Chemist Geoffrey Coates wins Benjamin Franklin Medal

Prof. Coates is being recognized “for transformative work at the interface of chemical catalyst design and polymer science, leading to novel ways of making biodegradable and recyclable plastics.”

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How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud cover could help astronomers searching for signs of life beyond our planet, Cornell researchers have found. 

Program supports service members’ transition to public service

Eight Brooks School master's students in public and health administration are fellows in the Service to Service initiative, which connects veterans and military families with public policy schools and careers in public leadership.

‘Fit for Duty’ explores military uniforms’ influence on fashion

Opening on Veterans Day, the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection exhibition traces the interplay of form and function across conflict and couture – while highlighting Cornell’s land-grant legacy of military service.

Kambo named new associate dean of CALS

Rocky Kambo, director of operations and business for the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, will transition to the role of associate dean of finance and administration for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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Center for Transformative Action now affiliated within Entrepreneurship at Cornell

The new affiliation helps the center to continue its work in an environment of other startups and creators.

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‘Roadmap’ shows the environmental impact of AI data center boom

Researchers used advanced data analytics to create a state-by-state look at that environmental impact of the AI boom and how to make the computing infrastructure that supports it more sustainable. 

Universities’ role in society goes beyond education, research

Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions – while avoiding political activism, new economics research finds.

Building university cultures of open inquiry: Nov. 18 talk

John Tomasi, the inaugural president of Heterodox Academy, will speak on “The University at a Crossroads – and How We Can Build Cultures of Open Inquiry” as part of a series of events organized by the Provost’s Committee on the Future of the American University.

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