Researchers explore nuclear power cooling with NASA grant

The Additive Vehicle-Embedded Cooling Technologies project at Cornell is being funded by NASA to advance the future of space exploration, including nuclear power-enabled missions.

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Soup & Hope speaker series returns Jan. 12

Celebrating its 16th year at Cornell, the Soup & Hope speaker series returns to Sage Chapel on Jan. 12 with stories that connect to the university’s new commitment as a health-promoting campus – a theme that resonates with participants as dedicated work continues in support of mental health and wellness at Cornell.

Electrochemistry converts carbon to useful molecules

A chemistry collaboration led to a creative way to put carbon dioxide to good – and even healthy – use: by incorporating it into a series of organic molecules that are vital to pharmaceutical development.

Mellon grants $1M to deepen and improve Freedom on the Move

Freedom on the Move is a collective digital history archive of “runaway slave” advertisements published in North American newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Cornell to lead new semiconductor research center

Cornell is leading a new $34 million research center that will accelerate the creation of energy-efficient semiconductor materials and technologies, and develop revolutionary new approaches for microelectronics systems.

Meaningful but unused products hinder sustainability

Cornell research finds product attachment may unintentionally encourage less sustainable behavior, if people store away prized possessions and buy additional goods for practical daily use.

Perseverance rover records sound of dust devils on Mars

Thanks to the first working microphone to traverse the surface of Mars, the sound of a tiny, extraterrestrial dust tornado has reached Earth.

Pandemic put more parenting stress on mothers

A first-of-its-kind study of parents’ work arrangements during the pandemic shows that mothers working from home increased their supervisory parenting fully two hours more than fathers did, and women were also more likely to adapt their work schedules to new parenting demands.

First-years share their transformational journeys ... so far

Hear from four first-year students talking about their journey at Cornell.

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