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Class of ’28 changemakers are ready to start

Paths of the 3,574 students in the incoming class - including farmers, artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, athletes and altruists - all converge in Ithaca this week.

Online crowds wield power, for good and bad

“The Barons and the Mob: Essays on Centralized Platforms and Decentralized Crowds,” a collection co-edited by James Grimmelmann of Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School, is an introduction to the complexities of online crowds.

Sleep resets neurons for new memories the next day

The study answers how people can keep learning new things for a lifetime without using up all of their neurons.

Kress-Gazit to lead Engineering diversity initiatives, academic affairs

Hadas Kress-Gazit, the Geoffrey S.M. Hedrick Senior Endowed Professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named the next associate dean for diversity and academic affairs for Cornell Engineering.

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White Coat ceremony welcomes class of 2028

On Aug. 13, 106 first-year medical students received their short white coats, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

Study confirms frequency of undetected responsiveness in severe brain injury

With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can’t move or speak.

Cornell Keynotes podcast: Mismanaging hybrid teams

In a new episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell, ILR School professor Brad Bell shares ways hybrid teams are mismanaged and presents strategies for effectively managing hybrid teams.

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A&S program manager creates inclusive space for staff

Alexis Boyce, program manager for the Asian American Studies Program, has been honored with the Employee Assembly's Award for Staff Inclusion and Integrity. 

Breakthrough addresses sex-related weight gain and disease

A decline in estrogen during menopause causes changes in body fat distribution and associated cardiovascular and metabolic disease, but a new Cornell-led study identifies potential therapies that might one day reverse these unhealthy shifts. 

Summer program gives undergraduates a taste of research life

The Bowers Undergraduate Research Experience is a 10-week summer program where Cornell undergraduates are paired with one of nearly 40 faculty mentors and their doctoral students to tackle a specific research project.

Josh Gully ’83 and partners build investment firm for ultra-wealthy

The newest episode of “Startup Cornell,” a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, features Josh Gully ’83, managing director of NewEdge Wealth.

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David Reiss joins Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech faculties

On July 1, Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech welcomed David Reiss to their faculties as clinical professor of law and research director of the Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law.

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