Surgeon General nominee is a prescription for ‘pseudoscience’
The nomination of Dr. Casey Means is the latest example of the administration’s disregard for scientific expertise and evidence-based policy, says a Cornell University expert.
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Psychology News
Cornell Center for Social Sciences awards grants, invites new proposals 
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring Seed Grants and the inaugural Grant Preparation Funds to support impactful social science research. Faculty can now apply for up to $115,000 in funding, with the next deadline approaching on June 1.
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Brain’s ‘blue spot’ key to healthy aging, early Alzheimer’s detection
Specialized MRI scans revealed dramatic changes over the human lifespan in the locus coeruleus, a finding that helps characterize healthy aging patterns.
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Alumna earned congressional arguing chops on campus
Rep. Beth Van Duyne ’95, who represents Texas’ 24th Congressional District, recently won re-election to her third term.
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Ask an Ambassador: How research makes a difference
Gloria's lab uses MRI imaging to study how exercise might be a powerful therapeutic treatment for Parkinson's Disease.
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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.
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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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Engaged Opportunity Grants fuel community-engaged learning for students
Seven projects are receiving a boost from the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants, awarded two times a year by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement to teams of faculty or staff and their community partners.
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