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Record-breaking night of bird migration detected with radar

More than 1.2 billion birds streamed south Thursday night, the largest single-night total ever recorded by the live radar project BirdCast.  

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Midwest art installation pushes boundaries of urban space

For Exhibit Columbus - a prominent stage for emerging designers - Michael Jefferson and Suzanne Lettieri used chromakeyed colors to create an "urban cinema screen" at a downtown plaza.

Key DNA-repair pathway repurposed when gut pathogens invade

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal’s gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9

Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60. 

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Students' color-changing tomato reaches national contest finals

An invention developed by two graduate students turns engineered tomato plants red when soil nitrogen levels are low. 

Nobel winner says US women won on rights, but benefits lag

Claudia Goldin '67 used data to paint a picture of the "tremendous" progress of the U.S. women’s movement, as well as the forces that have prevented women from reaping the benefits of their rights. 

The speed trap: why leaders’ quick pivots can seem inauthentic

New research from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business shows that while employers’ quick responses to feedback might seem efficient, employees can interpret them as inauthentic and may not want to offer feedback in the future.

Cornell launches initiative to unravel the science of menopause

Drawing on cutting-edge technology and interdisciplinary expertise, researchers are launching Menopause Health Engineering, a new initiative to uncover how menopause shapes health and disease.

William F. Buckley’s secrets revealed in Oct. 9 talk

Journalist Sam Tanenhaus will share insights gained from 20 years of investigation in “The Man Who Built a Movement: How William F. Buckley Invented Modern Conservatism,” a conversation with A&S Dean Peter John Loewen, on Oct. 9.

Celebrating “What Works” in creating engaging learning experiences

The Center for Teaching Innovation will host “What Works,” on Oct. 1, featuring presentations, the Canvas Course Spotlight awardees, and a poster showcase that will demonstrate engaged learning approaches from Cornell faculty teaching in a diverse range of courses and fields.

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Leaders in tech, urban innovation, and finance join Jacobs Institute Steering Committee

Committee members advise on initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and public interest technology at Cornell Tech.

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Key adaptation helps nomadic people survive in extreme desert

Changes in the genomes of the Turkana of northern Kenya reveal how they have evolved to survive in extreme desert conditions for thousands of years.