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Unraveling Alzheimer’s: Discovery of New Culprit in Amyloid Beta Buildup and Neurodegeneration
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have demonstrated how amyloid beta, a peptide associated with Alzheimer’s disease, can interact with a protein receptor on immune cells in the brain. This triggers a reaction that damages blood vessels…
Cornell University Honors Military Veterans, Sharing Their Inspiring Stories
All of Cornell’s military veterans have stories to tell, but no two are exactly alike.
Christopher Mahn ’24, a Navy veteran, has been exploring those similarities and differences by collecting oral interviews and memorabilia from…
Cornell Program Boosts Health Workers’ Skills and Confidence, Making a Positive Impact
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty in Cornell’s Public Health Program developed an innovative online training program to help boost skills in the public health workforce. A study recently published in the Journal of Public Health…
Empowering Change: Partnership Raises Awareness of Childhood Abuse and Neglect in Vietnam
This summer, a team of 18 students — 10 from VinUni and eight Cornell undergraduates — contributed to the Vietnam Adverse Childhood Experience Pathfinder (VACEP) project, an effort to address a pressing issue impacting young people in…
Study Reveals Presence of Pesticides in Beeswax, Highlighting Environmental Concerns
An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York finds a wide variety of insecticide, herbicide and fungicide residues, exposing current and future generations of bees to long-term toxicity.
The study, “Pesticide…
Cornell University Explores Art ‘Between Performance and Documentation’ Through Exhibit…
A performance art movement emerged in 1990s China, centered in the Beijing neighborhood known as the East Village. In reaction to massive changes in the urban landscape and to everyday living, artists put on one-time performances – but they…
Cornell University Undergrad Facilitates Transition to Clean Energy for Ithaca Landlords and Tenants
Low- to moderate-income renters have been largely left out of clean-energy incentive programs – now an applied economics and management major is working with an Ithaca-based nonprofit to implement clean-energy subsidies for their landlords,…
Revolutionary Technology: Glasses Utilize Sonar and AI to Interpret 3D Upper Body Poses
Throughout history, sonar’s distinctive “ping” has been used to map oceans, spot enemy submarines and find sunken ships. Today, a variation of that technology – in miniature form, developed by Cornell researchers – is proving a game-changer…
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly 5.5 Million Borrowers Are Enrolled in the SAVE Plan
The Biden-Harris Administration released data today showing that nearly 5.5 million borrowers are now enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, including 2.9 million who have $0 payments. All other borrowers enrolled in…
Biden-Harris Administration Convenes Higher Education Leaders to Improve Student Transfer to…
As part of its Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity initiative, the U.S. Department of Education is hosting a summit today at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) in Annadale, Virginia with 200 higher…