Gift names the Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health

A gift totaling $25 million from Irwin M. Jacobs ’54, BEE ’56 and the Jacobs family includes a new $15 million commitment, adding to a $10 million commitment in 2023 that helped establish the center.

Geologists to visit, study active Chilean volcano

Cornell geologists will deploy monitoring equipment at the remote and active Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile, a site that remained dormant for more than 50 years before erupting in 2011.

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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.

FDA commissioner in talk urges Cornell community to focus on US health

The fireside chat was part of a two-day visit by Dr. Robert M. Califf, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, who focused on medicine and health care innovations.

Tiny soil critters play by their own rules in urban parks

The assortment of species of tiny soil animals – small enough to stand on the head of a pin – differ from one urban park to another, unlike plants and larger animals where a few species are often found across many parks. 

What fuels our fear of missing out?

Worrying about the consequences of missing group activities, especially when they involve social bonding, heightens the “fear of missing out,” according to new research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

Short films from PMA course selected for festivals

Three short documentaries produced in a Rural Humanities Seminar, taught by PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn, are headed to film festivals this fall. 

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Kotlikoff’s State of the University applies perspective of history

Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff invoked history – Cornell’s and his own – in his first State of the University address, delivered Oct. 18 in Call Auditorium during the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting.

Belnick presidential forum focuses on election and democracy’s future

Four political experts will discuss “The 2024 Election and the Future of American Democracy” in this year’s Belnick Family LaFeber/Lowi Presidential Forum.