All in the family: Cornell adds five species to listeria genus
While examining the prevalence of listeria in agricultural soil, Cornell food scientists have stumbled upon five previously unknown and novel relatives of the bacteria.
View ArticleStudy: Grocery taxes increase likelihood of food insecurity
A new study co-authored by Harry Kaiser, the Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management, finds that even a slight grocery tax-rate increase could lead to food insecurity for many U.S....
View ArticleSuperconducting quantum material has an organic twist
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has created a cohort of new quantum metamaterials that can achieve superconductivity at temperatures competitive with state-of-the-art solid-state...
View ArticleCornell researchers see atoms at record resolution
Cornell researchers have topped their own record for atomic resolution with an electron microscope pixel array detector that incorporates sophisticated 3D reconstruction algorithms.
View ArticleCornell sets protocols for healthy, safe Commencement
Ceremonies for Cornell’s 153rd graduating class will look different due to safety protocols arising from the pandemic – but it promises to be as festive and joyous as ever.
View ArticleCTI launches June inclusive teaching programs
This June, the Center for Teaching Innovation is offering a series of online programs on inclusive teaching for the Cornell community.
View Article$22.5M NSF grant accelerates materials discovery
PARADIM has received a second award of $22.5 million from the National Science Foundation to fund another five years of enabling scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs nationwide to design and create...
View ArticleInfo sci student’s startup seeks to elevate Black businesses
For entrepreneurs of color, seed funding can be hard to come by. Anthonia Carter, a doctoral student in the field of information science, is addressing that problem with EGK Starters, which is helping...
View ArticleDevelop professional skills with the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
Leadership, communication, and collaboration skills are essential now and in future careers. For some graduate students, volunteering in the Graduate and Professional Assembly (GPSA) fosters these...
View ArticleSuperfluid reacts strangely under pressure change
A Cornell-led collaboration identified an unusual behavior of superfluid helium-3 when it undergoes a phase transition between two different superfluid states – a transition that theoretically...
View ArticleLinguistics doctoral student named Cobell Fellow
Doctoral student Charlotte Logan is one of six Cobell Graduate Summer Research Fellows for 2021. This fellowship will provide Logan with funding to support her work on Haudenosaunee language...
View ArticleFace-to-face: Families celebrate the newest Cornell grads
Four Commencement ceremonies were held May 29-30, spaced out to meet health guidelines. Though campus was less crowded, the campus mood was warm and celebratory.
View ArticleSubscribe, like, share: visibility in the age of algorithms
Algorithm uncertainties are just one of several challenges social media content creators face, according to new research led by Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication.
View ArticleResearchers look to gut microbiome to improve bone health
A Cornell-led collaboration has been awarded a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the ways that the gut microbiome – that mass of microorganisms inside us...
View ArticleStudy tracks food’s value from farm to plate globally
A team of researchers, led by Dyson professors Chris Barrett and Miguel Gómez, has developed the “Global Food Dollar” method, which distributes the consumer’s net purchasing dollar across all farm and...
View ArticleResearchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual
Cornell researchers used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating called “wiggle-matching” to identify the ancient origins, and possible purpose, of a unique wooden structure in Northern Italy.
View ArticleSix graduate students receive Wu Scholarships
Six graduate students were awarded 2021 Hsien and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarships. These scholarships recognize graduate students for their academic ability, performance and character as well as financial...
View ArticleMonolayer superconductor exhibits unusual behavior
Cornell researchers have discovered a rare “pseudogap” phenomenon that helps explain how the superconducting transition temperature can be greatly boosted in a single monolayer of iron selenide, and...
View ArticleMann award winner unveils evolution, rules of gene expression
Julius Judd, a fourth-year doctoral student in the graduate field of molecular biology and genetics, has been selected for the 2021 Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
View ArticleTurbulence gets eagles up to speed
A Cornell-led collaboration used wind speed data and the measured accelerations of a golden eagle outfitted with GPS technology to show that turbulence is a source of energy that birds may use to their...
View ArticleRemoving barriers through remote opportunities
Many Graduate School students, alumni and staff have learned to use remote and hybrid environments to their benefit, creating a broader diversity of panelists and participants for online professional...
View ArticleMagnetic tweezers reveal polymers’ hidden properties
Cornell researchers were able to stretch and twist individual molecules of a conjugated polymer and measure its mechanical and kinetic properties, gaining insights that could eventually lead to more...
View ArticleTesting AI fairness in predicting college dropout rate
Researchers from Cornell Bowers CIS found no evidence that removing protected student attributes from dropout prediction models improves their accuracy or fairness, but they advocate for including...
View ArticleMagneto-thermal imaging brings synchrotron capabilities to the lab
Cornell researchers have developed a method of magneto-thermal imaging that offers nanoscale and picosecond resolution previously available only in synchrotron facilities.
