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Beth McGinty, chief of the Division of Health Policy and Economics in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Colleen Barry, founding dean of the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, celebrate the Cornell Health Policy Center's launch during an event Nov. 15 at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Photo by Sudeepa Singh.

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Brooks School, Weill Cornell Medicine center to improve health policy

Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy have established the Cornell Health Policy Center to serve as the locus for health policy impact, research and training across Cornell.

  • Department of Communication
  • Policy Analysis and Management
  • Communication
Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute, associate professor of astronomy and author of “Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos,” said the thousands of exoplanets detected to date suggest there are “billions and billions” of possibilities for life beyond Earth. Photo by Sreang Hok.

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In person and online Nov. 9, thousands attended an interdisciplinary program of research presentations and music celebrated Carl Sagan’s legacy on what would have been his 90th birthday.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Communication
  • Biology
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Cornell researchers have found that in social VR settings, the decision to disclose an invisible disability – a physical, mental or neurological condition that’s not apparent but can limit a person’s movements, senses or activities – is personal...

  • Communication
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A new undergraduate minor in global development at Cornell will enhance students’ global perspective and ability to contribute to equitable solutions for the most urgent challenges facing people and the planet. Starting in fall 2024, the minor...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Applied Economics
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Academic focus: Information ecosystems, misinformation, journalism Research summary: I study information ecosystems, with a particular interest in improving communication by trusted institutions, e.g., government agencies, newsrooms...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Meet our faculty: Claire Wardle
Academic focus: Information ecosystems, misinformation, journalism Research summary: I study information ecosystems, with a particular interest in improving communication by trusted institutions, e.g., government agencies, newsrooms...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Academic focus: Media and decolonization Lab website: www.wunpini.com Research summary: My research focuses on interrogating power in media and communications while working together with disenfranchised communities to use media to bring about...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Meet Monica Cornejo, assistant professor, Department of Communication.
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
  • Health + Nutrition