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- Jun 26, 2025
Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture powers 15 innovative new projects
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The Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture has announced the recipients of its 2025 Research Innovation Fund faculty and student grants supporting new, cross-disciplinary projects designed to improve global food systems via digital innovation.
News and Profiles
- Nov 18, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
The New York state phone ban was always a good thing. In Ithaca, it’s starting to work.
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Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
News and Profiles
- Jan 5, 2026
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
- Holistic Human Health
As flu cases surge, why don’t more people vaccinate?
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Holistic Human Health
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People base vaccination decisions less on raw facts than on intuition about them, and how that “gist” aligns with their core values, new psychology research finds.
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- Apr 14, 2026
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
Why do people oppose violence and support war? How moral views evolve
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In a new book, moral psychologist Audun Dahl explains why people change their minds about seemingly obvious moral truths, across situations, lifespans and history.
News and Profiles
- Apr 23, 2026
Trump, his 'low IQ' slur, and the right's race obsession
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Robert Sternberg (psychology), comments on the limited utility of IQ tests and their misuse in political and racial discourse.
Photo by Lloyd DeGrane, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
News and Profiles
- May 7, 2026
- Student Life
Cornell and SUNY students show $400 is enough to change lives
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Student Life
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Funding from the 2026 SUNY Contribution Project, an initiative from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides $400 to 200 randomly selected students to make any contribution they wish.
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- Dec 22, 2025
Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science
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In a new book, “Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent,” psychology professor Anthony Burrow and colleagues explore purpose through the lens of psychology, philosophy and human development to help readers cultivate a sense of purpose.