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December 2006
When It Comes to a Search for a Spouse, Supply and Demand Is Only the Start
First-borns Get More Quality Time with Parents, Study Shows
'Mindless Autopilot' Drives People to Dramatically Underestimate How Many Daily Food Decisions They Make, Cornell Study Finds
Greater Involvement in Selection Process and More Exit Interviews Could Reduce Worker Turnover Costs, Study Finds
New Book Explores Research Methods for Studying Hope, Laughter, Resilience and Other Aspects of Positive Psychology
New Ph.D. Combines Law, Psychology and Human Development
New Book Asks, "Why Aren't More Women in Science?" When the Package Says 'Low Fat,' the Calories Can Pile Up, Cornell Study of Snack Foods finds
ILR's Employment and Disability Institute Receives $5.5 Million U.S. Award to Study Life Improvement for Disabled
Why Teens Do Stupid Things: They Think More Than Adults About Risks and Benefits, but Then Opt for the Benefits
November 2006
The Other Milton Friedman: A Conservative With a Social Welfare Program Melissa Ferguson Finds Split-Second Responses are Reliable Indicators of how People Behave in the Long Run
Getting at the Many Tangled Webs of Digital Deception We Seem Hardwired to Weave
Bonuses Can Boost Performance 10 Times More than Merit Raises Can, Cornell Study Finds
October 2006
Prospering May Not Make People Happier, but It May Make Them Healthier Computing 2006: What Won't Be Possible?
Ithaca Kickoff of $4 Billion Campaign
Africana Center's Reading Project Begins with Angela Davis Book on Abolishing Prisons
Novel Diversity Programs Offer Promise, New Study Finds
Four Cornell Area Studies Programs Receive $7 Million in Federal Funding
Many New Yorkers Many Favor a Ban on Candy Sales in Schools, Cornell Report Reveals
September 2006
The More We Make, the Better We Want
Daddy Data: Conference Focuses on New Tends in Fatherhood
Cornell Launches $3.3 Million NSF Program to Build 'Critical Mass' of Women Faculty in Engineering and Sciences
Multitasking Different Jobs is no Problem, But Double Talk Overwhelms Us, Cornell Study Finds
August 2006
When the Rich-Poor Gap Widens, "Gatsby" Becomes a Guidebook
Investing in Service Employees by Hotels Pays Off, CU Study Finds
More Gym Classes Don't Mean More Exercise or Weight Loss, Cornell Study Finds
Jon Kleinberg Receives International Math Prize
Cohabiters are Traditional, Contrary to Alternative Living Style, Cornell Sociologist Says
Angst and The Rail Commuter: Longer The Trip, Greater The Stress, Study Finds
The Herd Changes Course and Runs Away from S.U.V.'s
July 2006
Small Businesses Profit by Hiring People Who Fit Into Firm's Culture, CU Study Shows
The Sound of a Word Tells Us Something About How It Is Used, Cornell Study Shows
New Study Examines Interracial Marriage and Cohabitation Patterns Among America's Diverse Black Populations
Hotels That Don't Discount Rooms Fare Best in Both Good Times and Bad
New Dean of Hotel School Starts His Term
Cohabiters, Especially Poor Women, Are Likely to Wed
The Power of Wishful Thinking: It Influences What People See
Using Body Mass Index Skews Analyses on Obesity Rates
How Much is that Laptop? It Depends on the Color. And That's Fair.
June 2006
ILR School Announces New Upstate New York Labor Relations Initiative
Most New Yorkers Want to Restrict Immigration, Cornell's Empire State Poll Shows
Access to Public Higher Education and its Quality are in Crisis, Says Book by Cornell's Ehrenberg
Who Will Help Older Mothers When They Most Need It? By Far, Their No. 1 Choice is Daughters, Cornell Study Finds
Did Outreach Really Work? Cornell Team Will Develop Tools to Evaluate Science and Technology Education
When Victims are White, Stereotypes of Blacks Influence Who Gets Death Sentences, New Study Shows
Child Soldiers Coerced into Military Conflicts are Barrier to Peace Process, Two Cornell Researchers Assert
Energy Policy Is Far Too Complicated to Be Left to the Politicians (Requires NYT membership to view)
Self-injury is Prevalent Among College Students, But Few Seek Medical Help, Study by Cornell and Princeton Researchers Finds
May 2006
Ties That Bond: Evolving Family Project Team Spends Busy Year Bringing People Together
Best Articles from ASQ, Johnson School's Premier Organization Studies Journal, are Translated into Chinese
Law School is Sponsor of Beijing Conference on Global Trade May 22-24
Economic Scene; Right for the Wrong Reasons: Why Galbraith Never Got the Prize (Requires NYT membership to view)
Internet Data Streaming Into Cornell Will Provide New Insights Into Social Networks
Teenagers Who Cut or Burn Themselves Find Support on the Internet, but Also Share 'Toxic' Information, Cornell Study Finds
April 2006
Next Theme Project for Institute for Social Sciences: Contentious Politics
State Governments Overreach in Taking on Problems Best Solved at the National Level (Requires NYT membership to view)
Do Children Need Two Parents For Stability and Well-being? Not Necessarily, Researchers Conclude 'Consensus Workshops' Bring Researchers and Practitioners Together to Tackle Problems of Aging
March 2006
Cornell Alumus Who Heads India's Top Business Group to Give Hatfield Talk April 10 Scheinman, Smithers-Fornaci Receive Top ILR School Awards
Polygamy and the Marriage Market: Who Would Have the Upper Hand? (Requires NYT membership to view)
Bad Judgments About People Can Affect Memories of Them, Cornell Study Finds
February 2006
A Way to Cut Fuel Consumption That Everyone Likes, Except Politicians (Requires NYT membership to view)
Is Genetically Modified Food a Risk or Benefit? Americans Are Split But Growing Somewhat More Skeptical, Study Finds
If Science Can Send Rockets to Mars and Pluto, It Can Reduce World Hunger and Poverty, Asserts Cornell Food Policy Expert
Betty Friedan, Women's Movement Icon, Taught at Cornell and Led Seminars on Working Family Issues
Cornell Professor Launches Professional Society and Journal with $750,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Education
The 'Temptation Factor' - Candy on the Desk is Candy in the Mouth, Cornell Study of Women Finds
January 2006
Weighing the True Costs and Benefits in a Matter of Life and Death (Requires NYT membership to view)
Cornell ILR School's Sam Bacharach Authors One of the Top Business Books of the Year
New York City Transport Workers Experience High On-The-Job Stress, Cornell Study Shows
Mexicans are Settling in Upstate New York in Record Numbers but Remain on the Fringe of Community Life
