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Secrets of quillwort photosynthesis could boost crop efficiency

Researchers have assembled a high-quality Isoetes genome that furthers understanding of how these aquatic plants regulate CAM photosynthesis to compete for carbon dioxide underwater, and how that regulation differs from terrestrial plants.

Pictures, videos can send viewers down a ‘rabbit hole’

How many adorable cat videos can you watch in one sitting? Kaitlin Woolley ’12, associate professor of marketing in the Johnson School, said they’re kind of like potato chips: You can’t consume just one.

YTI receives grants, refunding of ADA Center

Two federal funded projects will improve job opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Cornell offers new degree: the Executive Master of Management in Hospitality

For the first time, Cornell University is offering the opportunity to earn an Executive Master of Management in Hospitality (EMMH). Delivered online with residential sessions, in collaboration with eCornell, the program is built…

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Students win NASA challenge grant with 3D-printed sensor

A team of Cornell students has won a grant from NASA’s University Student Research Challenge for a proposed sensor that can help 3D printers build better, more reliable products. To collect the prize, the team is now crowdfunding a cost-share required by NASA.

‘Unicorns’ are on the rise in emerging-market nations

Lourdes Casanova, the Gail and Rob Cañizares Director of the Emerging Markets Institute, and faculty fellow Anne Miroux will co-host the EMI Conference this week in the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech.

Weill Cornell startup offers personalized, effective treatment for obesity

Katherine H. Saunders MD ’11, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, specializes in the care of patients with obesity and weight-related medical complications.

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Student veterans find community, support at Cornell

A new summer fund will help Cornell’s growing numbers of student veterans pursue unpaid summer internships – the latest in a long series of initiatives and programs aimed at creating a welcoming and supportive community for students who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Sperm switch swimming patterns to locate egg

A new study by Cornell researchers reveals how sperm change their swimming patterns to navigate to the egg, shifting from a symmetrical motion that moves the sperm in a straight path to an asymmetrical one that promotes more circular swimming.

President Pollack shares community updates

President Martha E. Pollack lauded faculty for recent honors, thanked donors for recent major gifts to Cornell and touted the university’s efforts on diversity and inclusion.

When bad makes good: Defects strengthen 3D-printed material

Cornell researchers found that by deliberately introducing more defects into a 3D-printed metal alloy, followed by a post-processing treatment, they could create a stronger, more ductile material.

“Startup Cornell” podcast features Cornell Tech entrepreneur

JP Pollak, co-founder and chief architect at The Commons Project Foundation, which is working on a universal vaccine app, is the guest for the fifth episode of the Startup Cornell podcast.

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