Changemaker Award goes to SPIF and Zoe Learner Ponterio

The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways say Ponterio’s support “has been invaluable." 

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Abruña receives 2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences

Héctor Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is honored for his pivotal contributions to understanding electrochemical processes.

Two A&S professors awarded the Berlin Prize

The highly competitive Berlin Prize is awarded annually to U.S.-based scholars, writers, composers and artists from the United States who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields

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A&S senior honored for work that impacts the community

For her work supporting the Ithaca community and people struggling with incarceration and drug addiction across New York, Netra Shetty ’25 earned the 2025 University Relations Campus Community Leadership Award.

Outstanding faculty win 2025 teaching and advising awards

Among those being recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship this year are faculty members Begüm Adalet, Claudia Verhoeven, and Marcelo Aguiar. 

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Carbon dioxide key to making a precise polymer safely

Cornell chemists have developed a user-friendly, scalable process for methacrylate that’s precisely controlled and mediated by carbon dioxide.

In a first, system uses sunlight to power carbon capture

Inspired by the mechanisms plants use to store carbon, researchers found that sunlight can power the capture and release of carbon dioxide, which could vastly lower costs and net emissions.

Economist Kaushik Basu named co-chair of UN panel

The “High-Level Expert Group” will develop recommendations for measures that complement or go beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

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Research at risk: Protecting national defense from cyberattacks

A Cornell-led assessment of vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain and how to mitigate them is on hold after receiving a stop-work order.