Alum shares wisdom from career journey

Jason Marvin, Ph.D. ’22, spoke about his journey from biomedical engineering doctorate to his current position during the Summer Success Symposium alumni keynote on Aug. 18.

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Researchers find new clue to prostate cancer’s hormone therapy resistance

Prostate tumors can rewire amino acid metabolism to override the normal brakes on cholesterol production, a process that may fuel hormone therapy resistance, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

‘Wall-to-wall’ map of NYC trees could help cool cities worldwide

Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.

Loeffelholz to step down as dean of School of Continuing Education

Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the School of Continuing Education who led the school’s expansion post-pandemic and the planning of Cornell’s first part-time online bachelor’s degree program, will step down from her role as dean, effective Jan. 1.

Public invited to ‘Friends of Astronomy’ symposium Sept. 17

The astronomy department will host a free public astronomy symposium Sept. 17 featuring expert talks on astrobiology, exoplanets, stellar death and cosmic origins. The event will highlights astronomy research and graduate student discoveries.

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New students encouraged to embrace community

Nearly 4,300 first-year and transfer students and their families gathered Aug. 18 at Schoellkopf Field for New Student Convocation. 

At Cornell Bowers, faculty do AI and now staff do too

“We Do AI” was the first educational series at Cornell to provide staff across an entire college with advanced training in how to use AI effectively in their daily workflows.

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County vaccination data masks measles risk

Pockets of low vaccination rates in some schools help explain why measles outbreaks have been climbing in the U.S. 

Existing drug could treat invasive canine oral tumors

A new diagnostic tool distinguishes between two similar canine oral cancers, opening the door for a promising FDA-approved treatment.