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Digital Ag Hackathon tackles pressing agricultural problems
March 14, 2019
Cornell’s first Digital Agriculture Hackathon saw students from a variety of disciplines come together to develop ways of addressing some of the world’s most pressing agricultural challenges.
The sweet spot: research locates taste center in brain
March 14, 2019
A research team led by Adam Anderson, professor of human development, has discovered the taste center in the human brain by uncovering which parts of the brain distinguish different types of tastes.
Diversity Preview Weekend gives glimpse of grad programs
March 14, 2019
The third annual Diversity Preview Weekend, held March 7-10, brought underrepresented minority students to Cornell to learn about the university and gain confidence to apply to graduate school.
Advances point the way to smaller, safer batteries
March 14, 2019
New Cornell research has advanced the design of solid-state batteries, a technology inherently safer than today’s lithium-ion batteries, which rely on flammable liquid electrolytes.
Einaudi Center funds Cornell dissertations with global impact
March 13, 2019
Twelve graduate students will spend this year refining their dissertation plans and testing the waters of global research with help from the Einaudi-SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program.
In competition, people get discouraged by competent robots
March 11, 2019
A Cornell-led team has found that when robots are beating humans in contests for cash prizes, people consider themselves less competent and expend slightly less effort – and they tend to dislike the robots, too.
With help from AI, microservices divvy up tasks to improve cloud apps
March 08, 2019
As applications grow more complex, companies such as Twitter, Amazon and Netflix are turning to microservices – scores of small applications, each performing a single function and communicating over the network to work together.
Symposium welcomes artists, public to explore feminist performance
March 07, 2019
Visiting artists and directors will join local artists, scholars and activists for “Feminist Directions” March 15-16 at the Schwartz Center, a public symposium with interactive lectures, performances and workshops.
Biochar soaks up ammonia pollution, study shows
March 04, 2019
A Cornell-led study supported by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future shows that biochar has great potential as a fertilizer because of its ability to soak up nitrogen, and its method for doing so.
Everything goes purr-fectly on Cornell’s first Spay Day
February 28, 2019
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine took part in World Spay Day for the first time on Feb. 23, and a total of 78 surgeries were performed, exceeding expectations.
Research explains nature of key plant-fungus interfaces
February 28, 2019
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute have discovered the mechanism behind the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, which could lead to reduced fertilizer use.
Key to rare aggressive liver cancer found in RNA molecule
February 27, 2019
A Cornell-led team has discovered that at the onset of a rare liver disease, a small non-coding RNA molecule becomes silenced, a finding that may hold the key to treatment.
Workshop teaches problem-solving through rapid prototyping
February 27, 2019
Using the five steps of design thinking, Diane Levitt from Cornell Tech gave a workshop Feb. 20 on how to work as a team to create rapid prototypes in an attempt to solve real-world problems.
Michał Matejczuk named a 2019-20 Luce Scholar
February 26, 2019
Graduate student Michał Matejczuk has been named a Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation and will spend a year working in Asia starting this summer.
Raindrops launch plant spores into the wind, spread fungi
February 26, 2019
Researcher from Cornell and Virginia Tech have identified the process by which fungus is spread from plant to plant, carrying disease that costs billions annually in lost crops.
A new periodic table classifies droplet motions
February 25, 2019
A team led by Paul Steen, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor in Engineering, has created a periodic table of droplet motions, inspired in part by parallels between the symmetries of atomic orbitals, which determine elements’ positions on the classic periodic table, and the energies which determine droplet shapes.
Cassava experts gather to champion ‘orphan crop’
February 25, 2019
Cassava hasn't received the scientific attention of cash crops such as wheat, but the seventh annual meeting of NextGen Cassava hopes to draw attention to the sub-Saharan Africa dietary staple.
Cornell team reaches world debating championship final
February 22, 2019
For the first time, a Cornell Speech and Debate Society student team made it to the grand final of the World Universities' Debating Championships, held this year in Cape Town, South Africa.
Cornell Tech Dean Dan Huttenlocher to step down
February 21, 2019
Dan Huttenlocher, dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, who positioned the campus as one of the most forward-thinking and interdisciplinary in the nation, will step down Aug. 1 to become dean of MIT’s new college of computing.
Serendipity reveals sex bias in embryo development
February 20, 2019
New research by professor of genetics John Schimenti shows that heightened levels of genomic instability can prove fatal to female embryos in mice.
A fresh look at China’s energy policy shows mixed results
February 14, 2019
Cornell researchers and their colleagues have created a new, comprehensive data set of China’s 2,656 energy-related policies operating in 30 provinces – and found they cancel each other out when it comes to energy consumption.
Tiny particles can switch back and forth between phases
February 14, 2019
Cornell researchers have found that inorganic materials are able switch between discrete states almost instantaneously, bridging the gap between what’s known about phase changes in organic molecules.
Study uses neural networks to define Dada
February 14, 2019
Cornell researchers explored whether an algorithm could be trained to sort digitized Dadaist journals from non-Dada modernist journals – a formidable task, given that many consider Dada inherently undefinable.
Built to last 90 days, Mars rover Opportunity ends mission after 15 years
February 13, 2019
The Mars rover Opportunity, NASA’s robotic geologist fitted with an array of tools to search for evidence of water, ended its mission Feb. 13 – three weeks after its 15th anniversary and long past its 90-day warranty.
Brain blood flow finding gives hope for Alzheimer’s therapy
February 11, 2019
Research on blood flow in the brain, from the lab of Chris Schaffer and Nozomi Nishimura, could help inform better therapies for people with dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.