Cell biochemistry beyond membranes: The physics of condensates

Cornell physics researchers have developed a new framework for studying how biomolecular condensates form and dissolve in cells.

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Attacking cancer-enabling proteins where they live

Using a photochemically driven labeling technique, a Cornell-led research group has devised a way to capture cancer-specific protein-to-protein interactions, which could spawn targeted therapies for prostate and other forms of the disease.

New program turns minor cheating violations into a learning opportunity

An initiative to handle minor academic integrity violations in classes is rolling out to the entire university in the fall semester after a successful two-and-a-half-year pilot. 

‘Project Hail Mary’ at Cornell Cinema includes special talk, prize drawing

A Project Hail Mary screening Aug. 28 at Cornell Cinema features astronomers Lisa Kaltenegger and Abigail Bohl discussing habitable rocky exoplanets.

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James Lloyd, astronomer and spacecraft engineer, dies at 55

James Lloyd, professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences who worked at the intersection of astronomy, instrumentation and spacecraft engineering to find innovative ways to study and characterize exoplanets, died on July 15 in Ithaca.

Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks

Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths offer a promising solution for tracking pest outbreaks and for identifying large scale trends. 

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series announces dynamic 2026-27 Season

The 2026-27 DMCCS season includes Chucho Valdés, Time for Three with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Isabelle Faust and Sunny Jain.

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Deans discuss democracy on new podcast series

A new series of episodes on a Cornell podcast will reflect on the 250th birthday of the U.S. and feature three Cornell deans.

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Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96

Martie Wing Young, professor of the history of art, emeritus, died on July 12 in Prescott, Arizona.