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New instrument will map the formation of early galaxies

Cornell astronomers are deploying a new instrument that grants them, for the first time, a better view of the universe’s earliest galaxies, which can’t be observed individually with ground- or space-based telescopes.

Sea Grant seeks graduate students for 2027 Marine Policy Fellowship Program in D.C.

New York Sea Grant is looking for graduate students to apply for Sea Grant’s John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, a nationwide program that provides year-long unique opportunities to work in Washington, D.C. executive and legislative offices where they contribute to real-world marine policy work.   

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High-energy x-ray workshop trains next generation of synchrotron researchers

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) will host its annual High Energy X-ray Techniques (HEXT) School next week, bringing graduate students and early-career researchers together for an intensive introduction to synchrotron science and high-energy x-ray research methods.

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Erik Thorbecke, economist with global impact, dies at 97

Thorbecke, one of the creators of a widely used metric for measuring poverty, died on April 26 in Fort Bragg, California.

CALS, Duffield Engineering academic advisers earn 2026 excellence awards

The Professional Academic Advising Community chose winners of their annual awards from 21 nominees.

Entropy gives a ‘marriage’ of molecules just enough freedom

Researchers found entropy can help bind certain pairs of molecules faster and more robustly – an approach that could have broad applications in drug development and forming new materials.

Reclaiming experience: Approaches to trauma

Scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences are redefining trauma research across humanities, examining delayed memory’s effects on individuals, culture and history. 

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Over hill and dale, students’ Internet of Things projects benefit Finger Lakes communities

Students in a Duffield Engineering class are equipping a racing baton and a flying drone with Internet of Things technology to address challenges in and around Geneva, N.Y.

Make your game plan for the Game Design showcase, May 16

Get ready to play favorites at the 2026 Game Design Initiative at Cornell showcase.

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NYS can protect workers with disabilities, Strobel Gower tells state senate

Individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace, but the state can help, according to Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of the ILR School’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.

Engineering Alumni Association Awards honor outstanding achievements

At the annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association awards banquet held on May 1 in Upson Hall, members of the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering community were recognized for excellence in teaching, student mentorship, undergraduate research, student leadership and experiential learning.

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Students pitch market potential for engineering inventions

From advanced microscopes that peer deep into living tissue to software that maps transportation emissions, Cornell students presented commercialization strategies for technologies developed by engineering faculty during the Innovation Collaborative final presentations on May 1 in Gates Hall.

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