Students

Hotelie Drew Nieporent ’77
Nolan School

Famed restaurateur recalls a career on the front lines of fine dining

In a memoir, Hotelie Drew Nieporent ’77 offers a behind-the-scenes look at launching legendary spots like Nobu and Tribeca Grill

Miami mayor Eileen Higgins
Johnson School

MBA alum wins runoff election to become mayor of Miami

The first woman in the post, Eileen Higgins, MBA ’89, is also the first Democrat to lead the city in nearly three decades

Mass of trees in the forest
Dyson School

How evergreen trees shaped human history

Professor Trent Preszler’s new book chronicles the myriad ways evergreens have played a transformative role in human history

A pair of hands with a prescription bottle and pills
Dyson School

Prescription drug lawsuit ads can pose public health risks

Drug-injury ads are a way for law firms to obtain clients, resulting in serious negative consequences when people who need these drugs see the ads.

Group of people in an office
Johnson School

Complex incentives shape worker effort, for better or worse

Johnson School professors used data to examine how workers respond to complex pay structures.

A young woman at a computer with bubbles of conversations around her head with AI chatbots
Johnson School

AI chatbots can effectively sway voters – in either direction

A short interaction with a chatbot can meaningfully shift a voter’s opinion about a presidential candidate or proposed policy in either direction, new Cornell research finds.

Man on a zoom call
Johnson School

Video-call glitches can have serious consequences

Video call glitches — even without disrupting conversation — can break the illusion of being face-to-face and feel uncanny, Cornell-led research finds

Four cows grazing in the grass
Dyson School

Warming climate, not herd size, is biggest threat to rangelands

Researchers found that while larger herds can slightly reduce rangeland productivity in Mongolia from year to year, weather and climate have a much bigger effect

Man on a city bike delivery food
Johnson School

For platforms relying on gig workers, bonuses can be a double-edged sword

Cornell researchers find that in the gig economy, bonus effectiveness depends on labor availability.