Social media can amplify worker voice, but fades over time

Social media can influence workplace policies by amplifying worker voices, but fail to drive meaningful workplace improvement when workers lack support from labor unions or civil society organizations, according to new research by Duanyi Yang, assistant professor at the ILR School. 

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Cornell astronomers win time on James Webb Space Telescope

The "premier telescope in space right now" will start a fourth annual cycle of observations on July 1, and three early-career astronomy researchers in A&S are PI or co-PI on observation programs chosen from a very competitive field.

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CCE Specialist Adam Hughes appointed to national health and well-being leadership role

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s (CCE) Adam Hughes, MPH, has been appointed to a national-level leadership position with the Extension Foundation, where he will support national Cooperative Extension health and well-being initiatives.

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Plants use 'weather radar' to sense temperature

For decades, researchers searched for a single “thermosensor”—a biological thermometer buried deep in the plant’s molecular machinery. But a new theory, led by Avilash Singh Yadav, postdoctoral associate at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is flipping that idea on its head.  

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Cornell student campaign for research support reaches 50 states

In a nationwide campaign led by Cornell students, more than 500 scientists have committed to writing letters and op-eds in their hometown newspapers across all 50 states – each one a personal appeal on why public investment in research matters.

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Inside the medical crash cart robot: Designing for urgency, collaboration, and clarity

Cornell Tech researchers unveiled a robot that helps emergency room teams locate life-saving supplies faster, revealing how design can shape collaboration under pressure.

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SPROUT Awards cultivate early-stage engineering research

From designing a reversible male contraceptive to detecting life on distant ocean worlds, the latest Cornell Engineering SPROUT Awards are cultivating breakthroughs across medicine, space exploration, robotics and environmental sensing.

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Geologists reflect on Cornell’s 50 years of seismic reflection

The Institute for the Study of the Continents hosted a symposium to take stock of Cornell’s decades-long history of seismic imaging science, while celebrating Larry Brown, professor emeritus, whose work helped shape the field.

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Jiang Fellows kick off summer internships

The 2025 Jiang Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience in industries ranging from next-gen electric vehicles to a portable blood testing device.

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