Earthquake lab experiments produce aftershock-like behavior

Associate Professor Greg McLaskey ’05 and members of his Cornell Engineering research group have developed a method for mimicking aftershocks, findings that eventually could help scientists better predict earthquakes.

Are we there yet? Time slows down on a crowded train

Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting – a virtual reality ride on a New York City subway train – an interdisciplinary Cornell research team found that crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly.

Programming tool turns handwriting into computer code

A Cornell team has created an interface that allows users to handwrite and sketch within computer code, so they don’t have to rely on typing.

Machine learning gives nuanced view of Alzheimer’s stages

A Cornell-led collaboration used machine learning to pinpoint the most accurate means, and timelines, for anticipating the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease.

Town-gown awards honor food-related community partnerships

The 12th annual Cornell Town-Gown Awards – also known as the TOGOs – celebrated cooperation between the university and the greater Ithaca community at a virtual ceremony held Nov. 19.

Gennady Shvets to lead Laboratory of Plasma Studies

For nearly six decades, Cornell’s Laboratory of Plasma Studies has remained at the forefront of plasma science – a tradition its incoming director, Gennady Shvets, professor of applied and engineering physics, plans to continue while also broadening the lab’s research capabilities.

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Over 80 students recognized at pinning ceremony

The Graduate school welcomed over 80 new Dean’s Scholars into the community of over 370 current Dean’s Scholars at Cornell. The Dean’s Scholars program honors recipients of competitive, diversity-focused fellowships.

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Cornell life science incubator graduates three startups

Three startups – two helping to make a green economy and one creating next-generation microbial images – graduated Nov. 16 from Cornell’s Center for Life Science Ventures business incubator. 

Hockey, foraging animals help inform digital communications theory

Professor Aaron Wagner and his former students were recognized with the 2022 IEEE Information Theory Society Paper Award for their research employing feedback to improve coding performance.

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