Students propose solar solution to Puerto Rico’s electricity woes

Brooks School students in a hands-on infrastructure class have developed a solar power policy proposal to combat Puerto Rico's persistent power outages.

Library exhibit explores fraught history of textile industry

The exhibit “Social Fabric: Land, Labor, and World the Textile Industry Created,” features people and places that supported the textile industry in the U.S. throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

With Okanagan Charter, Cornell to become health-promoting campus

On Oct. 26, Cornell administrators will sign the Okanagan Charter, a formal pledge to promote health and well-being across all facets of university life.

Butterfly wing patterns emerge from ancient ‘junk’ DNA

Butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species, according to new research.

'Words as battle axes': A&S professors appear in Frederick Douglass film

Derrick R. Spires, Edward Baptist, and Gerard Aching add their voices to a chorus of experts telling the story of how a man born into slavery around 1818 became an advocate for freedom for African Americans. 

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Juliana Hu Pegues wins ASA book prize for ‘Space-Time Colonialism’

The prize recognizes the best first book in American Studies released during 2021.

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New Muses Project injects diversity into classical music choices

The New Muses Project is a platform that provides recommendations of composers based on a person’s current preferences, with a focus on composers that have been historically excluded from the canon.

New serotonin findings could help treat depression, anxiety

The research from the Boyce Thompson Institute focuses on neurotransmitter serotonin, which carries messages between nerve cells and is thought to play a role in several mental health conditions.

Words matter in food freshness, safety messaging

Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items – which is currently unregulated and widely variable – could help reduce food waste, according to a new Cornell-led study.