Natural sensors help in mapping out cells’ own biology

Cornell chemistry and chemical biology researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells — using the cells’ own components as built-in sensors.

Interfaith America funds Cornell initiatives to promote dialogue across campus

Cornell has received three grants from Interfaith America, a Chicago-based nonprofit that promotes bridge-building across religious and ideological divides.

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Cornell helps local company bring space docking tech to orbit

With support from Cornell’s research and testing facilities, deep-tech company AVS US – with facilities just outside Ithaca – successfully launched two spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 23

To grandmother’s house you go? Not far, for most US grandkids

New estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications for how time and money are shared between generations and for families’ well-being.

Why quitting a job you used to love is OK

People who are passionate about their work, but then become less engaged in it, may stay at the job due to an exaggerated fear that others will judge them harshly for quitting, but new research has revealed they may not be judged at all.

Invasive Adirondack smallmouth bass evolve to counter control efforts

The bass rapidly evolved to grow faster and invest more in early reproduction in response to efforts to eradicate them.

Tears and ticket stubs: the real reason we cherish mementos

New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business finds that the desire to collect mementos is closely tied to the timing of when an experience ends and the emotion of sadness.

Researchers create 3D interactive digital room from simple video

Researchers at the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have developed an AI-powered process that automatically transforms a short video of a room into an interactive, 3D simulation of the space.

Why are lefties more creative? Turns out, they’re not

Scouring more than a century of studies, Cornell researchers found left-handers are actually underrepresented in the most creative fields, contrary to popular perception.