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RISE Award winners highlight ‘the best of R&I’

Eight employees across Cornell Research and Innovation were recognized Sept. 23 as part of the inaugural Research and Innovation Staff Excellence Awards.

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‘The New Population Problem’ examined in Phi Beta Kappa lecture Oct. 28

Public policy and sociology professor Matthew Hall will examine examining aging populations and their impact in the Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Lecture Oct. 28. 

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Tiny platform creates and directs microbubbles on demand

Set within a 3-millimeter area on a chip, the new device produces hydrogen gas bubbles on a grid of electrodes, then powers the bubbles up with acoustic energy through ultrasound.

Events celebrate history of languages throughout America

Smoke dancers, American Sign Language poetry and explorations of endangered languages will highlight a series of events Oct. 15-Nov. 6 that celebrate the importance of language throughout U.S. history.

Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states

Researchers at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering have found that electrically sliding the layers of ultrathin graphene can switch the material between distinct magnetic states that persist even after the voltage is removed.

NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects

The Cornell-led multi-institutional Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems will continue work to transform agriculture by enabling direct two-way communication with crop plants’ internal processes. 

Support may offset stigma for parents of children with mental health problems

Parents of children with mental health problems may experience stigma when the ideals that matter most to being considered a “good parent” are perceived as not being met, according to research co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine.

Laidlaw scholars build better world

The two-year Laidlaw Scholars Program supports undergraduates as they become globally minded researchers and ethical leaders. Applications opened this week for first- and second-year students interested in joining the next cohort. 

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Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains

As solar grazing expands across the country, new research helps sheep farmers increase profitability and sheds light on the how the number of sheep in solar array fields interacts with beneficial insects.

Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet’s true shape

A Cornell-led research team has for the first time resolved an exoplanet’s uneven contours, revealing how extreme heat and wind extend its atmosphere on one side.

From farm to kitchen, Ficio is teaching robots about food

Ficio, a startup founded by Youhanna Meleka, M.Eng. ’26, is developing an AI platform for the food supply chain that can run on different machines and tackle very different jobs – from sorting apples in an orchard to turning potatoes into french fries.

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Speak up or keep it to yourself? Advice from a social psychologist

In a new book, Vanessa Bohns offers a research-based guide to help people make better decisions about when to say something and when to hold back.