strategies to improve quality of life through policies, palliative care practices and design.
Researchers from Cornell, Dartmouth say the ability to recall something, to implicitly know it, can be blocked when attempts are made to remember specific details, creating a "feeling-of-not-knowing."
A study finds that former East Germans believe the use of performance-enhancing drugs is an inevitable part of high-stakes athletics, while those who grew up west of the Berlin Wall think success is possible without drugs.
With a record-breaking number of students unveiling their research at the 31st annual Spring Research Forum, hosted by the CURB, the world’s future looks full of solutions.
Rachel Bezner Kerr, associate professor of development sociology, and Thomas Pepinsky, associate professor of government, have been named International Faculty Fellows.