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ILR faculty promotions announced

Eight ILR School professors have been named as associate and full professors.

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NYCST announces inaugural awards for space tech projects

A motion simulator, collision avoidance system, and cybersecurity test for spacecraft are among the projects supported by inaugural grants from the Cornell-led New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development.

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Scans show brain's estrogen activity changes during menopause

The transition to menopause is marked by a progressively higher density of estrogen receptors on brain cells, a measure that remains elevated in women up to their mid-60s, according to a new brain imaging study.

Virtual, mixed realities converge in new driving simulator

Portobello, a new driving simulator developed by researchers at Cornell Tech, blends virtual and mixed realities, enabling both drivers and passengers to see virtual objects overlaid in the real world.

Growing rural-urban divide exists only among white Americans

Researchers have found that when it comes to politics, Black and Latino residents of rural America differ far less, if at all, from their urban counterparts than do non-Hispanic white residents.

Risa Mish honored with the 2024 Earl Hill Jr. Faculty Achievement and Diversity Leadership Award

Risa Mish, professor of practice at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, was honored by The Consortium for contributions in diversity leadership.

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Student launches online marketplace for ski and snowboard gear

Dylan Seale ’25 debuts a new online ecosystem for independent entrepreneurs in the winter sportswear and gear industry.

Simons Observatory begins measurements to probe Big Bang inflation

The new Simons Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert may soon answer the great scientific question of what happened in the tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang.

Stay safe in Cornell’s gorgeous gorges

Cornell’s two on-campus gorges inspire and connect the community, but visitors should exercise caution – strong currents and underwater rock ledges make swimming especially dangerous.

‘Two-for-one’ fission aims to improve solar cell efficiency

A Cornell-led team used ultrafast laser spectroscopy to scrutinize a key intermediate state during singlet fission and found that in certain molecules the intermediate can be directly generated with a strikingly simple technique.

Maxwell Fellows to boost data science research in medicine

A gift establishing the Professor William Maxwell '56 Fellows will financially support research professors and students affiliated with Cornell's Engineering Innovations in Medicine initiative.

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Study confirms rotation of Earth’s inner core has slowed

A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that the Earth's inner core began to decrease its speed around 2008, moving slower than the planet’s surface.

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