James Dean

3 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | James Dean

In a demographically diverse sample of healthy people, Cornell researchers found dramatic changes over the human lifespan in the brain’s “blue spot” – a tiny region involved in cognition and believed to be the first affected by neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s disease.

1 month ago | techxplore.com | James Dean

Regardless of political affiliation, Texans on average hold positive views about wind energy developments, welcoming turbines' local benefits despite state and national leaders' criticisms and efforts to disincentivize such projects, Cornell-led research finds.

1 month ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | James Dean

The Highlands Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will celebrate Patriots Day, a holiday recognized in Maine and Massachusetts, at the fifth annual Highlands Heritage Festival in Fort Basinger on April 12-13. Paul Revere and Nigel Dawes left Boston on April 18, 1775 – 250 years ago – by fast horses, as 600 British soldiers left on foot.

1 month ago | kirkusreviews.com | James Dean |Andy Elkerton

An empathetic tale that speaks to the complex feelings inherent to undergoing big change. After a Punjabi family moves from their village to a big city, its youngest member worries that the upcoming Vaisakhi celebration won’t be the same. The unnamed child, who narrates, loved the harvest festival; it was an opportunity to dance, feast, exchange stories, and bond with relatives. But the family’s new home feels worlds away from their old one: “No green fields. No pet goats.

Feb 11, 2025 | news.cornell.edu | James Dean

Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to mapping poverty that could help policymakers identify the neediest people in poor countries and target resources more effectively. Eliminating extreme poverty – defined as surviving on $2.15 per person per day, in 2017 U.S. dollars – is the United Nations’ top priority among 17 sustainable development goals.