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At Carl Sagan’s gravesite, inspiration endures

On the eve of what would have been Sagan's 90th birthday, well-wishers commune at Lake View Cemetery, leaving notes and trinkets.

Today's child care desert, a community challenge

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Ruth Merle-Doyle, Work Life Program Manager at Cornell, and Melissa Perry, CEO of the Child Development Council of Central New York, to explore a growing challenge in Tompkins County – child care accessibility.

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Grant to help develop portable PET scanner for Alzheimer’s

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have received a five-year, $6.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to build a portable, high-resolution Positron Emission Tomography scanner that can detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

Dual tracks to the top: Men often linked with power, women with status

Men are associated with control over people and resources, and women are aligned with respect and admiration, according to new Cornell research.

Food waste solution wins top prize at hackathon

The hackathon included more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students from almost all of Cornell’s Ithaca campus schools and colleges.

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Mapping bird migration with feathers for conservation

Learn how feathers and DNA are being used to build the next frontier of bird conservation at the 2024 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lectureship given by Dr. Kristen Reugg of Colorado State University and presented by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

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Disclose invisible disabilities in social VR? It depends

Cornell researchers have found that in social VR settings, the decision to disclose an invisible disability – a physical, mental or neurological condition that’s not apparent but can limit a person’s movements, senses or activities – is personal.

Research boosts potential of biofortification on nutrition policy, intervention

A series of research papers and a free online data dashboard seek to boost the use of biofortification – an affordable, sustainable and climate-smart way to address global malnutrition by increasing the concentrations of essential nutrients in staple crops.

Revealing the superconducting limit of ‘magic’ material

Cornell researchers have identified the highest achievable superconducting temperature of graphene – 60 Kelvin. The finding is mathematically exact and is spurring new insights into the factors that fundamentally control superconductivity.

Could ‘inoculation’ limit misinformation?

A popular strategy for combating misinformation can help people distinguish truth from falsehood – when combined with reminders to focus on accuracy, Cornell-led research finds.

Hackathon focuses on hiring the right talent

An upcoming hackathon in New York City will focus on the hiring process and ways to incorporate technology.

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Cornell Keynotes podcast: Real estate right now

Associate Professor Emeritus Jan deRoos and senior lecturers Jeanne Varney and Daniel Lebret from the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration explore the forces driving real estate market trends.

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