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National Tutoring Observatory to accelerate the science of teaching

A Cornell-led collaborative research team has received a nearly $5 million grant from the Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to leverage artificial intelligence and transform data on effective teaching practices into insights that can accelerate the science of teaching and learning.

Imaging technique reveals first 2D chainmail-like material

An advanced imaging technique developed at Cornell has revealed the first two-dimensional, mechanically interlocked polymer – resembling the links in chainmail - confirming a breakthrough in both material design and electron microscopy.

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Reimagining informal housing in Mathare, Kenya

Negotiating the challenges of safe, reliable, and affordable housing, Cornell AAP architecture and planning students collaborated with Slum Dwellers International and local residents to explore alternative housing design and construction strategies for Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.

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How a pervasive microorganism generates a greenhouse gas

Cornell researchers have discovered a way for ammonia oxidizing archaea, one of the most abundant types of microorganisms on Earth, to produce nitrous oxide, a potent and long-lasting greenhouse gas.

Rare transcript, photos of MLK Jr. union speech discovered

Claire Deng ’22 was doing a survey of archival papers at a Cornell library when she came across something unexpected: the full transcript of a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 – one of only two known in the country.

What you need to know about carbon capture, utilization and storage

Cornell researchers Greeshma Gadikota, Phil Milner and Tobias Hanrath discuss their carbon capture research, including a new experimental CAPTURE-Lab at Cornell’s Combined Heat and Power Plant.

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Research highlights prevention efforts in fentanyl overdoses

The overwhelming majority of those in New York City who obtained a naloxone kit to counteract opioid overdose had a high need for the drug, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Smaller fish offer better nutrition, lower environmental cost

Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found.

Scientific Computing Training Series kicks off Feb. 5

Cornell's Scientific Computing Training Series starts February 5, featuring webinars on AI, getting started with GPUs, Python, HPC job optimization and data transfer, data science, and data analysis with R.

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Fulginiti wins book prize

Fulginiti’s novel, “Il dolore degli altri” (“The Pain of Others”), was chosen from among 114 competing manuscripts and will be published soon by Italian publisher ExCogita.

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Brooks School becomes first Ivy partner in veterans’ service initiative

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy has become the first Ivy League school to join Service to Service, a partnership led by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans that helps schools of public service connect veterans and military families with public service education pathways and propel them into stable and impactful careers in public leadership.

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YAMATO The Drummers of Japan featured on concert series

Described as the “epitome of the Japanese spirit,” Yamato will bright their show “Hito no Chikara”, The Power of Human Strength to Baily Hall.

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