How US institutions fared during COVID

A Nov. 13 event sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences will feature reflections on the political and social context and consequences of the COVID epidemic.

Cornell team finds new way to cut cancer’s lipid lifeline

Researchers have uncovered molecules that can preserve crucial cellular processes while blocking malignant proteins, indicating a new approach to fighting cancer.

Droids descend on Cornell for robotics conference

The Northeastern Robotics Conference (NERC), held Saturday, Oct. 11 at Cornell, featured more than 100 robots research projects from the region, including a shadowboxing droid and a backflipping robot dog.

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Under Pressure: How Cornell's synchrotron helped reveal hidden differences in our DNA packaging

Using high-pressure X-ray scattering at CHESS, researchers uncovered key structural differences between conventional and centromeric nucleosomes, revealing how our DNA remains organized and resilient under extreme stress.

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New leadership institute anchors nation’s first Black fraternity

Alumni brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha’s Alpha chapter, founded at Cornell in 1906, unveiled a new leadership institute and student residence, inspired by the fraternity’s founding principles.

Free speech on campus the focus of Konvitz Lecture

Cass R. Sunstein, one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, will lead a discussion of the past, present and future of free expression at American universities when he delivers the Konvitz Memorial Lecture, Oct. 30 in Myron Taylor Hall.

AI-generated content a triple threat for Reddit moderators

Researchers at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers engaged directly with 15 content moderators on Reddit to see exactly how they try to preserve the news sharing site's humanity in an increasingly AI-infused world.

Cornell graduate students sweep top honors at international SRF conference

Cornell graduate students Nicole Verboncoeur and Jake Parsons earned 1st and 2nd Prize awards at SRF2025 in Tokyo for outstanding research in superconducting radio-frequency technology.

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Book examines immigration and race in the low-wage workplace

Some of the most pressing issues facing low-wage immigrant workers of color in the U.S. include persistent forms of disrespect and abuses of power.