Tech companies capitalize on misconceptions of ‘free speech’

Tech expert says social media companies could limit harassing and extremist speech but often choose not to because it serves their bottom line, in her Dec. 7 talk, “Selling Out Free Speech.”

Building Care staff honored as ‘backbone of the university’

Nearly 430 custodial staff were honored for their outstanding dedication to their work at the 2023 Bartels Awards for Custodial Service, held Dec. 7 in Bartels Hall.

Nearly 70 students recognized at pinning ceremony

The Graduate School welcomed nearly 70 new Dean’s Scholars. The Dean’s Scholars program honors students for their commitment to academic excellence and advancing diversity, access, equity, inclusion and belonging.

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Parrots, songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms

The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.

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Meat alternatives could feed humans more sustainably

Lab-grown meat, food created by microorganisms and plant-based foods that mimic the taste of meat could help reduce environmental impacts of food systems, a new UN report co-authored by Cornell researchers finds.

Lab of Plasma Studies joins DOE-funded hub to advance fusion energy

Cornell's Laboratory of Plasma Studies has joined the newly established Inertial Fusion Science and Technology Hub, known as RISE, a multi-institutional consortium to advance inertial fusion energy as a power source that could change the world.

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Wasps that recognize faces cooperate more, and may be smarter

Genomic sequencing revealed that populations of wasps that recognized each other's faces – and cooperated more – showed recent adaptations in areas of the genome associated with cognitive abilities such as learning, memory and vision.

Dan Swanstrom named 28th head coach of Cornell Football

Dan Swanstrom, the architect of Ithaca College football’s recent resurgence and an impactful offensive coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania and at Johns Hopkins University, has been named the Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach of Cornell Football.

X-ray probes, microfluidics, nanomaterials earn Research Excellence Awards

Imaging the atomic details of materials as they function, forming microfluidic structures to study plants and animals, and new techniques for manufacturing polymer nanomaterials are among some of the research themes that helped six faculty members earn Cornell Engineering Research Excellence Awards.

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