A half century ago, Cornell developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner gave Congressional testimony that eventually led to the creation of the Head Start program.
The age at which people become sexually active is genetically influenced – but not when they grow up in stressful, low-income household environments, reports Jane Mendle, assistant professor of human development, in the journal Developmental Psychology.
Cornell classics professor Eric Rebillard has been awarded a $45,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support his research on funerary behaviors among the common people of the Roman Empire. (Jan. 18, 2010)
Learn how technology, law, the market and user behaviors intersect in higher education at the 17th annual Institute for Computer Policy and Law, 'Internet Culture and the Academy.' (Sept. 4, 2012)
William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will visit Oct. 25 to meet with students and local business leaders, and give a public lecture on the outlook for the economy. (Oct. 14, 2010)
The ILR School's Kheel Center - the foremost repository of information on the Triangle Waist Factory fire of 1911 - commemorates the disaster's centennial. (Feb. 16, 2011)
ILR School shows that fewer U.S. women are entering the work force, and when European women take advantage of state services, they put their career advancement at risk.
To assist young parents with their child care needs and educational goals, youth development experts at Cornell are partnering with community leaders in Buffalo, the Bronx and Rochester on the Pathways to Success project.
Abby Cohn, professor of linguistics, finds that Indonesia's "official" language is endangering hundreds of other languages spoken by small groups of people.