Decades-old drug deployed in fight against mitochondrial diseases

A category of childhood diseases might be cured by an existing medication for bladder problems.

On 10th anniversary, LIGO verifies Hawking’s theorem

The LIGO-VIRGO-KAGRA team has announced a black hole merger similar to its first detection; a decade’s worth of technological advances allow unprecedented tests of General Relativity to be performed. 

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Faculty awarded entrepreneurship funding

The Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships help faculty develop or expand courses, pursue research opportunities or add teaching assistants.

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As farm jobs decline, food industry work holds steady

A sweeping new study finds that while traditional farm jobs decline as nations grow wealthier, employment in the broader food industry – from processing plants to restaurants – remains surprisingly steady, offering better wages but also deepening gender pay gaps.

Up, up and away: Dandelions use upward winds to spread seeds

New research has uncovered the basic structural mechanics of how dandelions release and retain their seeds

Nobel-winning economist to speak on ‘why women won’

Claudia Goldin ’67, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics, will return to campus to give the 2025 Staller Lecture on Sept. 25.

Cornell’s Ignite Innovation Acceleration program supports inventors, early-stage innovations

Six Cornell inventors developing projects in robotics, advanced materials, agriculture, biotechnology, AI for medical education and veterinary medicine have been selected for the spring 2025 cycle of the Ignite Innovation Acceleration program.

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Chemist Song Lin named 2025 Blavatnik National Award finalist

Recognized for advancing electrochemical techniques that enable efficient, sustainable synthesis of complex organic molecules, accelerating drug development, and materials innovation, Lin is a finalist in Chemical Sciences.

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How communities can bridge the digital divide

A new book highlights innovative state and local approaches to eliminating "digital deserts," which persist despite billions in federal subsides promoting universal access.