A team including a Cornell researcher has developed a digital “virus” that could piggyback on contact-tracing apps and spread from smartphone to smartphone in real time, helping policymakers predict COVID-19 spread.
A recent Cornell Tech alumnus is applying his health tech skills to a crowdsourcing app that allows users to share their COVID status, to better inform individuals and health authorities.
During the Employee Assembly Open Forum on March 12, President Martha E. Pollack and senior leaders reflected on ways Cornell has pursued its mission throughout the pandemic.
Research co-authored by Chris Wildeman, professor of policy analysis and management, compared the outcomes of Danish inmates who were or were not placed in disciplinary isolation after committing similar infractions.
In surveys of nearly 2,000 American adults, barely half said they would be willing to take a hypothetical vaccine with an efficacy, or effectiveness, of 50% – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s minimum threshold for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Historian Barry Strauss notes that plagues and epidemics have often been linked to wars. The current pandemic will highlight the fragility of society and significantly influence U.S. politics – with unknown consequences – and the U.S.-China relationship, he says.
Preserving and restoring natural habitats could prevent pathogens that originate in wildlife from spilling over into domesticated animals and humans, according to two new companion studies.
Miguel Gómez, an expert on food markets and supply chains, says food supply chains must become more flexible so that goods can be more easily directed to either supermarkets or food service establishments, wherever the need is greatest.
Virtual events at Cornell include a panel on COVID-19's medical and socio-economic impacts in Africa; a play and live Q&A marking the Southeast Asia Program's 70th anniversary; student art on display from New York City and beyond; and a live concert presented by Bound for Glory.
Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, an expert on community resiliency and revitalization as well as local and regional food systems, says the coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity to analyze weak points in the global food system.
