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Students ‘Learning by Leading’ in the Cornell Botanic Gardens

Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Learning by Leading program is an engaged learning initiative launched in 2021 to support a new generation of environmental leaders. 

Competition clouds morality, multi-pronged study finds

Competition negatively impacts moral behavior – a new study by ILR School Assistant Professor Brian Lucas, ILR Ph.D. student Zachariah Berry and dozens of other co-authors affirms that.

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Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans

Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits — until now.

Winners of 2023 Excellence in Professional Staff Undergraduate Academic Advising Awards announced

The second annual Excellence in Professional Staff Academic Advising Awards were announced at a ceremony on campus on Friday, May 19, 2023.

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The ethics of leadership and design

The Cornell Veterans Colleague Network Group (VCNG) and the College of Human Ecology co-sponsored a “lunch and learn” discussion on May 26, 2023, that focused on the ethics of leadership and design.

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Turning toilets into health monitors, startup joins life science business incubator

A small toilet-installed device, under development by CareTech Human, would enable urological patients to provide doctors with quantitative health data without the hassle or inaccuracies of self-reporting.

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Staff honored at annual Service Recognition Event

The 67th Annual Service Recognition Event on May 31 honored 270 staff members celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service at Cornell. 

Preventing pandemics by leaving bats undisturbed

Authors from the College of Veterinary Medicine say allowing bats to survive and thrive by letting them exist undisturbed in their habitats can pay other dividends around the world.

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Teaching the ethics of data science through immersive video

As society ponders the dangers and unknowns of AI, Liz Karns is giving statistics students a first-hand look at the potential implications for users of large-scale predictive models, in hopes of increasing their empathy and awareness of unintended consequences.

Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns

A research collaboration has found an efficient way to expand the collective behavior of swarming microrobots: Mixing different sizes of the micron-scale ‘bots enables them to self-organize into diverse patterns that can be manipulated when a magnetic field is applied.

Pond emission measurements improve climate predictions

The smallest and shallowest bodies of water exhibit the greatest variability of greenhouse gas emissions over time, according to a paper that could help improve the accuracy of climate models.

Steve Shiffrin, expert in First Amendment law, dies at 82

Steve Shiffrin, the Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law, Emeritus, a renowned legal scholar widely recognized for his contributions to the field of constitutional law, particularly the First Amendment, died May 29 in Ithaca.