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Dr. Chani Traube, the Gerald M. Loughlin, MD Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a $3.4 million grant, with the possibility of extending to a total of $17 million over five years, from the National Institutes…

Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs. But why aren’t there…

For Andrew James ’26, it all started with one not-so-giant peach. Growing up in Dallas, TX, most of the yards in James’ neighborhood were made up of Bermuda grass, but James’ dad, Dustin James ’97, decided to try planting a peach tree.…

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) and the European and Mediterranean Cereal Rust Foundation (EMCRF) are excited to announce a new partnership aimed at advancing global efforts to combat cereal diseases. The collaboration seeks to…

Unresponsive computers. Stranded travelers. Shuttered stores. The CrowdStrike software crash on July 19 demonstrated, on a global scale, just how tenuous IT infrastructure can be – and why backup systems are absolutely critical for…

As the U.S. faces significant challenges in scaling up production of hydrogen in cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways, a new Cornell study outlines strategies to meet up to 75% of the nation’s future hydrogen demand by…

A new study that tracks how many asthma-related emergency room visits result from pollen in metropolitan areas across Central Texas highlights the importance of knowing local plants and the need for developing science-based pollen…

When it comes to materials for quantum sensors, diamond is the best game in town, said Gregory Fuchs, professor of applied and engineering physics at Cornell. Now he and a team of scientists have upped diamond’s game by generating exquisite…

An international team of researchers discovered that coastal urban seagrass ecosystems can significantly reduce human bacterial pathogens, including those with widespread antibiotic resistance, in marine bivalves — a vital food source for…

With its lakes, hills and wineries, Ithaca is a great place to spend a summer. It’s also a great place to study moral psychology, with Cornell University’s renowned faculty experts, speaker series and a multi-disciplinary minor offered in…