Héctor Abruña to be honored at Dreyfus Prize ceremony Oct. 23

The president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation will present Abruña with the award in a 4 p.m. ceremony in the Meshri Family Auditorium, Baker Laboratory Room 200 and also livestreamed. 

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Global Hubs seed grant proposals due Oct. 15

Up to 20 early-stage research projects will receive funding from this year’s Global Hubs Research Seed Grants, connecting Cornell faculty with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities. 

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Cryo-imaging gives deeper view of thick biological materials

Researchers devised a new method to image intact bacterial cells and large organelle up to 500-800 nanometers thick – a roughly fivefold improvement over current methods. 

Students design crucial tool for Ithaca’s recovery community

Ithaca Community Recovery schedules more than 200 meetings a month for 35 groups - a new platform designed by project team Hack4Impact will make it easier to populate, track and edit the calendar.

Sustainable practices could cut food-related emissions in half

Food systems make up roughly 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions globally. But transforming them could cut these emissions by more than half, according to a report released Oct. 3 from a commission of global experts.

Birds’ vocal warnings provide new insight into the origins of language

New research sheds light on the evolution of language, discovering a link between innate and learned vocalizations. 

Faculty respond to request to share progressive teaching ideas, study shows

The team found a significant uptick in the number of articles published after 2013 that focused on core concepts and competencies suggested in a seminal report. 

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Creating customized tools for scientists around the world

Physics Professor Robert Thorne's company just celebrated 20 years in business and its 25th patent.

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Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship

Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children’s literature – unless the writing offends their own political ideology, showing how a once-bipartisan issue has become polarized.