Fix discovered for elusive gallium-oxide contact problem

Cornell researchers have uncovered a microscopic layer of carbon contamination, often left behind by air exposure and fabrication techniques, that impairs electrical flow in devices made with gallium oxide. They also found a solution.

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Eight named in 2025 cohort of Weill Institute Emerging Scholars

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology at Cornell has selected eight outstanding graduate and post-doctoral students as recipients of this year’s Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Award. 

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Dung beetles combat flies; insecticide overuse harms beetles

Insecticides added to cattle feed to combat flies “significantly lower” populations of dung beetles, which control flies naturally, new research finds.

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Festival celebrates pianos in history, history in pianos

Musicians, scholars and instrument makers will gather at Cornell Aug. 5-10 for Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes, a conference and festival exploring dimensions of historical keyboard practice from performance and scholarship to instrument making and listening.

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Meredith Oppenheim has some innovative ideas about growing older

Oppenheim worked for 25 years in senior housing and care before starting Vitality Society, a platform offering programming and a communuity for people 60 and older.

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New platform enables rapid assembly of Nipah virus vaccine candidate

Researchers have developed a rapid, cell-free method for building nanoparticle vaccines that mimic viruses at the molecular level, a technique that could pave the way for faster, more adaptable immunization strategies against deadly viruses like Nipah.

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‘Breakthrough Science’ grant supports disease-targeting lipid research

A grant from the Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative, which supports bold new ideas in science, will help Cornell researchers study how chemical modifications to proteins play a powerful role in cell survival. 

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Assistant professor Alex Conway wins SIAM Early Career Prize

The award recognizes Conway's influential contributions to the design and analysis of algorithms, particularly for data storage systems.

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Carrying the torch forward: Ye family creates new award recognizing graduate teaching excellence

Out of love for their daughters and their alma mater, Cornell faculty Mao Ye, Ph.D. '11, and Xi Yang, Ph.D. '10, created the Cornelia Ye and Christine Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. The awards recognize excellence in graduate teaching and the important role that TAs play in the classroom. 

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