Variable schedules harm workers and businesses

Variable work scheduling may provide short-term solutions to unpredictable market conditions, but can harm workers as well as business performance, new research suggests.

Cornell joins NY-led group to propose hydrogen energy hub

In making hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels, Cornell and two research-startups have joined a consortium that aims to propose a Northeast research hub.

Balance Festival to offer wellness-focused programs for students

Upcoming Balance Festival aims to help students explore current choices and the alternatives available in a way that meets students where they are and recognizes the constraints they face. 

Around Cornell

Scientists resurrect ancient enzymes to improve photosynthesis

A Cornell study describes a breakthrough in the quest to improve photosynthesis in certain crops, a step toward adapting plants to rapid climate changes and increasing yields to feed a projected 9 billion people by 2050.

CHESS celebrates expansion and $8.5M funding for subfacility

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source celebrated the groundbreaking for its new $32.6 million High Magnetic Field beamline – the facility’s latest milestone.

Where Freezin’ for a Reason and Doing the Greatest Good Meet

Eleven student groups including residence halls, student organizations, and Cornell athletics teams participated in the goal-breaking Ithaca Polar Plunge in late March to support the Special Olympics of New York.

Around Cornell

International OK shapes public perceptions of drone warfare

Armed drone strikes earn more public support and legitimacy when they have approval from international organizations, according to a survey conducted by Cornell researchers.

For dissident writer, the fight for Russia’s future is personal

Dmitry Bykov, one of Russia’s best-known public intellectuals, is a visiting critic in the Institute for European Studies, and will be engaging with Cornell faculty and students and completing several writing projects. His satirical poems and political commentaries often take aim at President Vladimir Putin, and have gotten him in trouble.

Nanoclusters self-organize into centimeter-scale hierarchical assemblies

A Cornell-led project has created synthetic nanoclusters that can mimic hierarchical self-assembly all the way from the nanometer to the centimeter scale, spanning seven orders of magnitude.