Tomatoes are an ideal model species for plant research, but researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute made them more useful by cutting the time to modify tomato genes by a third.
A Cornell-led research group found an improvement in the perceived service quality of restaurants where the minimum wage rose from $8 to $10 an hour, including reduced negative discussion of the courtesy and friendliness of workers.
Celebrating its 600th episode April 23, radio program “All Things Equal” on WHCU draws on the diversity of Tompkins County’s communities and campuses to respond to intolerance with dialogue.
"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue," an exhibition exploring the history and significance of wedding dresses, runs through July 31 in the Human Ecology Building.
Elissa Sampson, visiting scholar and lecturer in the Jewish Studies Program, will be honored May 18 with a Lower East Side Community Hero Award in New York City.
Many new "sharing economy" companies, like Uber and Airbnb, use consumer-sourced ratings to evaluate their workers – but these systems can include bias based on race or gender.
Sustainability improvements, including new climate control technology, at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art have cut overall energy usage by 40 percent.
The new theater for The Cherry Arts being built on Ithaca's Cayuga Inlet will be a "multidisciplinary locavore arts venue," and Cornell faculty members are deeply involved.
A $6 million anonymous gift from alumni will help launch the Humanities Scholars Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, offering a signature learning, research and collaboration opportunity to students from across the university interested in humanistic inquiry.