Students look to cast their votes with enthusiasm – and nuance

When it comes to the U.S. elections, students are engaging with the ideas, conversing across difference and recognizing complexity - and are eager to vote, many for the first time.

Justices use rhetoric to affirm high court’s power, influence

Researchers at Cornell Bowers CIS trained a large language model to identify the monologic voice – used to affirm one’s legitimacy, monologue style – including its collective and individualistic tones, in eight decades’ worth of U.S. Supreme Court opinions.

University celebrates top faculty for outstanding teaching, mentoring

Eleven teaching faculty from across the university have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching, Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff announced Oct. 22.

On-body electronics can monitor health, support creative expression

Two new kinds of on-skin electronics, developed in the Hybrid Body Lab, allow users to build and customize them directly on the body – with potential applications in biometric sensing, medical monitoring, interactive prosthetic makeup and more.

Death of a robot: Repairing robots fosters social bonds

Researchers at Cornell Bowers CIS found that repair and maintenance should be central in the design of social robots, as reuse keeps robots working longer and brings robot owners together and fosters social bonds among them.

Scientists supporting mission to assess Europa’s habitability

NASA's Europa Clipper mission blasted off to the moon of Jupiter on Oct. 14. Cornell researchers will help determine if the ocean world could support life.

Programs support NSF GRFP applicants

Thirty-six graduate students have been selected as new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows, joining Cornell’s community of 230 NSF GRFP fellows currently on campus.

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NYC entrepreneurship conference features CEOs, NBA leader

The 2024 Eclectic Convergence conference in New York City, organized by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, is set for Nov. 15.

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Food hackathon to kick off year of weekend events

A year of hackathons kicks off Oct. 25-27 with the Food Hackathon in Stocking Hall, which focuses on finding solutions that address hunger, poor nutrition, food waste and other food-related challenges. 

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