A neuroimaging study by Amy Krosch, assistant professor of psychology, suggests white political conservatives might overcategorize mixed-race faces as Black not because of an aversion to Blackness, but because of an affective reaction to racial mixing more generally, Krosch said. The study appears in a special issue about political neuroscience.

Cornell will celebrate its seventh Giving Day March 11, in a 24-hour campaign bringing together Cornellians around the world to show their support for the university and compete in friendly challenges, a trivia night and more.

Katherine A. Tschida, assistant professor of psychology, is among four Cornell faculty who have won 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships support early-career faculty members’ original research and education related to science, technology, mathematics and economics.

Human babies, as well as the young of many other species of mammals and birds, require months or years of care before they reach maturity. Long thought to be a drain on resources, this period of prolonged parental care is actually an evolutionary advantage, say Cornell researchers.