New gift funds innovation at Bronfenbrenner Center

The $2 million gift from Rebecca “Becky” Quinn Morgan ’60 and her husband, James C. Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, will endow a fund that supports early-stage research projects that meaningfully engage communities.

MLB’s international Latino players, coaches face challenges despite diversity efforts

Using Major League Baseball as a case study, Cornell research highlights potential shortcomings in diversity metrics that could obscure inequities in sports and other organizations.

Finding friendship at first whiff

Two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes whether they have potential to be friends – guided as much by smell as any other sense, according to new Cornell psychology research.

DIY religion: More Americans finding faith outside church

Cornell-led research finds that large numbers of Americans are leaving organized religion – not in favor of secular rationality, but to pursue spirituality in ways that better align with their individual values.

Texans’ embrace of turbines may herald winds of change

Texans on average hold positive views about wind energy developments, welcoming turbines’ local benefits despite state and national leaders' efforts to disincentivize such projects.

Celebrated bonobo Kanzi honored in workshop

Kanzi's legacy and the relation between great apes and language will be explored in a Humanities Lab Workshop on April 19.

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Maribel Garcia Award winner eases mental health transitions for peers

Sophie Gustin ’25 dedicated work support student mental health earned her this year’s Maribel Garcia Community Spirit Award.

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Book examines how digital culture is affecting our memory

A new book co-written by Cornell professor Qi Wang probes key issues on how our digital culture affects our memory, including recalling personal memories of events and information.

Kheel Center honors student archival research

Celine Chauviere ’25 earns award for her paper “Rosie the Riveter’s Untold Story: African American Women’s Intersectional Struggle.” 

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