Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings

An interdisciplinary team of researchers determined that organic residues of plant oils are poorly preserved in calcareous soils from the Mediterranean, leading decades of archaeologists to likely misidentify olive oil in ceramic artifacts.

Grants to support research at nexus of AI, climate science

New grant funding will support eight research projects seeking to reduce AI’s energy use and integrate AI in environmental research. 

Bone-health start-up anchors new kind of food innovation in Ithaca

Seen Nutrition won $500,000 at the state-funded Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Startup Competition. 

Talk examines Civil Rights Act’s unintended consequences

Legal scholar Gail Heriot will describe a chain of unintended consequences of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in her talk "Why We Walk on Eggshells," Dec. 8.

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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. 

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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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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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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