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Two Human Development majors from the Department of Psychology coordinated a virtual showcase celebration to acknowledge and celebrate state 4-H youth and the contributions they have made to their communities.
Prof. Adam Hoffman spearheaded creation of a special section aimed at highlighting the psychological and developmental experiences of Indigenous children in the November 2024 issue of Child Development, the field’s leading journal.
A popular strategy for combating misinformation can help people distinguish truth from falsehood – when combined with reminders to focus on accuracy, Cornell-led research finds.
Cornell students and high school students with disabilities or communication challenges met for 12 weeks to explore birds and build communications skills.
Nori Jacoby, assistant professor of psychology, has been awarded an NSF fellowship for a project to develop algorithms to more effectively harness the intelligence of crowds by improving the quality of collective evaluations
Conversations with large language models can effectively reduce individuals’ belief in conspiracy theories, a finding that offers new insights into the psychological mechanisms behind the phenomenon as well as potential tools to fight conspiracies’ spread.
Nora H. Prior, Psychology
Nori Jacoby, Psychology
"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
The timing of others’ reactions to their babbling is key to how babies begin learning, Cornell developmental psychologists found – with help from a remote-controlled car.
Directed by College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) faculty in psychology and philosophy, the NEH-funded institute featured presentations from many leading figures in moral psychology, which studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts
The program provides undergraduates with summer opportunities to conduct research with and be mentored by faculty from across the college.
The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts; associate professor of psychology Gordon Pennycook, who studies misinformation, comments.
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
Wynne Williams-Ceci is a psychology and College Scholar major.
Zixin Xu is a Computer Science & Psychology major.
Feifei (Lily) Ren is a psychology major.
Fátima D. Martínez is a psychology major.
Anya English is a Psychology major.
Cornell University's newest interdisciplinary EEG Lab could help faculty make breakthroughs in fields ranging from psychology to neurology to artificial intelligence.
Senior Lecturer Lauren Korfine was one of four Cornell faculty presented with a 2024 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Award.
Mara Xiong is a psychology major.
Small, simple forms of social connection can lessen the negative feelings and thoughts that come with being excluded, according to Cornell psychology researchers.
Paul Jensen ’85 had a successful career in public relations, but when he left his job at a big agency four years ago, he was longing to get back to something he loved and missed: his music.
Robert S. Harrison '76 talked about his interdisciplinary studies as a College Scholar of social psychology and government.
A new study highlights how demoralizing it can be for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt.
A collaboration between two research teams with opposing views found that, despite claims to the contrary, simply reminding people about the concept of accuracy improves the quality of information-sharing on both sides of the political aisle.
The Arts & Sciences alum (psychology) and Big Red four-sport standout is set to compete in the women’s triathlon for Team USA.
The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community.
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
Three A&S-affiliated graduate students are among the competitors advancing to the final round of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT), having competed in a pool of 22 students in the preliminary round.
A study published Feb. 4 in the Journal of Black Psychology, specifically describes how spaces created with and for Black girls can offer them psychological safety and allow them to be their authentic, open and direct selves: by validating their experiences, emotions and self-definition.
People with stronger negative implicit judgments about a partner are more likely to perceive negativity in daily interactions with them, which hurts relationship satisfaction over time, Cornell psychology research finds.
This fifth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program was launched in 2019.
“Vocal communication is central to our experience as humans and fundamental to social success for animals generally,” said Prof. Katherine Tschida.
The College hosted a new pre-graduation reception in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall for December graduates and their families.
Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.
Now overseen by the psychology department, the vintage cerebra draw many a visitor to the second floor of Uris Hall.
Beginning October 16, students can enroll in a wide range of online courses taught by Cornell faculty.
“Every time there is some major event and information is at a premium, we see misinformation spread like wildfire," says professor Gordon Pennycook.
Cornell now ranks in the Top 10 of US schools offering graduate degree programs in Psychology according to the U.S. News & World Report list for 2023-2024.
The difficulty he might have finding a body double means nothing to those convinced the real Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. (who is 6 feet, 8 inches tall and about 270 pounds) is somewhere in hiding, writes Gordon Pennycook.
With a focus on the prairie vole, Alexander Ophir will study mating tactics in mammals to learn about the underlying neural sources of social behaviors.
Eighty-four students have been selected as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows in 2023, comprising the largest group of new fellows Cornell has ever fielded in one year.
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
Gordon Pennycook, Psychology
Adam Lippes '95, psychology alum and the fashion designer behind the successful sportswear label of the same name, was the invited speaker for the 2023 Laundress Lecture.
In a new Cornell psychology study, female applicants for scholarships or jobs were viewed less favorably than males when study participants, acting as decision-makers, were shown “sexy” social media photos of the applicants.
Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.