Community advocates and professionals received training at the ILR School July 29 in recognizing and fighting human trafficking in western New York, and related issues affecting immigrants and undocumented workers.
Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D. ’13, found that when college students engage in casual sex - "hooking up" - their motivation determines whether or not the experience is positive.
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)
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)
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)
A Cornell study links low-income children's higher weight in part because they have less access to open green space where they can play and get exercise.
Texting someone on a mobile phone during a minor surgical procedure under local anesthetic can reduce significantly a patient's demand for narcotic pain relief, new study finds.
“Systems Thinking v2.0,” a TED-style mini-conference on campus Dec. 3, tackled a diverse field based that looks at interactions between the parts of a system.
A Charter Day Weekend panel explains how the famous "Six Degrees of Separation" experiment has led to new understanding of networks across a variety of disciplines.