Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis

Plants adjust to temperature changes, in part, by switching the way they express Rubisco, the protein that performs the critical first step of photosynthesis, according to new research from Cornell and partners.

AI tools to help vision-impaired are good, but could be better

Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life, including assistive technology for vision-impaired individuals. And just like in other arenas, the AI used to assist them is good, but far from perfect.

Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence

Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented, a new Cornell Tech study has found.

‘Moonshot’ project aims to restore trust in the digital public sphere

Researchers have received a seed grant for $250,000 and a chance at a $10 million award to support a project aimed at using artificial intelligence to establish a foundation for trustworthy AI-mediated communication across online platforms.

Collaboration offers new approach to tackling rare blood cancers

Personalized approaches have dramatically improved outcomes for many patients with non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphomas yet the same is not true for patients with more rare lymphoma types that originate in T cells. 

Animal and human waste could slash synthetic fertilizer use in US

Waste could fulfill 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for the nation’s agriculture, and significant amounts could be distributed locally and sustainably. 

Creative Teaching Awards celebrate experiential learning, community connections

This year’s Creative Teaching Awards faculty recipients have taken students for hands-on, local learning experiences well beyond the classroom walls.

Smarter hurricane warnings save billions

Better forecasting reduces hurricane damage by nearly a quarter, saving $2 billion per hurricane – more than the entire federal budget for weather forecasting, a study found.

Why do people oppose violence and support war? How moral views evolve

In a new book, moral psychologist Audun Dahl explains why people change their minds about seemingly obvious moral truths, across situations, lifespans and history.