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Discovery may help explain sex differences in binge drinking

A brain circuit that works as a brake on binge alcohol drinking may explain why women may be more vulnerable to alcohol-use disorders, a Weill Cornell Medicine study found.

ILR student sworn in to serve on Ithaca Common Council

Patrick Mehler ’23 hopes to drive engagement between City Hall and the 6,000 people who live in his Collegetown-area district, the 4th Ward.

Cheers! Wine’s red grape pulp offers nutritional bounty

Cornell food scientists now show that the leftover pulp from the red wine making process has the potential to be a nutritive, illness-reducing treasure.

Chemistry professor helped catalyze Nobel-winning breakthrough

A small contribution from Tristan Lambert, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, when he was a doctoral student helped catalyze the breakthrough in catalysis that led to the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Francis Fukuyama talk launches series on global crises

The Center for the Study of Economy & Society presents a new fall lecture series, “The American State in a Multipolar World,” beginning on Monday, Oct. 18th with an in-person lecture by Francis Fukuyama '74.

Climate change adaptation requires Indigenous knowledge

Karim-Aly Kassam is leading a project that brings together Indigenous and rural communities and scholars from across the globe to develop ecological calendars that integrate local cultural systems with seasonal indicators.

Marla Love appointed dean of students

Marla Love, the interim dean of students, has been named the Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students at Cornell.

A storyteller makes ancient Native American tales new again

Perry Ground ’91 travels around the world performing Haudenosaunee stories, adapting them to the present while keeping their traditional spirit alive.

$3M grant funds cover crop breeding for organic farmers

A Cornell-led national network of scientists and farmers is developing new varieties of cover crops with sustainable benefits that are better adapted to local regions and stressors.

Cornell adds opt-in testing for staff and faculty

The university has announced new testing options for vaccinated faculty and staff.

Postdoctoral fellow works to save endangered Hawaiian birds from mosquito menace

On the island of Kaua‘i, six native bird species recently experienced collapses coinciding with a sharp increase in mosquitoes and malaria. Dr. Katherine McClure is working to save Hawai’i’s native bird populations from this disease, specifically the Hawaiian honeycreepers.

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Music department presents organ festival Oct. 20-23

The festival honors Dutch composer and keyboardist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck.

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