Hackathon winners combat ear infections, parasites and animal overpopulation

Products to fight ear infections in dogs, a parasite in cattle and animal population control challenges won top honors at the Feb. 20-22 Animal Health Hackathon at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Around Cornell

Future restaurateurs sharpen their skills in remodeled food lab

After two years of renovations, the Grailer Food Lab has reopened with a more real-world commercial kitchen and all-electric appliances.

Third Cornell alum to lead Toll Brothers to speak on campus

Karl Mistry, MPS-RE ’04 will speak with current students on Feb. 26 as part of the Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series.

Search platforms rewrite the rules of online shopping

Major search platforms may strategically obfuscate search results — placing certain items in prime positions on their sites, for example — to increase profits, a study from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business finds.

Awards and honors: Newcomb prize, arts fellows and more

Two professors who won a prize for their paper on artificial intelligence and conspiracy theories are among several faculty members recently honored for their work.

Grants fund oyster restoration, ‘cattlevoltaics’

Five new projects from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and The Nature Conservancy seek to protect pollinators, restore oyster habitats, manage flood risk and support “cattlevoltaics.”

Cornell researchers win prize for insight into conspiracy belief

The 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science goes to psychology researchers Gordon Pennycook and David Rand.

Around Cornell

Want to strengthen your relationship? Try talking about money

Romance is usually the topic on Valentine’s Day, but financial conversations offer lasting benefits in long-term relationships.

Around Cornell

People use enjoyment, not time spent, to measure goal progress

Cornell researchers including marketing professor Kaitlin Woolley ’12 found that people relied more on the enjoyment they derived from an activity than time spent on it when gauging progress toward a goal.