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New cohorts of engaged fellows contribute to campus community-engaged learning network

Twenty-six faculty members from nine Cornell schools, colleges and administrative units are part of the 2025-26 Engaged Faculty Fellows cohort

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Professor emerita Stephanie Vaughn, ‘writer’s writer,’ dies at 81

Vaughn taught creative writing and literature at Cornell for 39 years, retiring in 2022 as professor of literatures in English emerita. 

Molecular switch could cause painful side effect of chemo

Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, which may help explain why many cancer patients experience debilitating pain as a side effect, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and Wake Forest University researchers.

Teens prepared for puberty report fewer mental health issues

New study suggests that teens who understand the changes caused by puberty will be more confident in handling those changes, a concept called pubertal self-efficacy.

Career Development targets resources for students in tech fields

Students in tech fields now need to target specific organizations that match their interests, skills and values, and tailor their application materials to those specific organizations.  

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CHPC engages business leaders to help inform research initiatives

The Cornell Health Policy Center organized its first Business Leaders Roundtable in New York City last week with the aim of engaging senior industry leaders from the health care sector with existing and upcoming research on topics like Medicare Advantage, Medicaid reform, and prescription drug pricing.

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New tech can unlock mysteries of genome’s hidden half

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind to the genome.

How fiction and film are shaping the Occupation narrative in France

In two new books, Daniel R. Schwarz considers France and the Holocaust – and how literature and film can correct erroneous depictions of history. 

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Reviving exhausted immune cells boosts tumor elimination

A new study shows that tumors not only evade the immune system but can actively reprogram immune cells to stop fighting.

University leaders, alumni meet at annual forum in Shanghai

Cornell leaders traveled across China and Asia in early November to connect with alumni, deepen partnerships, celebrate academic milestones, and engage in discussions on a wide range of global challenges. The multistop trip included the sixth annual Cornell-China Forum in Shanghai.

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NY fish and wildlife unit leads conservation

The New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit has been helping state and federal agencies manage fish and wildlife and protect ecosystems for over 60 years.

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Cornell ash trees aim to beat back borer insects

Cornell Botanic Gardens is collaborating with conservation partners to propagate trees resistant to emerald ash borers.