Regardless of sexual orientation, youths who don't conform to the norms for their gender are less happy that teens who do, reports a new Cornell study. (Aug. 8, 2012)
The Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program, which offers career resources about non-academic jobs, is now available to all Cornell Ph.D. students and postdocs.
A $1.7 million NIH grant will be used to better understand why teens are prone to taking risks. The study will use an MRI to compare brains of teens and adults when faced with risky decisions.
A new study contradicts previous findings that the onset of puberty alone influences sexual behavior in young women and identifies genetic influences that play a far larger role that previously thought.
An ILR School study finds that powerful people experience a physical sensation of being taller than they actually are when they exercise power. (Jan. 6, 2012)
Nearly one in five nursing home residents in 10 facilities across New York state were involved in at least one aggressive encounter with fellow residents during the four weeks prior to a study by researchers at Cornell and Weill Cornell.
Cornell economist Michael Lovenheim will study teacher merit pay programs with a grant from a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. (May 18, 2011)