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Construction Progresses on Schedule for New Cornell Bowers CIS Building
Dozens of stakeholders responsible for the new building for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science penned their names onto a 20-foot steel beam that will soon buttress the building’s fourth floor at an April…
Cornell University: Groundbreaking Calculations Determine Age of ‘Baby’ Asteroid
An asteroid dubbed “Lucy’s baby” after a NASA spacecraft discovered it orbiting another asteroid last November is in fact a solar system toddler – just 2-3 million years old, a Cornell-led research team estimates using novel…
Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Lab Intensifies Fight Against Invasive Pest
First discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014, the invasive spotted lanternfly has steadily spread north. Now, Cornell researchers are helping fruit growers fight the invasion on the front lines in the Hudson Valley.
Researchers at the Hudson…
Cornell University Study: Prevalence of Heart Conditions May Differ Between Low and High-Income…
Early onset heart failure is alarmingly common in urban Haiti – over 15-fold higher than previously estimated – according to a study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers in partnership with the Haitian medical organization …
Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities Marks 50th Year in A.D. White House
Fifty years ago, Cornell’s Society for the Humanities moved into the Andrew Dickson White House, home of Cornell’s first president. To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House…
Cornell’s Skorton Center’s Well-being Coaching Pilot Demonstrates Promising Success
Last fall, Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives launched a Well-Being Coaching pilot program, designed to guide students in setting and pursuing their well-being goals. Well-Being Coaching is a strengths-based…
Cornell University: Satellite Images of Plant Fluorescence Enable Predictions of Crop Yields
Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data – which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those…
Cornell University Celebrates Four Professors Elected to National Academy
A professor of global development, a biochemist, a mathematician and a chemist are Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the academy announced April 30 at the close of its 161st annual meeting.
The newly…
Cornell University Study Finds Resident-to-Resident Aggression Common in Assisted Living Facilities
One in six residents of assisted living facilities is subject to verbal, physical or other aggression by fellow residents in a typical month, and those suffering from dementia are most at risk, new research finds in the first…
Cornell University Research: Common Type of Fiber May Trigger Bowel Inflammation
Inulin, a type of fiber found in certain plant-based foods and fiber supplements, causes inflammation in the gut and exacerbates inflammatory bowel disease in a preclinical model, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine…