Laura Reiley

Washington, D.C.

Writer at Cornell Chronicle

Former business of food reporter, Washington Post. Former food critic, Tampa Bay Times. Contact [email protected]

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Articles

Vaccines, COVID-19, social networks, vaccine hesitancy

6 days ago | homelandsecuritynewswire.com | Laura Reiley

VACCINATIONSocial Networks Are Not Effective at Mobilizing Vaccination UptakePublished 17 April 2025The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless. Vaccine preferences, based on the COVID experience in the United States, proved quite insensitive to persuasion, even through friendship networks. The persuasive power of social networks is immense, but not limitless, according to Cornell research published in March in the journal Health Economics.
Social networks found ineffective at mobilizing vaccination uptake

1 week 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.
Social networks are not effective at mobilizing vaccination uptake

1 week 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.
Rooted in a Cornell collaboration, New York state is tops for beets

2 weeks 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.
Snapshot shows Cornell’s impact on local economy

2 weeks 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.
Study of democracy's decline offers roadmap for fighting back

2 weeks 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.
Study of democracy’s decline offers roadmap for fighting back

2 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | 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.
Rooted in a Cornell collaboration, New York state is tops for beets

4 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | 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.
Spritzy and sustainable: Researchers riff on an ancient refreshment

1 month ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Laura Reiley

Imagine if wine and beer had a baby. Got it? Now imagine if milk were that baby’s auntie. That odd baby would be not unlike a new Cornell piquette project, a spin on a low-alcohol beverage that was once the lunchtime quaff of 19th-century French farmhands and which Cornell researchers are hoping to revive as a use for grape and dairy byproducts.
Spritzy and sustainable: Researchers riff on an ancient refreshment

1 month ago | thelcn.com | Laura Reiley

Imagine if wine and beer had a baby. Got it? Now imagine if milk were that baby’s auntie. That odd baby would be not unlike a new Cornell piquette project, a spin on a low-alcohol beverage that was once the lunchtime quaff of 19th-century French farmhands and which Cornell researchers are hoping to revive as a use for grape and dairy byproducts.