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Stephens-Davidowitz named Packard Fellow

Noah Stephens-Davidowitz, assistant professor of computer science at Cornell Bowers CIS, has been named a Packard Foundation Fellow for his work in theoretical computer science and cryptography.

Cornell, TCAT reach four-year service agreement

Cornell and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit have entered into a four-year service agreement that will see the university pay the bus company more than $3.3 million per year, with scheduled increases in years 2, 3 and 4.

Pollack honored with national graduate study diversity award

President Martha E. Pollack has won a national award for her higher-ed leadership in advancing equity in graduate education in STEM-related fields.

Webb detects quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giant

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth.

Students from all majors invited to mathematical modeling contest

The annual competition, slated for Nov. 10-13, allows students to work on open-ended real world problems, showcasing the multifaceted nature of applied mathematics. 

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Cornell reaches landmark agreement with City of Ithaca

Cornell will provide a $4 million annual voluntary contribution to the City of Ithaca – an increase of $2.4 million – under a long-term extension of their Memorandum of Understanding approved Oct. 11 by the Ithaca Common Council and Oct. 13 by the executive committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees.

Research: DNA shredder for gene therapy

Ailong Ke explores the naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas3 system and its potential to treat human disease at the genetic level.

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Clothing is key: Van Dyck portrait captures ‘moment in the history of race-making’

Ana Howie used her expertise in cultures of dressing and European imperialism to uncover a story tying Genoa’s elite families to globalized material trade – and Atlantic and Mediterranean slavery.

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‘Food is Medicine’ research is key to chronic disease care

An American Heart Association Presidential Advisory outlines an ambitious plan to increase rigorous research on initiatives aimed at providing food as medicine for chronic conditions.

Field-based art class boosts green consciousness

For Cornell students studying environmental science, creating art with naturally dyed yarn, soil paintings to depict climate change and woodcuts featuring poetry brought ecology into focus.

Researchers have designs on better women’s hockey protective gear

While pursuing her master’s in apparel design, Tulasi Elangovan, M.A. ’23, researched and designed a prototype for a shoulder pad made especially for female hockey players, with help from members of the Big Red women’s team.

REALTalk discussion panel to highlight successful female alums

The second annual REALTalk panel, featuring alumnae Alyssa Gagliardi Sleasman ’14 and Irene Li ’15will take place on Fri., Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall.

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