- Nov 24, 2025
- Holistic Human Health
Teens prepared for puberty report fewer mental health issues
New study suggests that teens who understand the changes caused by puberty will be more confident in handling those changes, a concept called pubertal self-efficacy.
- Nov 24, 2025
- by Aaron Goldweber
- Community Engagement, Student Life
New cohorts of engaged fellows contribute to campus community-engaged learning network
Twenty-six faculty members from nine Cornell schools, colleges and administrative units are part of the 2025-26 Engaged Faculty Fellows cohort
- Nov 25, 2025
- Dec 5 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Zoom
Acute Care of Elders Sleep Project
Background
Sleep disruption is common in hospitalized patients due to interruptions from staff and other patients, discomfort from medical devices, and symptoms of their medical conditions.1 In older adults, sleep disruption can lead to cardiometabolic derangements (e.g., increased blood sugar and blood pressure) and increased risk of delirium.2 Loss of sleep can thus lead to downstream effects like worsening polypharmacy, slowed recovery, and even loss of independence.2 Non-pharmacologic sleep interventions can be
- Dec 1, 2025
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made
The color “ultrablack” has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it’s difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. A Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color.
- Dec 1, 2025
- Sustainability + Society