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While crouching behind a boulder on the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, Montana, Michel Louge watched in awe as the mountainside unleashed a massive avalanche toward him. , Click to open gallery viewCredit The engineer had journeyed…

Researchers have discovered that a protein complex that helps fight cancer cells also slows the growth of tuberculosis – a finding that could mean better treatments for both diseases. The protein complex, which slows down the growth of…

Cornell researchers developed a more equitable method for choosing top candidates from a large applicant pool in cases where insufficient information makes it hard to choose. While humans still make many high-stakes decisions – like who…

As the days get shorter and the clocks turn back, the student group Society for India is bringing light to campus with Diya Jale – the longest-standing campus celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in North America. “In…

Cornell engineers have come up with a solution to a tricky problem: where to install charging stations for electric vehicles so they’re convenient for drivers and profitable for investors. Without abundant and well-placed charging…

On a recent afternoon, four women gathered in the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC) in Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) to “mine” the collection. The collaborators were preparing an exhibit for the upcoming film screening of “Sunset…

In the first public event hosted by the recently established Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures, “Beyond 2024: Envisioning Just Futures and Equitable Democracy,” faculty and students from across the university will come…

The invasive pigweed Palmer amaranth, first found in New York soybean fields in 2019, has been dubbed the “spotted lanternfly of weeds” for its ability to spread quickly and wreak havoc on crops. Now a new study sheds light on how…

Highly structured management practices are correlated with better productivity and profitability outcomes for companies and countries, an international consortium of researchers has found through a novel quantification method.…

Cornell University and World Coffee Research (WCR) are rolling out a new program focused on improving the resilience and productivity of coffee smallholder growers worldwide. Backed by more than $5 million from the United States Agency…