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Anthropologist examines aging in U.S. ‘Through Japanese Eyes’

Anthropologist Yohko Tsuji views old age in America from a cross-cultural perspective, comparing aging in America and in her native Japan in her new book, “Through Japanese Eyes: Thirty Years of Studying Aging in America.”

Micky Falkson, senior lecturer in economics, dies at 83

Micky Falkson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics and one of its longest-serving faculty members, died at home in Ithaca Nov. 7. He was 83.

Increase in positive COVID-19 cases on the Ithaca campus

Ryan Lombardi, vice president for Student and Campus Life, announced a recent increase in COVID-19 cases within Cornell’s student population.

Campus community rallies to support United Way

A month since its launch, the Cornell United Way campaign has raised nearly $231,000, around one-third of the $700,000 goal.

Klarman fellow Galli investigating child migration

Chiara Galli, one of six members of the Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships inaugural cohort, researches the U.S. asylum process, specifically the experiences of unaccompanied minors.

Stretchable sensor gives robots and VR a human touch

Cornell researchers have created a fiber-optic sensor that combines low-cost LEDs and dyes, resulting in a stretchable “skin” that detects deformations such as pressure, bending and strain.

Gut check: Teff grain boosts stomach microbiome health

Cornell food scientists confirm that the grain teff helps the stomach and enhances the nutritional value of iron and zinc, according to a new modeling method.

Name that grain: CALS’ barley will boost NYS beer industry

Cornell has developed the first variety of spring malting barley designed to succeed in New York’s wet climate and support the state’s $5 billion craft beer industry. All it needs now is a name.

When developers seem fair, new tech looks less risky

When evaluating the risks of new technology, people consider whether developers behave fairly, new Cornell research has found.

Researchers trap electrons to create elusive crystal

A Cornell-led collaboration has developed a way to stack two-dimensional semiconductors and trap electrons in a repeating pattern that forms the long-hypothesized Wigner crystal.

Data, testing helped Cornell curb COVID-19

The Cornell community’s low rates were achieved through the tireless work of students, university leaders and experts across fields.

Hudson Valley lab donates tons of fruit to local food pantries

This fall, Cornell AgriTech's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory donated 47,000 pounds of apples and pears to help the more than 40,000 people in need of food assistance in the Hudson Valley region.