CROPPS welcomes new assistant director for research

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) welcomes Liz Jones as assistant director for research, leveraging her 20 years of expertise in molecular and genomic applications to lead interdisciplinary research and drive agricultural innovation across six institutions.

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Astronomer granted 600,000 supercomputer hours by DOE

“We are going to run the largest simulations of the magnetized gas that pervades the space between stars, with the aim of understanding a crucial missing piece in our models for how stars and galaxies form."

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Cornell awarded NIH National Center on Climate Change and Health grant

Faculty from the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, in partnership with the University of Pretoria in South Africa, have received an NIH P20 grant to establish the Center for Transformative Infectious Disease Research on Climate, Health and Equity in a Changing Environment (C-CHANGE).

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CCE Orleans County 4-H alums win $500K in Grow-NY competition

UdderWays LLC, a dairy technology startup founded by an Orleans County family, took home a second place finish and half a million dollars at the 2024 Grow-NY agriculture business competition Nov. 7 in Ithaca, New York.

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Klarman Fellow wins Middle East Studies dissertation award

Olga Verlato's dissertation, “Languages of Power and People: Multilingualism, Politics, and Resistance in Modern Egypt and the Mediterranean,” received the Malcolm H. Kerr Award from the Middle East Studies Association of North America.

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Using sunlight to recycle black plastics: Additive makes materials useful

The researchers say that their method could create a closed-loop recycling process for this type of plastic.

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Capturing the missing pieces: connection and understanding through research

With research interests crossing international development and planning, capital-labor relations, and South-South migration, CRP Assistant Professor Ding Fei brings to light the on-the-ground experiences and challenges faced by those working outside the spotlight of media headlines.

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Future real estate leaders shine at Cornell’s international case competition

The Cornell PropConnex International Real Estate Case Competition took place on November 15 at @Ease 605 Hospitality in New York City.

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New student awards honor Medieval studies faculty

The prizes will recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate student research in Medieval and Renaissance studies.

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