Suzanne Loker, emerita professor of fiber science and apparel design, dies at 77

Suzanne Loker, an innovator in apparel education and champion for sustainability and corporate responsibility, died April 12 at age 77, from cancer.

How a tiny RNA modification helps control cell stress responses

The modification commonly found on messenger RNAs plays a surprisingly large role in how cells respond to stress, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. 

Tool predicts impact of wildfire smoke on solar power generation

Cornell researchers created a machine learning-based model that can forecast, with greater accuracy than current methods, the impact severe wildfire conditions will have on solar electricity generation. 

Gender, nationality can influence suspicion of using AI in freelance writing

A new study by researchers at Cornell Tech and the University of Pennsylvania shows freelance writers who are suspected of using AI have worse evaluations and hiring outcomes.

Conservatives more likely than liberals to negotiate price

According to new research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, conservatives are more likely than liberals to negotiate over price for items such as used cars or houses.

Finding purpose and beauty, Contribution Project expands its reach

The project - which has expanded to four SUNY schools and to younger kids nationally - has disbursed more than $500,000 to over 1,300 participants, bolstering young people's sense of agency, community and purpose.

Upcycled grape pomace in chicken feed may improve gut health

Grape pomace, a waste stream from the wine and table grape industry, may improve the gut health of poultry and other animals. 

Research at risk: Life-saving heart pumps for babies

After receiving a stop-work order from the federal government, the future of a device to help children with heart defects is uncertain.

New method explores dormancy in TB, other organisms

A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of the gene pool.