Book explores ‘modernity and malevolence’ in Indian clinical care

The new book from anthropology professor Andrew Willford shows how patterns of psycho-social stress combined with modernity’s pressures can influence psychiatric practice.

New 3D benchmark leaves AI in knots

In new research that puts the latest models to test in a 3D environment, Cornell scholars found that AI fares well with untangling basic knots but can’t quite tie knots from simple loops nor convert one knot to another.

Astronomer paints vivid history of Arecibo Observatory

In a new book, Donald Campbell, Ph.D. ’71, professor emeritus of astronomy, recounts the history of Arecibo from construction to its last days under Cornell’s management in 2011.

What’s old is new: customizable system for sustainable cooling

Researchers in Cornell’s Matter of Tech Lab have developed CeraPiper, a fabrication system that creates customized sizes and shapes of ceramic pipes that can be fitted together and filled with water for environmentally friendly evaporative cooling.

In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed

When researchers "rewilded" lab mice to large, enclosed fields, even well-established anxieties in the mice disappeared. 

The mystery of the Seneca Drums persists

Researchers are plumbing the depths of the largest and deepest of New York’s Finger Lakes to explain the source of its famous booming sounds.

Director of workforce well-being wins George Peter Award

For her calm leadership and commitment to the community, Michelle Artibee, director of workforce well-being, received the Employee Assembly's George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.

Law project raises awareness of constitutional rights

Know Your Rights presentations are part of the ongoing Cornell Immigration Legal Information Project, funded with a grant from the Park Foundation and started in January 2025.

Navigators help high-risk students graduate, earn more

A program whose coordinators connect struggling students with academic and social services improves test scores, attendance, disciplinary issues, college enrollment and earnings.