Facebook has launched a new messenger app for kids and preteens. Cornell Social Media Lab director Natalie Bazarova recommends parents create a specific media use plan for kids before they log on to any social media sites.
Rural counties in upstate New York are likely to be the state’s most vulnerable to a COVID-19 outbreak that could strain local health care infrastructure, according to an analysis by Cornell demographers.
In a “Racism in America” webinar, four Cornell faculty members elaborated on ways the COVID-19 pandemic has shown race-based discrepancies in health care and health outcomes.
A project led by Janis Whitlock, research scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides a space for people around the world to share stories about life in the age of COVID-19, snapshots that will help researchers understand how people coped during the pandemic.
Since requesting proposals in April, the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability has awarded approximately $250,000 in rapid-response grants for COVID-19-related Cornell research.
Transdiagnostic processes, which are subtle ways that people think, act and cope, help explain why mental health problems become more common in girls as they reach puberty, according to new Cornell research.
Peter K. Enns, professor in the Brooks School of Public Policy and in the Department of Government, has been named the Robert S. Harrison Director of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Enns’ three-year appointment began July 1.
The Yang-Tan Institute has received a $1.5 million grant from the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to build a statewide community of practice to support justice-involved youth who have disabilities.
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Klarman Fellowships will create a cohort of elite postdocs who pursue leading-edge research across departments and programs, including researchers in science and math disciplines, the humanities and social sciences.
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has selected 12 Cornell graduate students for the 2018 Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program.
