As inequality continues to grow in the United States, a national conference at Cornell Oct. 25-26 shined the spotlight on creating equality of opportunity for children.
Karl Pillemer, an expert on older adults, predicts older people will increasingly stay in their own homes, rather than in nursing homes, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In new research, Associate Professor Virginia Doellgast of the ILR School examines the role unions played in the aftermath of a wave of employee suicides starting in 2007, during restructuring at France Telecom.
Twelve Cornell and Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members – six of whom are also Cornell alumni – have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
In some ways, the Class of 2024 is managing better than many people might have expected, but in others, the pandemic has made learning a lot more difficult.
All across Cornell, students, faculty and staff are collaborating with community partners on issues that matter to them. This semester, they’ve shared these impactful community-engaged learning experiences and meaningful relationships via The Ripple Effect blog.
Douglas Krinerand Sarah Krepsrecently published a study in JAMA Network Open showing that if an initial COVID-19 vaccine is about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve herd immunity.
Summer faculty workshops, organized by the Intergroup Dialogue Project and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, were aimed at reflecting on the ongoing reality of systemic anti-Black racism.
Classics professor Astrid van Oyen's new book is an archaeological study of Roman socio-economics, and how storage could make or break farmers and empires alike in the pre-industrial world.