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Cornell fills data gap for volcanic ash effects on Earth systems

To bridge the data gap between volcanologists and atmospheric scientists, Cornell researchers have depicted volcanic ash samples to learn how this tiny dust plays a big climate role.

Glaciers could become ‘icy thermometers’ used to monitor volcanoes

Glaciers could become a powerful tool for monitoring some volcanoes, according to new Cornell research that shows for the first time how the altitude of glaciers could signal the threat of an eruption.

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Pandemic boosted gardening, hunting in NYS

A survey of New York state residents by College of Veterinary Medicine researchers found that nearly half of respondents increased the amount of time they spent on wild and backyard food and related activities early in the pandemic.

AI analyzes bird sightings to help conserve species

Researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Institute for Computational Sustainability are using big data and AI to model hidden patterns in nature – not just for one bird species, but for entire ecological communities across continents.

Computer scientists awarded $3M to bolster cybersecurity

A team of Cornell computer scientists has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to leverage reinforcement learning to make computer networks stronger, dynamic and more secure.

Laurie Anderson visit offers a glimpse of her world

Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson took a captivated Cornell audience on a trip through the arc of her career during a Sept. 26 talk at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Prominent Thai author speaks about her new novel

Veeraporn Nitiprapha's book tells the story of one family from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1970s.

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Cornell Brooks School welcomes four new faculty

Four new faculty bring expertise in a broad range of policy areas, including health care, contemporary security, the economics of education, social policy and inequality, demography, criminology, and development economics.

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Vesna Bacheva named a 2023 Schmidt Science Fellow

Vesna Bacheva, recipient of a 2023 Schmidt Science Fellowship, collaborates with CROPPS to pioneer innovative technologies and models aimed at investigating the signaling and nutrient transport processes within plants.

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The 2030 Project invites proposals for annual research-to-impact grants, first round awarded

The 2023 research-to-impact projects aim to accelerate collaborative approaches needed  to combat the climate crisis through practical science. 

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(Re)design education: toward equitable, diverse, inclusive futures

"Junior Architects: Building Disciplinary Transformation Through Education," this semester's Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium, takes a deep look at achieving enduring diversity in design education and practice through a re-evaluation of the student experience. 

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Israel Cidon named director of Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute

Israel Cidon, former dean of the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, has joined Cornell Tech as director of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.