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Alum shares wisdom from career journey

Jason Marvin, Ph.D. ’22, spoke about his journey from biomedical engineering doctorate to his current position during the Summer Success Symposium alumni keynote on Aug. 18.

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Cornell researchers build ‘digital twin’ to model Manhattan air quality

Cornell engineers have developed a “digital twin” framework that creates a real-time virtual representation of urban carbon dioxide conditions, creating a tool that could help city planners monitor emissions, identify hotspots and evaluate potential interventions before implementing them in the real world.

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Researchers find new clue to prostate cancer’s hormone therapy resistance

Prostate tumors can rewire amino acid metabolism to override the normal brakes on cholesterol production, a process that may fuel hormone therapy resistance, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

‘Wall-to-wall’ map of NYC trees could help cool cities worldwide

Researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new approach that could be broadly implemented to increase cooling and improve air quality in cities.

Loeffelholz to step down as dean of School of Continuing Education

Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the School of Continuing Education who led the school’s expansion post-pandemic and the planning of Cornell’s first part-time online bachelor’s degree program, will step down from her role as dean, effective Jan. 1.

Public invited to ‘Friends of Astronomy’ symposium Sept. 17

The astronomy department will host a free public astronomy symposium Sept. 17 featuring expert talks on astrobiology, exoplanets, stellar death and cosmic origins. The event will highlights astronomy research and graduate student discoveries.

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New students encouraged to embrace community

Nearly 4,300 first-year and transfer students and their families gathered Aug. 18 at Schoellkopf Field for New Student Convocation. 

Service management: any customer, any service, one experience

Service management provides shared practices that help administrative and technology teams deliver, support, and improve services over time. As the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) works to modernize the university’s administrative systems, the CEMI Service Management team is helping service providers prepare for the changes ahead. 

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At Cornell Bowers, faculty do AI and now staff do too

“We Do AI” was the first educational series at Cornell to provide staff across an entire college with advanced training in how to use AI effectively in their daily workflows.

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Aspiring clinicians earn white coats during annual ceremonies

Weill Cornell Medicine celebrated the incoming physician assistant students in the Class of 2028 and first-year medical students in the Class of 2030 Aug. 18 during two White Coat Ceremonies.

Robertsons champion real-world learning through Shuler clinical immersion program

Inspired by the hands-on experiences that shaped their own careers, Beckie Robertson ’82 and Neil Robertson ’82 have endowed the Michael Shuler Clinical Immersion Program in Biomedical Engineering, ensuring future Cornell students gain firsthand exposure to patient care and clinical problem-solving.

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County vaccination data masks measles risk

Pockets of low vaccination rates in some schools help explain why measles outbreaks have been climbing in the U.S.