TeleTown Hall: building treatment capacity in pandemic

With lives and livelihoods on pause due to COVID-19, Cornell’s Institute of Politics and Global Affairs hosted a TeleTown Hall April 8 to explore a potential timeline for treatment.

Therapies show knockout potential for rare, deadly liver cancer

A new study identifies some of the most critical genes that may drive a rare but deadly liver cancer, providing a road map for developing drugs that target those genes.

Algorithm tracker monitors Reddit rankings of COVID posts

A Cornell researcher has created a tool to track the algorithms on Reddit, to inform people how the site is deciding which coronavirus-related posts to recommend to its hundreds of millions of users.

Cornell center helps confirm COVID-19 in Bronx Zoo tiger

A 4-year-old tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 on April 5, the diagnosis confirmed thanks in part to an assist from Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center.

Telemedicine training proves vital during COVID-19 crisis

As hospitals and emergency departments urge more patients to stay home to avoid exposing themselves to COVID-19, patient care is moving to “telemedicine,” using web-based video and audio technology.

CNF jump-starts startups in New York state

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility enables scientists and engineers from academia and industry to conduct micro- and nanoscale research with state-of-the-art technology and expertise from its technical staff. But perhaps the facility’s greatest breakthrough is helping launch startup companies in New York state.

Cybersecurity requires international cooperation, trust

New Cornell research sheds light on how experts – and nations – can more effectively combat cyberwarfare by fostering trust and transcending politics.

Classics scholar awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Eric Rebillard, the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Classics, was one of 175 writers, artists, scholars and scientists named 2020 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Students create site to foster connections during quarantine

Quarantine Buddy is a website founded by a trio of undergrads that helps people connect with others and combat loneliness and isolation. More than 600 people have already signed up and some of the matches are unusual.