Grant will fund first-of-its-kind National Youth Purpose Survey

The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange, an initiative in the College of Human Ecology that launched in April to study the burgeoning field of purpose, has received a $3 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation.

Cornell incubator startups become Activate Fellows

Two members of Cornell’s business incubators have been accepted to Cohort 2025 of the Activate Fellowship, a two-year program that supports scientists and engineers in their entrepreneurial ventures. 

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Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy awards promote biodiversity, climate resilience

Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

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Overdose dashboard brings real-time data to community

The dashboard created for a Central New York county offers regional substance-abuse information, enabling stakeholders to make data-driven decisions.

Food insecurity program in Malawi at risk

Real-time data guided crisis response and empowered communities. Without funding, the program’s future is uncertain, a Dyson researcher says.

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Mountains embodied: understanding head shaping in ancient Andes

In a new book, bioarcheologist Matthew Velasco argues that the reduction of head shape to a marker of ethnic identity has been a colonial invention, one that overlooked significant diversity in lived experience.

Center for Life Science Ventures nominated for 'Best Incubator' award

Cornell’s Center for Life Science Ventures (CLSV) has been nominated for a Prix Galien USA Award in the “Best Incubators, Accelerators and Equity” category.  

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Building energy model offers cities decarbonization roadmap

Using Ithaca as a case study, researchers have demonstrated a software tool that can quickly model building energy use and simulate the most cost-effective strategies for improving efficiency and reducing emissions.

Researchers build first ‘microwave brain’ on a chip

Cornell Engineering researchers have developed a low-power microchip they call a “microwave brain,” the first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by harnessing the physics of microwaves.