Cornell scientists to join team for live volcanic eruption

Associate professor Esteban Gazel and grad student Kyle Dayton will join a team of international researchers at the newly erupted Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands.

Lavish wealth tolerated more for individuals than groups

Support for redistributive policies intended to reduce growing income inequality may depend on who people are led to consider at the top of the economic ladder, finds new psychology research by Thomas Gilovich and collaborators.

Tracker promotes consistent learning for incarcerated students

The tool was developed by a programmer for the Cornell Prison Education Program and a new $600,000 grant from Ascendium Education Group will support the further development of both the tool and models to expand the project nationwide.

Titan’s river maps may advise Dragonfly’s sedimental journey

Cornell astronomers have published the final maps of Saturn moon Titan’s liquid methane rivers and tributaries, providing context for the next scheduled expedition in the 2030s.

Weiss teaching awards honor 10 exceptional faculty

President Martha E. Pollack on Oct. 18 announced the winners of Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring a sustained record of commitment to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate students and to undergraduate education.

New timeline clarifies Indigenous history in Mohawk Valley

A collaboration between Cornell researchers and the New York State Museum in Albany has established a more precise timeline for some of the most iconic archeological sites in the Mohawk Valley by dating materials that were used by the Indigenous communities living in these villages.

Exhibit explores landscapes of letting go

An exhibit of sculptures capture the shapes and sentiments of local landscapes.

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Prison education program leader Rob Scott joins Global Development

Rob Scott, a leader in politically engaged education in New York state who has led efforts to establish local and national coalitions for higher education in prison, has joined Cornell’s Department of Global Development in…

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Detected: 1,652 radio bursts from 3 billion light-years away

Once a cosmic trickle a decade ago now appears as a rapid-fire barrage from across the universe, as 1,652 fast radio bursts were found in the Cornell-discovered FRB121102.