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Tree-focused tech aims to bring more shade to vulnerable New Yorkers

Announced Aug. 5 at Cornell Tech, a research partnership will help neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx identify where new trees are needed most to improve public health.

Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, trustee emeritus and CALS benefactor, dies at 86

Trustee emeritus and philanthropist Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, whose service and advocacy for Cornell spanned more than five decades, died July 29 in Richmond, New York.

A promising solution to a cancer drug resistance problem

A protein that can dial down oxidative stress in cells helps some cancers resist treatment with a widely used class of drugs called BTK inhibitors, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Reducing interview anxiety for autistic applicants

To reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.

Roper Center renews decade-long partnership with Cornell

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will remain at Cornell for another 10 years, the longest term in the partnership’s history, as of Aug. 1.

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James Lloyd, astronomer and spacecraft engineer, dies at 55

James Lloyd, professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences who worked at the intersection of astronomy, instrumentation and spacecraft engineering to find innovative ways to study and characterize exoplanets, died on July 15 in Ithaca.

Cornell Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and education

Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.

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Artist-researcher sends climate science from lab to low-Earth orbit

Claire Choi '28 transformed her engineering research into CO2, a space-based artwork exploring humanity's relationship with carbon dioxide that was selected for the Xu Bing Space Art Residency Program and recorded aboard an orbiting satellite.

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Satellite imagery could protect trees from devastating moth outbreaks

Satellite-derived maps of defoliation caused by European spongy moths offer a promising solution for tracking pest outbreaks and for identifying large scale trends. 

Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey

Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new findings could provide evidence to open organic markets to U.S. producers.

Humble grain, big question: Could supercharged millet help children’s gut health?

The fight against childhood malnutrition may have just gotten a new tool in biofortified millet.

Inflammation may drive rare epileptic syndrome

An overactive immune response in the brain may play a role in Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe genetic epilepsy that typically begins in infancy, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.