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Astrocytes induce sex-specific effects on memory

Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have uncovered the first evidence that astrocyte receptors can trigger opposite effects on cognitive function in male and female preclinical models.

Identifying the initial steps in colorectal cancer formation

Research led by Weill Cornell Medicine provides new evidence that most colorectal cancers begin with the loss of intestinal stem cells, even before cancer-causing genetic alterations appear.

Cornell Keynotes podcast: Current trends in generative AI tech

Karan Girotra, a professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech, explains the current capabilities of AI and shares newsworthy updates about the technology on the Cornell Keynotes podcast.

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ALI announces 2024-2027 postdoctoral fellowship recipients

The Active Learning Initiative has awarded three postdoctoral fellowships to support a teaching postdoctoral fellow as they work with a team of faculty members in departments that want to take a more systematic or holistic approach to introducing active learning into their courses.

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Partisan news shows broadcast emotions alongside information, says Klarman Fellow

Erin Cikanek proposes that citizens pick up from television news not just what to think but how to feel.

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Former Colombian president tells grads to tackle ‘liberty deficit’

Iván Duque, a lawyer who was president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022, spoke at the Emerging Markets Institute fellows graduation ceremony, May 24 in Sage Hall, to an audience of 250 people online and in person, including 71 EMI Class of 2024 fellows.

Faculty, staff win 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Sixteen faculty and staff in Cornell’s contract colleges have received 2023-24 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, which recognize superior professional achievement.

‘Sour’ grapes: Berry damage, fruit flies worsen wine

Damaged grape berries combined with vinegar flies are a recipe for promoting sour rot, a disease that lowers vineyard yields and wine quality. 

Most people trust accurate search results when the stakes are high

Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information.

New Book by Lou Guard Unveils the Intensifying Legal Landscape in Higher Education

A groundbreaking new book by Lou Guard ’12, adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, and Joyce Jacobsen, former president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, grapples with the unprecedented legal challenges that have reshaped university governance and administrative strategies in recent years. 

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Art Beyond Cornell exhibition features works by incarcerated youth

At their Spring Gallery event in May, the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement student-run program displayed artwork by young men at MacCormick Secure Center in Brooktondale, New York, and by Cornell students in the program.

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Ph.D. graduates carved their own paths

Cornell’s newest doctoral graduates have already begun paving the way for new discoveries, President Martha E. Pollack said to more than 300 students waiting to cross the stage at the 2024 Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 24 at Barton Hall.