Ag solution can boost Senegal’s economy while battling parasite

Cornell and global researchers are finding ways to control disease-carrying aquatic plants in Senegal by turning the flora into inexpensive compost or livestock feed – and helping the economy.

Building a better swim cap for people of color

The Fashion and Body Tech Lab is helping an entrepreneur invent a swim cap that aims to expand access to swimming for people of color and others with diverse hair types.

A touch of gold has extra reach in degrading micropollutants

A Cornell team used a new form of high-resolution optical imaging to better understand how adsorption – i.e., the clinging of molecules to surfaces – works on the semiconductor titanium dioxide with a gold particle added as a co-catalyst. 

Program develops inclusive leaders

The summer 2024 Colman Inclusive Leadership Program helped 33 doctoral students enhance their leadership skills through readings, interactive group activities, case studies and discussion through the three-day immersive experience.

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Redesigning videoconferencing for, and by, people who stutter

New research and an app aim to make Zoom and other video conferencing platforms less stressful for people with speech diversities, while improving the experience for everyone.

Bio-based tool quickly detects concerning coronavirus variants

Cornell researchers have developed a bioelectric device that can detect and classify new variants of coronavirus, and potentially other viruses, such as measles and influenza, to identify those that are most harmful.

More complaints, worse performance when AI monitors work

Employees prefer human oversight to AI surveillance – unless the technology can be framed as supporting their development, new Cornell research finds.

CTI announces winners of the Cornelia Ye Award for excellence in graduate teaching

Doctoral candidates Judith Tauber (Romance studies) and Amanda Domingues (science and technology studies) are the 2023-2024 recipients of the Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

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Going for Paris gold, math scholar aids juggling’s Olympic bid

Doctoral student Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse could be crowned the world’s best juggler in a June 30 competition that aims to help build a case for juggling as an Olympic sport.