Fishing supports social well-being for Myanmar refugees

Since relocating to Upstate New York, Myanmar refugees’ relationship to fishing has shifted, from angling for food and nutrition to being a means for maintaining social connections, time outdoors and emotional well-being.

Electric buses don’t like the cold, study finds

In collaboration with Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, researchers found that a pilot fleet of seven electric buses consumed up to 48% more energy in cold weather.

America's Corn Belt acts as barrier for migrating songbirds

The vast agricultural landscape of the U.S. Midwest known as the Corn Belt acts as a barrier for migrating landbirds, causing them to adjust their flight behaviors similar to when crossing natural barriers like the Gulf of Mexico.

Flowers unfold with surprising precision, despite unruly genes

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new Cornell study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far more chaotic than it appears.

Cornell researchers win Four Bezos Earth Fund Awards

Four Cornell researchers were chosen from a competitive, global application pool to receive Bezos Earth Fund awards to use AI to address climate change and nature loss.

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Cornell partners on landmark hydrogen emissions study

Cornell researchers partner with EDF and industry to study mitigation strategies that could minimize hydrogen emissions and maximize the climate benefit of a growing hydrogen economy.

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New ‘Thought Summit’ series welcomes proposals on data science and AI

Cornell faculty are invited to submit proposals for fully funded Thought Summits to spark interdisciplinary collaborations in data science and AI, with applications due June 16.

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Attendance improves in rural NYS schools with on-site health clinics

Students' risk of being chronically absent is lower in rural upstate New York schools that host comprehensive health clinics, Cornell research finds.

Imprint, a startup born from Cornell Tech’s Runway program, raises $15 million

Imprint, an organization founded at Cornell Tech that is dedicated to decoding the body’s immune memory and uncovering the causes of chronic diseases, announced that it has raised over $15 million in funding.

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