Should you make your preferences clear? Study suggests yes

Perceived indifference can generate feelings of dehumanization toward the noncommittal person, according to new research from Kaitlin Woolley ’12, assistant professor of marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

Self-folding nanotech creates world’s smallest origami bird

Cornell researchers have created what is potentially the world’s smallest self-folding origami bird by using micron-sized shape memory actuators to bend and hold its form.

Researchers link breast cancer and bone growth

A Cornell-led collaboration has found that bones may grow in response to breast cancer tumors – possibly as a preemptive defense mechanism against metastasis. The findings could point the way to future diagnostic tests and therapeutic treatments.

Cancer cells may evade chemotherapy by going dormant

Cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a type of “active hibernation” that enables them to weather the stress induced by aggressive treatments, according to a new study by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation

Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell and the Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy formation.

Women veterinarians earn less than men, study finds

Female veterinarians make less than their male counterparts, new research from the College of Veterinary Medicine has found – with an annual difference of around $100,000 among top earners.

Cheaper, greener particle accelerators will speed innovation

A team of scientists at the Center for Bright Beams – a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center led by Cornell – are working on the next generation of superconducting materials.

Pandemic lockdowns boost, democratize online education

A Cornell-led research team found that the rollout of nonessential business closures due to the pandemic led to an increase in engagement, across demographic groups, with a popular online learning platform.

Shade-grown coffee could save birds, if people drank it

A team of researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Virginia Tech found that only 9% of birdwatchers surveyed purchased shade-friendly coffee and less than 40 percent were familiar with it.