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The ‘knowledge curse’: More isn’t necessarily better

Can an increase in knowledge ever be a bad thing? Yes, says economics professor Kaushik Basu and a colleague – when people use it to act in their own self-interest rather than in the best interests of the larger group.

Kourkoutis’ cryo-imaging continues to drive quantum discoveries

A team led by Judy Cha collaborated with the late Lena Kourkoutis to use cryo-electron imaging to study how defects in the microstructure of the nanomaterial tantalum disulfide affects its properties.

eCornell, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv unite to support Ukrainians

eCornell and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv are collaborating to give Ukrainian citizens and refugees access to Cornell certificate programs.

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Hybrid system would create new ‘backbone’ for internet in space

A new NATO-funded effort led by assistant professor Greg Falco ’10 seeks to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting its flow of information to space.

Cornell Law’s Criminal Appellate Defense Clinic Provides Students With Unique Opportunity

Since the spring of 2022, Cornell Law’s Appellate Criminal Defense Clinic, directed by Professor Rachel T. Goldberg, has provided students with the unique opportunity to oversee an entire appellate criminal case from start to finish. 

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Meet Michael Kim, a Cornell Precollege Studies commuter student

Michael Kim is a Precollege commuter student from Pebble Beach, CA who is studying Calculus for Engineers on the Cornell campus this summer. Michael talks about what it's been like to take a Cornell course on campus as a high school student. 

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Horse miscarriages offer clues to causes of early human pregnancy loss

The study points to chromosomal errors as the cause of 42% of miscarriages and spontaneous abortions in the first two months of pregnancy in horses.  

5 essential tips for interviewers

JR Keller, associate professor of human resource studies at the Cornell ILR School, shares five key strategies to conduct better interviews that lead to more effective hiring.

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General anesthetic may lead to new epilepsy treatments

Propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according to a new study.

Cornell Tech Council Names New Chairman and Council Member

The Cornell Tech Council, the primary governance group for Cornell Tech and a subsidiary body of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, has announced the appointment of Howard Morgan Ph.D. ’68 as its new chairman and Adam…

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Cornell Keynotes podcast: Neurodiversity inclusion policies and practices at work

Susanne Bruyère, academic director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability at the Cornell ILR School, discusses corporate affirmative hiring programs for neurodivergent individuals on the Cornell Keynotes podcast.

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SciAI Center, Pasteur Labs partner to reshape human-AI collaboration

Cornell Engineering’s Scientific Artificial Intelligence Center has partnered with Pasteur Labs, an alumnus-founded startup, to establish new research projects in human-AI collaboration for scientific discovery and industrial applications.

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