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Computer model helps grape growers adapt to shorter winters

A new Cornell-developed computer model that estimates the temperatures that cause freeze damage in a dozen grape cultivars can help growers plan for the season when damage does occur.

Architecture students set to spread wings on Dragon Day

The annual Dragon Day parade on March 29 is expected to feature a grunge-inspired Dragon designed by first-year architecture students to expand and contract before fully unfurling its wings on the Arts Quad.

Creating a remote sensor to detect health troubles

The device could be particularly helpful for patients with geriatric heart failure and other serious conditions.

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Doug McIlroy ’53: Applied physicist to programming pioneer

While at Bell Labs, M. Douglas McIlroy '53 participated in the genesis of the Unix operating system. His contributions were a radical change from the way programs were written in the 1950s and 1960s and are ubiquitous in computer programs today.

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First-gen students, alumni connect in mentorship program

The new Accelerator Scholars Program in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business connects first-generation Dyson and Nolan freshmen and sophomores with student and industry mentors.

Specialized nursing facility clinicians improve end-of-life care

Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, may decrease the likelihood of nursing home residents experiencing stressful hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in their last days, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine.

Cornell Tech’s Second Annual HealthNext Summit Convenes Health Tech Leaders to Explore Applications of AI in Healthcare

Cornell Tech's annual HealthNext Summit, an initiative of the Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute, convened more than 300 stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to foster collaboration in building a nexus of health…

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Mistrust of medical science nothing new, law expert says

Mistrust of medical science during the pandemic is the rule, not the exception, of public perception of mainstream medicine historically, said Lewis A. Grossman, an American University law professor, in a lecture March 13 at Weill Cornell Medicine.

From omen to breakthrough: Exhibit explores eclipses

“Solar Eclipses: From Fear to Knowledge” features a 480-year-old Copernicus manuscript, historical photographs and other materials from the library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections.  

Funding connects undergrads to sustainability research

Cornell Atkinson has announced four new projects to be funded through Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Grants.

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Students from 29 campuses join forces for health hackathon

Teams addressed the weekend’s patient safety challenges related to medication, patient care, procedures/surgery, infection and diagnostic error.

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Students host first undergraduate philosophy conference

There will be talks by professors, small group colloquia led by students and a philosophy poster session.

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