Laura Reiley

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Laura Reiley

The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless, according to Cornell research published in the journal Health Economics. "Social Connections and COVID-19 Vaccination" showed that vaccine preferences, based on the COVID experience in the United States, proved quite insensitive to persuasion, even through friendship networks.

3 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Laura Reiley

The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless, according to Cornell research published in Marchin the journal Health Economics. “Social Connections and COVID-19 Vaccination” showed that vaccine preferences, based on the COVID experience in the United States, proved quite insensitive to persuasion, even through friendship networks.

1 month ago | oleantimesherald.com | Laura Reiley

New York state is known for producing the most yogurt, cottage cheese and sour cream of any state in the U.S. But there’s a vegetable that — while not everyone’s favorite — is also No. 1 out of the Empire State. “Every five years there’s a Census of Agriculture, and in 2022, lo and behold, New York harvested more acres of beets than any other state,” said Julie Kikkert, a vegetable crops specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Cornell Vegetable Program.

1 month ago | news.cornell.edu | Laura Reiley

Retrn Bioworksis still small. But the Ithaca-based startup with the creatively spelled name, which aims totackle the global issue of plastic pollution with a new class of biodegradable coatings for food packaging, is growing quickly, hoping to secure its first $1 million round of venture capital funding by May. Retrn is a member of the JumpStart Program for New York State Small Businesses, enabling collaborations with Cornell researchers, and Cornell’s Center for Life Science Ventures incubator.

1 month ago | phys.org | Laura Reiley

In the past two decades, a slide from democracy toward autocracy has been a consistent global theme. Countries in most regions of the world have witnessed a systematic dismantling of democratic institutions such as free and fair elections; the violation of individual rights; or the peaceful transfer of power.