Creating safe medicinal molecules with sustainable electrochemistry

Song Lin and collaborators use electrochemistry to selectively synthesize chiral compounds – important in pharmaceuticals – using the reaction’s electrolytes, a completely new strategy. 

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Philanthropic support accelerates infrastructure for the future of structural biology

A new $5 million initiative, funded by the Astera Institute with experimental work conducted at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, aims to make diffuse scattering accessible to the public and the broader scientific community.

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A Legacy in Motion: 10 Years of the Skorton Center Transforming Campus Health

For the past decade, Cornell Health’s Skorton Center for Health Initiatives has developed dozens of innovative programs, health campaigns, policy initiatives and collaborations to advance student and campus health.

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Censorship from the other side of the aisle

A book from Adam Szetela Ph.D. ’25 explores a new version of self-censorship in the publishing world.

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Dr. Daniel Alonso, inaugural Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar dean, dies

Dr. Daniel R. Alonso, dean emeritus of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, died July 31 in Norfolk, Va., at age 88.

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Associate professor Yoav Artzi honored with Test of Time award

The Test of Time Award recognizes research that continues to shape the field years after its publication.

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CCE’s Sullivan Fresh Farmers Markets feed community, support local farms

Every week during the summer and fall, Sullivan County residents gather at Sullivan Fresh farmers markets to shop for fresh, affordable produce, participate in cooking demonstrations, and connect with their community. Operated by Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County, the initiative has been uniting residents and farmers since its launch in 2017. 

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Cornell chemists tackle climate change

As the need to find climate change solutions becomes ever more urgent, Cornell chemists are leading the way with innovative and far-reaching discoveries, including better electric batteries, carbon capture technologies, renewable plastics and improvements in solar cells. 

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Inaugural CUNY Honors Connect cohort presents research

This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31.

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