The Social Media Economy Benefits Few, New Book Suggests

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A class of enterprising women aspire to make it in the social media economy but often find only unpaid work, says Brooke Erin Duffy, assistant professor of communication, in her book, (Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love.

Index Highlights Innovation Advances in Europe, Africa

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Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom are the world's most innovative countries, according to the Global Innovation Index 2017, co-edited by Soumitra Dutta, dean of Cornell SC Johnson.
Bruno Lanvin, Francis Gurry and Soumitra Dutta

Symposium Showcases Geneva Station Work June 23

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Fascinating science is being done at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), and student researchers are eager to share their work June 23 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall.

Modern European Genes May Favor Vegetarianism

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A Cornell study describes how shifts in diets in Europeans after the introduction of farming 10,000 years ago led to genetic adaptations that favored the dietary trends of the time.

Davis-Manigaulte Honored for NYC Extension Outreach

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Jacqueline Davis-Manigaulte '72 won the 2017 National Urban Extension Leadership Award for excellence in urban extension programming and leadership for her Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City work.

Symposium Showcases NYSAES Science June 23

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Student research symposium aims to launch student-driven interdisciplinary collaboration. The entire Cornell community as well as local and regional growers and other NYSAES stakeholders are encouraged to attend.

Poverty Fighters Find New Ways to Educate and Collaborate

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The Program Work Team on Poverty and Economic Hardship met to brainstorm ways to eradicate poverty in upstate New York. In the United States, 40 percent of people will be poor at some point during their adult life, they said.
Tom Hirschl demonstrating his poverty calculator to other team members