Student-designed technology bound for space station

A pair of student-led projects that feature small, low-cost satellites and light sails are headed to the International Space Station for testing. 

How mosquito control could exacerbate public health disparities

The threat of mosquito-borne diseases, which climate change is expected to exacerbate, highlights local politics’ pivotal and understudied role in public health. 

Natural sensors help in mapping out cells’ own biology

Cornell chemistry and chemical biology researchers have found a new and potentially more accurate way to see what proteins are doing inside living cells — using the cells’ own components as built-in sensors.

Cornell helps local company bring space docking tech to orbit

With support from Cornell’s research and testing facilities, deep-tech company AVS US – with facilities just outside Ithaca – successfully launched two spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 23

To grandmother’s house you go? Not far, for most US grandkids

New estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications for how time and money are shared between generations and for families’ well-being.

Invasive Adirondack smallmouth bass evolve to counter control efforts

The bass rapidly evolved to grow faster and invest more in early reproduction in response to efforts to eradicate them.

Researchers create 3D interactive digital room from simple video

Researchers at the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have developed an AI-powered process that automatically transforms a short video of a room into an interactive, 3D simulation of the space.

Why are lefties more creative? Turns out, they’re not

Scouring more than a century of studies, Cornell researchers found left-handers are actually underrepresented in the most creative fields, contrary to popular perception.

Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture powers 15 innovative new projects

The Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture has announced the recipients of its 2025 Research Innovation Fund faculty and student grants supporting new, cross-disciplinary projects designed to improve global food systems via digital innovation.

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