Kanvas Biosciences harnesses the power of the microbiome

Company was launched through the Center for Life Science Ventures with technology licensed through the Center for Technology Licensing.

Canine genes offer clues to gastric cancer in humans

In a new study, a team of Cornell researchers used canine DNA to uncover more than 15 genes linked to gastric cancer.

Linking pay to performance boosts AI use in decision-making

Contrary to highly cited research from more than 30 years ago, an incentivized pay structure will lead to greater reliance on AI in decision-making than flat, fixed compensation, according to a study co-led by a Cornell researcher.

Graduate student invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Beth Ryan, a graduate student in chemistry and chemical biology working in the Baskin Lab at Cornell’s Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, has been selected as a Young Scientist to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry, to be held June 2025 in Lindau, Germany.

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Research at risk: optimizing the US military’s nutritional ‘secret weapon’

A stop-work order imperils research that might enable U.S. active military members to benefit from better nutrition.

Study: Tech can empower home care workers, not just surveil them

A team of Cornell researchers is exploring how workplace tracking apps can be used not to surveil workers, but to help them build solidarity and improve their working conditions.

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.