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The introduction in 2019 of fractional share trading, from brokerage firms such as Robinhood and Drivewealth, allows investors to purchase as little as $1 worth of high-priced stocks like Berkshire-Hathaway A and Tesla, opening the door to…

In addition to its human consequences, cocaine trafficking harms the environment and threatens habitats important to dozens of species of migratory birds, according to a new study. Two-thirds of the areas that are most important to…

By teasing out the biological mechanisms in pregnancy-related mental health disorders, investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine are laying the groundwork for new ways to detect and treat pregnant women and new mothers at risk. Clinicians…

After surveying food market retailers in three New York City Chinatown districts, Cornell researchers have found genetic evidence that some endangered species of sea cucumbers – considered a pricey but nutritious dried delicacy – are…

Enzo Traverso, the Susan and Bart Winokur Professor in the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has received an honorary doctorate from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). The university recognizes Traverso…

Professor Emeritus John M. Abowd, who served as chief scientist of the U.S. Census Bureau, will be honored by the Association for Computer Engineering on June 22 in San Francisco, California. The group cited Abowd’s “transformative work…

A 2024 ILR School Scheinman Institute contract with Technologies for Pandemic Defense will bring labor to the table to facilitate discussions with government, industry and manufacturers of personal protective equipment to support the design…

Jon Kleinberg,’93, the Tisch University Professor of Computer Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, has been selected as a member of the American Philosophical Society (APS). Kleinberg’s…

The relationship between mother and child may offer clues to the mystery of why humans live longer lives than expected for their size – and shed new light on what it means to be human. “It’s one of the really mysterious things about…

A group of scientists has released the first comprehensive list of birds that haven’t been documented in more than a decade, with the help of Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Their methods, and the global list of…