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Tree rings track atmospheric mercury cheaply

Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South.

Library puts rare James Baldwin collection on exhibit

The George Bixby James Baldwin collection, on display through July 25, includes rare and early editions of books by the famed author.

Nice flex: AI-powered smart clothing logs posture, exercises

Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person’s posture and exercise routine but looks, wears – and washes – just like a regular shirt.

Levy Award winner leads team co-designing school playgrounds with Cornell and elementary students

In recognition of her work uniting students, designers and educators across generations to reimagine a play space that fosters creativity, inclusion and active play, Prof. Loebach has received this year’s George D. Levy Engaged Teaching and Research Award.

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James Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, earns Engineering’s highest alumni honor

In recognition of his transformative leadership in nanomanufacturing technology, James C. Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, was presented with the Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award – the college’s highest alumni honor.

Arbitrator receiving ILR’s Groat Award April 24

Scott Buchheit, M.S. ’77, will receive the ILR School’s Groat Award at its annual Groat & Alpern Celebration honoring alumni at The Pierre in Manhattan on April 24. 

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Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat

In response to dairy industry needs, a team of researchers found that avian flu persisted in raw milk for as long as eight weeks when refrigerated - but also that it did not survive pasteurization and even some subpasteurization temperatures.

Study of democracy’s decline offers roadmap for fighting back

The study of pathways to democratic backsliding provides clear examples of the risks currently posed to the U.S. system of government.

Dataset reveals how Reddit communities are adapting to AI

According to the research, the number of subreddits with AI rules more than doubled in 16 months, from July 2023 to November 2024.

Religious leaders, physicians fight hypertension in Tanzania and beyond

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers and Tanzanian colleagues are leveraging clergy's influence to lower life-threatening hypertension rates in Tanzania, and potentially the U.S.

Cornell Tech Professor Daniel D. Lee wins competition matching fruit fly brain maps

A Cornell Tech professor has won a competition that tasked researchers with creating a method to align the connectomes — aka neural connection maps — of male and female fruit flies.

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Reprogramming gut cells to treat short bowel syndrome

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine; Weill Cornell investigators showed that this reversed the malnutrition that results when most of the small intestine is removed.