View ArticleTwo doctoral students receive Ford Fellowships
Doctoral students Monique Pipkin and Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu have been selected to receive 2021 Ford Foundation Fellowships. Honorable mentions were awarded to nine additional Cornell graduate students.
View ArticleTwenty receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence
Students, faculty and staff were recognized for their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and excellence within the graduate community at the 2021 Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and...
View ArticleFrom small beginnings, grad TAs & postdocs have big impact on inclusive learning
This spring witnessed many projects to make Cornell’s learning spaces more inclusive, but what does it take to put great ideas into action for change? On June 25, over 45 participants from across...
View ArticleTransportation innovations could boost public health
A Cornell-led team has used transdisciplinary systems modeling to calculate the future health benefits of vehicle electrification, driverless cars and ride-sharing in the United States.
View ArticleSmall molecule plays outsize role in controlling nanoparticle
A breakthrough imaging technique enabled Cornell researchers to gain new insights into how tiny ligands adsorb on the surface of nanoparticles and how they can tune a particle’s shape.
View ArticleStudy finds that professional development opportunities do not delay...
A recent study published in PLOS Biology found that doctoral students who participated in professional development opportunities did not experience differences in time to degree or publication output...
View ArticleSummer CIS programs foster diversity, community
Diversity is a major priority of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and three summer offerings – CSMore, SoNIC and the Designing Technology for Social Impact...
View ArticleFuture professors prepare to improve academia for all
The 2021 Future Professors Institute encouraged students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff to think about how they can make academia a more welcoming and inclusive space for students of all...
View ArticleBook explores historical queerness of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
In her new book, “The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida,” assistant professor Karen Jaime ’97 highlights the important contributions made by queer and transgender...
View ArticleMish and Lai win initial graduate, professional teaching prize
Professors Risa Mish and Dong Lai have won Cornell’s inaugural Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in Graduate and Professional Degree Programs.
View ArticleChaotic electrons heed ‘limit’ in strange metals
A new Cornell-led study confirms the chaotic behavior of electrons in “strange” metals has a limit established by the laws of quantum mechanics.
View ArticleGeographic differences in gut microbiota boost immunity
Cornell researchers “humanized” mice with microbiota from three global populations and found that microbial differences alone can impact immune responses.
View ArticleSmart necklace could track your detailed facial expressions
Tracking facial movements, and possibly their cause, is one of the proposed applications for NeckFace, a necklace-type wearable sensing technology developed in the lab of Cheng Zhang, assistant...
View ArticleFamily values outweigh politics in U.S. Latinos’ climate beliefs
According to new research co-led by Jonathon Schuldt ’04, associate professor of communication, family values are a much stronger predictor of climate opinions and policy support than political views...
View ArticleFood scientists create national atlas for deadly listeria
The pathogen listeria soon may become easier to track down in food recalls, thanks to a new genomic and geological mapping tool created by Cornell food scientists.
View ArticleAnswer to thorny question could unlock internet security
Rafael Pass, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and at the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and a collaborator offer a potential pathway to solving an age-old...
View ArticleMathematician James H. Bramble dies at 90
James H. Bramble, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 20 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 90.
View ArticlePolymer enables tougher recyclable thermoplastics
Cornell researchers created long chains of a polymer with high molecular weight and high tensile strength, resulting in a recyclable thermoplastic that is strong and flexible enough to be used for...
View ArticleNew engaged course supports NYS rural schools
A new Cornell engaged learning course, co-sponsored by the Rural Schools Association of New York State, aims to help under-resourced schools identify critical funding needs, then seek grant funds to...
View ArticleDoctoral candidate and advisor receive HHMI Gilliam Fellowships
Doctoral candidate Karla García-Martínez and Professor of Immunology Cindy Leifer were selected as recipients of the 2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Graduate Fellowships for...
View ArticleStudents’ satellite mission explores earliest universe
A new program provides undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences with hands-on experience in developing...
View ArticleGrad student is breath of fresh air for C2C filtration project
The Cornell Campus-to-Campus buses have resumed service thanks to a new air filtration system that was designed, built and installed by a team of faculty and staff, and at the center of the...
View ArticleTo sustainably harness cow manure’s usefulness, fire it up
Cow manure – a longtime agricultural waste headache for dairy farmers – soon may ignite a new sustainable fertilizing trend.
View ArticleWarming Atlantic forces whales into new habitats, danger
Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales – forced from its habitat, facing ship strikes and fishing peril – now confront extinction.
View ArticleScientists harness machine learning to lower solar energy cost
A Cornell-led collaboration received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to use machine learning to accelerate the creation of low-cost materials for solar energy.
View ArticleStudents can explore resources at entrepreneurship kickoff event
A Sept. 9 event will introduce students to all of Cornell's vast resources related to entrepreneurship, business creation, venture capital, technology, startups and social enterprises.
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