Microscopic robots inspired by fireflies, cilia sync to reshape surroundings

Cornell physics researchers have made robots that for the first time can sense the temperature of their surroundings and react together to change it.

Faculty to share “What Works” during CTI event on meaningful learning

At the Center for Teaching Innovation’s Sept. 30 “What Works” event, Cornell faculty presenters and attendees will share ideas, inspirations, challenges and experiences about how to build a classroom where students feel connected and empowered.

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Bryan Isacks, geophysicist who helped shape theory of plate tectonics, dies at 90

Bryan L. Isacks, the William and Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering who transformed the understanding of Earth’s surface, died Sept. 9 in Ithaca. He was 90.

Disorder is key to tuning a high-temperature superconductor

Superconductivity in iron selenide is primarily controlled by disorder in the crystal lattice, not electron count, Cornell physicists have found, a new insight for understanding high-temperature superconductors

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NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinking

Cornell has received a $750,000 grant to study AI-powered reflection tools that build student critical thinking skills.

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‘HyperBird’ spots grape diseases before they’re visible

The cutting-edge imaging platform observes microscopic traits in plants and can detect grape diseases that cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally. 

A&S offers new science, technology and society major

An innovative major in the College of Arts & Sciences is being expanded and refined to highlight its combination of science, social science and the humanities and its relevance to careers today.

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The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes new faculty for 2026-27

Twenty new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences this year, strengtheningdepartments and programs with their wide-ranging expertise and filling numerous leadershiproles for the College and university.

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SUPREME Annual Review at Cornell features breakthrough semiconductor research and students shaping the future of energy-efficient electronics

Cornell University welcomed more than 180 researchers, students, industry partners and federal leaders to Ithaca July 22–23 for the 2026 SUPREME Annual Review, 

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