May 19, 2022
Scientists soon will see Earth’s atmospheric dust in high-resolution, thanks to new spectrometer expected to launch June 7 aboard a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station.
May 19, 2022
A researcher reports evidence of a gall-forming aphid defending itself against predators, a first for the species, Mordwilkoja vagabunda.
May 17, 2022
Awards from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies will support faculty-led research and international events, send graduate students to research destinations around the world and connect undergraduates with in-person and virtual internships from Ecuador to Zambia and beyond.
May 13, 2022
Cornell researchers have untangled the intricate physics and neural controls that enable dragonflies to right themselves while they’re falling.
May 12, 2022
Declaring this the “decisive decade” for climate action, Cornell launched The 2030 Project: A Climate Initiative, which will mobilize world-class faculty to develop and accelerate tangible solutions to the climate challenge.
May 11, 2022
A Cornell study found that still images of models in online retail ads had statistically lighter skin tones than those in videos of the same product and model. They also found evidence of “tokenism” – one model who was considerably darker-skinned than the others.
May 09, 2022
The Graduate School awarded more than 100 Research Travel Grants over three rounds of funding in 2021-22. Grants provide financial support for research students to conduct thesis or dissertation research away from campus.
May 05, 2022
Cornell researchers discovered a strategy to switch the magnetization in thin layers of a ferromagnet – a technique that could eventually lead to the development of more energy-efficient magnetic memory devices.
May 02, 2022
Clean energy entrepreneurs and startups find an innovative, powerful ecosystem at Cornell that supports the transition to a sustainable, decarbonized economy.
April 29, 2022
Teams of student entrepreneurs unveiled their startup plans April 28 as part of Cornell’s annual Entrepreneurship Celebration.
April 29, 2022
A Cornell-led project found a way to tune the speed and increase the range of energy flow in organic semiconductors, an approach that could eventually lead to more efficient solar cells, sensors and LEDs.
April 28, 2022
A diverse group of students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges have been selected to receive the 2022 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
April 26, 2022
A survey has found that endangered and threatened insects and spiders, as well as common species that provide valuable ecological services, can be easily purchased – without adequate oversight – through basic internet searches, according to a new Cornell study.
April 25, 2022
The Graduate School is expanding an existing student-led program which prepares and supports prospective students from historically underrepresented backgrounds to include all graduate fields starting in the summer of 2022.
April 25, 2022
Research by Cornell Institute for Public Affairs students highlights unsustainable cost increases challenging rural ambulance services in upstate New York and beyond, and offers solutions.
April 19, 2022
Cornell’s fingerprints are all over the tasty Big Red Cranberry Sour ale. It uses a Cornell-bred barley, alum-grown hops, and made by Big Red Brewing students with an alum-owned brewery.
April 18, 2022
In making hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels, Cornell and two research-startups have joined a consortium that aims to propose a Northeast research hub.
April 14, 2022
Armed drone strikes earn more public support and legitimacy when they have approval from international organizations, according to a survey conducted by Cornell researchers.
April 14, 2022
A Cornell-led project has created synthetic nanoclusters that can mimic hierarchical self-assembly all the way from the nanometer to the centimeter scale, spanning seven orders of magnitude.
April 13, 2022
As consumers want fewer food preservatives and less plastic waste, Cornell scientists have created a bioderived polymer that helps salad dressings and beverages last longer in the fridge.
April 11, 2022
Four doctoral candidates and one doctoral alumnus were inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes scholarly achievement and promotes diversity in doctoral education.
April 11, 2022
Researchers have discovered a new path for polystyrene, a type of plastic that makes up a third of landfill waste worldwide, that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid - a chemical with wide commercial demand.
April 06, 2022
Master’s student Carol Anne Barsody is working with an array of interdisciplinary collaborators to explore the origins of a mummified bird and create a multisensory exhibition that rethinks the way ancient artifacts are presented in museums.
April 05, 2022
Throughout the long upstate New York winter, while their peers are trying to stay warm indoors, members of the Cornell Surf Club grab their boards and wetsuits and ride the waves of Lake Ontario.
April 04, 2022
Cornell engineers have created a deep-ultraviolet laser using semiconductor materials that show great promise for improving the use of ultraviolet light for sterilizing medical tools, purifying water and sensing hazardous gases.
