Philosophy and art faculty win Guggenheim fellowships

Kate A. Manne, professor of philosophy, and Leeza Meksin, assistant professor of art, have been named 2026 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Funding renewed for NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York

The NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York, an initiative led by Binghamton University with Cornell serving as a core partner for technology translation, has secured $45 million in renewed funding for the next three years.

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Legal scholars advocate for sustained Jewish-Muslim dialogue

Adjunct professors Mohamed ‘Arafa and Menachem Z. Rosensaft discussed the urgency of discourse between the intertwined communities April 14 at Cornell Law School.

April 24 event celebrates 20 years of China and Asia-Pacific studies

The College of Arts & Sciences is celebrating 20 years of the Cornell Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies and a new faculty director.

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Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis

Plants adjust to temperature changes, in part, by switching the way they express Rubisco, the protein that performs the critical first step of photosynthesis, according to new research from Cornell and partners.

Ex-Costa Rican president warns of ‘great reversal’ in democracy

Laura Chinchilla, the former president of Costa Rica, warned an audience of Cornell students that global democracy is undergoing a “great reversal,” citing rising authoritarianism, weakening elections and declining public trust in democratic institutions.

AI tools to help vision-impaired are good, but could be better

Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life, including assistive technology for vision-impaired individuals. And just like in other arenas, the AI used to assist them is good, but far from perfect.

Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence

Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented, a new Cornell Tech study has found.

Classical art historian Annetta Alexandridis dies at 58

Annetta Alexandridis, a classical archaeologist known for her hands-on approach to research and teaching, died April 13 in New York City.