May 05, 2025
A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of the gene pool.
May 05, 2025
Researchers in the College of Human Ecology have developed a design and fabrication approach that treats plants as companions to humans, with seeds woven into hydrogel material for apparel and other applications.
May 02, 2025
Cornell researchers found that by prioritizing the perspectives of white Americans instead of those from underrepresented groups, studies of pandemic disparities likely missed important insights from those most affected by COVID-19.
April 28, 2025
Nine doctoral candidates were inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes scholarly achievement and promotes diversity in doctoral education.
April 28, 2025
Over 300 graduate students came together to offer this year’s annual Expanding Your Horizons conference, putting in countless hours of volunteer work to host students for a day of hands-on learning experiences.
April 28, 2025
A new study from Cornell on AI writing assistants finds these tools have the potential to function poorly for billions of users in the Global South by generating generic language that makes them sound more like Americans.
April 25, 2025
In the season finale of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Kathryn Boor ‘80, dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education for a conversation about her journey at Cornell – both as a student and an academic leader.
April 21, 2025
Cornell’s Director of Postdoctoral Studies, Christine Holmes, was awarded the 2025 Distinguished Service Award by the National Postdoc Association (NPA) at their annual conference in March.
April 21, 2025
Sixteen doctoral candidates traveled from the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City to Capitol Hill April 9 for the annual Cornell Ph.D. Student Advocacy Day.
April 21, 2025
A Cornell University Sustainable Design student team worked with an array of municipal departments to assemble the extensive data needed to demonstrate that the city of Ithaca met the stringent requirements for LEED certification.
April 17, 2025
Using Major League Baseball as a case study, Cornell research highlights potential shortcomings in diversity metrics that could obscure inequities in sports and other organizations.
April 08, 2025
Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person’s posture and exercise routine but looks, wears – and washes – just like a regular shirt.
March 31, 2025
Cornell scientists launched aluminum particles, each about 20 micrometers in diameter, onto an aluminum surface at speeds of up to 1,337 meters per second – well beyond the speed of sound – and used high-speed cameras to record the impacts.
March 26, 2025
Researchers tracked 16 live bobcats in the state and found widespread exposure to avian flu, with evidence of bobcats surviving but also succumbing to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.
March 26, 2025
A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic mutations, the first step in developing effective therapeutics.
March 24, 2025
Sydney Womack won Cornell’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to present their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.
March 24, 2025
Three doctoral students supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship Program visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for agricultural science and learn about policymaking.
March 18, 2025
Don’t expect a broader backlash against President Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders simply because they may rest on shaky legal ground, new Cornell research suggests.
March 18, 2025
Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.
March 17, 2025
A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously and in real time track fingerspelling in American Sign Language.
March 17, 2025
Chemistry researchers have found ways to reduce the environmental impact of high-density polyethylene by developing a model that enables manufacturers to customize and improve those materials.
March 17, 2025
Terrell Morton, assistant professor of identity and justice in STEM education at the University of Illinois Chicago, discussed power and privilege in mentoring during the 2025 MAC Public Keynote.
March 17, 2025
Yansong (Harry) Peng, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate, was selected for an International Foundation for Ethical Research Graduate Fellowship for Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Science.
March 14, 2025
Graduate students at Cornell University are gaining confidence in science communication and bringing hands-on learning into K-12 classrooms across New York State.
March 11, 2025
Vera Cooper Rubin, M.S. ’51, a pathbreaking astronomer whose life’s work included procuring the scientific evidence to prove the existence of dark matter, is being featured on the 2025 batch of the American Women Quarters Program.
