Avgar, CAROW awarded grant to document home care worker power

The ILR School and Weill Cornell Medicine have received a $300,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to administer a worker-focused survey of home health aides across the North and the South of the United States. 

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Economist Kaushik Basu named co-chair of UN panel

The “High-Level Expert Group” will develop recommendations for measures that complement or go beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

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Cornell Engineering innovations drive student commercialization plans

From a nanotech solution for removing toxic chemicals from water to a 3D-printing method for high-precision drug delivery, Cornell students put research innovations to the test in the first Technology Commercialization Innovation Competition.

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Inclusive Excellence awards recognize Engineering community members

The Cornell Engineering Office of Inclusive Excellence recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, student organizations, faculty and staff at their Annual Awards Banquet on April 28.

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Cornell data science certificate prepares leaders for high-growth field

Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science associate professor Sumanta Basu bridges the gap between statistics and data applications in the Data Science Modeling certificate program.

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Executive guides emerging HR leaders, with inspiration from Cornell certificate programs

Change comes fast in the dynamic and demanding private equity industry. Laura McLand faced this reality 20 years ago when she, an executive assistant to the president and CEO of an investment firm, was suddenly tasked with…

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New analysis helps discern benign from malignant thyroid growths

A combination of artificial intelligence and data analysis techniques can help doctors to better predict a patient's risk of thyroid cancer, and may one day prevent unnecessary surgeries.

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How do plants communicate? Students learn the science behind smart agriculture

From drones that monitor crop health to plants that send text messages, middle and high school students at Cornell’s Expanding Your Horizons conference experienced firsthand how plant science and technology are shaping the future of agriculture on April 5 in Barton Hall. 

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New eCornell certificate centers individual perspective on metabolic health

Cornell Human Ecology professor Sander Kersten examines sustainable health management strategies in the Nutrition for Metabolic Health eCornell certificate program.

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