Kotlikoff to December grads: ‘Meet the future with confidence’

More than 500 graduates and 2,000 friends and family celebrated at the 23rd December Recognition Ceremony on Dec. 21.

What makes goal-setting apps motivate – or backfire?

Digital tools designed to help individuals achieve goals can sometimes backfire and actually demotivate an individual. New research co-authored by a Cornell researcher suggests ways tech can be better used to enhance motivation.

Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science

In a new book, “Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent,” psychology professor Anthony Burrow and colleagues explore purpose through the lens of psychology, philosophy and human development to help readers cultivate a sense of purpose.

Computer vision connects real-world images with building layouts

A Cornell research team has introduced a new method that helps machines make  connections between what’s on the ground and how it represented on a map – an advance that could improve robotics, navigation systems and 3D modeling.

Pressing pause: A small genetic stop with big consequences

Research from the College of Veterinary Medicine explores how a key step in gene regulation – promoter-proximal pausing – evolved across species.

AI gives scientists a boost, but at the cost of too many mediocre papers

A new study shows that using large language models like ChatGPT boosts paper production, especially for non-native English speakers, but the overall increase in AI-written papers is making it harder to separate the valuable contributions from the AI slop.

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

The new class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs are changing not just how much American households are eating, but even precisely what they buy at a supermarket or restaurant.

‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer

New research examines if internal mobility is good or bad for a business.

Imagining and building post-crisis places

AAP professor Esra Akcan’s new book examines architecture’s role as both a cause of human casualties and an agent for the public good with the potential to ameliorate traumas following conflict and crises.