Study to focus on climate impact of NYS ponds, wetlands

Meredith Holgerson, assistant professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, is working with New York state to quantify the climate impact of ponds and wetlands, as part of the state’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

New alga species named for poet Amanda Gorman

After many rounds of brainstorming, the lab group found inspiration during President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, when Gorman read her poem, “The Hill We Climb.”

Study sheds light on how scramblase proteins rearrange cell membranes

A class of proteins, known as TMEM16 scramblases, permit rearrangement of lipids in the cell membrane chiefly by thinning the membrane, according to a new model by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Through three cancer scares, grateful family donates to Cornell’s canine care

Nutmeg, a 10-year-old Brittany upland hunting dog, has survived both mammary and pulmonary cancers, thanks to careful monitoring and treatment. Her owner Tom Fiumarello has helped raise $34,000 for the canine cancer research fund.

Around Cornell

Finger Lakes Land Trust, once a master’s project, conserves 28K acres

Alumnus Andy Zepp started the Finger Lakes Land Trust one night in a Fernow Hall lecture hall. Now executive director, he’s preserving the region’s iconic landscapes one acre at a time.

Gift to establish Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate

The Cornell Board of Trustees voted May 26 to approve the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, to be managed between the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

Rapid-fire fast radio burst shows hot space between galaxies

A persistent rapid-fire fast radio burst source – sending out a cosmic ping from more than 3.5 billion light years away – helps reveal the secrets of the broiling space between galaxies.

Considering trauma in tech design could benefit all users

Computing-related retraumatization can be lessened or avoided in a few low- or no-cost ways, according to research co-led by Nicola Dell and Tom Ristenpart of Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.

Amazon River freshwater fish show signs of overexploitation

As the cherished rainforest in South America’s Amazon River region continues to shrink, the river itself now presents evidence of other dangers: the overexploitation of freshwater fish.