DOE grant funds study of forests in changing climate

A project headed by Christine L. Goodale, professor of environmental sciences, and funded by the Department of Energy will contribute to understanding of the role the nitrogen cycle plays in estimates of future carbon uptake by the biosphere.

Kate Bronfenbrenner receives grant to study unionization efforts

ILR Labor Education Research Director Kate Bronfenbrenner will lead a team of ILRies studying the differences between unionization efforts that are affiliated with the National Labor Relations Board and those that are not NLRB-affiliated.

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Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship announces 2023-24 cohort

Cornell University’s Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellowship, formerly known as the BioEntrepreneurship Initiative, enters its second year in 2023-24 with a new cohort of 15 business students and 12 researchers.

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Library gets grant to raise algorithmic literacy

Librarians lead project to educate patrons on what algorithms are and how they shape modern life.

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DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish

The genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal the presence of the species and a broad range of information about the genetics of entire populations.

NIH funds cross-campus effort to train experts in AI and nutrition

The $1.7 million grant will help scientists with expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning to address complex biomedical challenges in nutrition and health.

Recipients can recognize – and correct – positive bias

The beneficiaries of “positive bias” due to racial profiling and other types of favoritism are more likely to recognize it and take corrective action if their attention is drawn to the victims of that bias, new Cornell research has found.

Ag tech can cut billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions

As the world seeks to avoid climate extremes, employing state-of-the art agricultural technology could result in more than 13 billion tons of net negative greenhouse gas emissions annually.

Promising quantum state found during error correction research

Cornell researchers unexpectedly discovered the presence of “quantum spin-glass” while conducting research designed to learn more about quantum algorithms and, relatedly, new strategies for error correction in quantum computing.