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Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions

To equip astronauts with health choices for future missions, a Cornell postdoctoral fellow is leading research with AstroCup, a group that recently tested two menstrual cups in spaceflight as payload on an uncrewed rocket flight.

CTI grants enable faculty to research how students think and learn

CTI's 2024-2025 Innovative Teaching & Learning grant recipients focused on how students' thoughts are shaped and expanded upon through the agency of storytelling and the power of metacognitive assessment. 

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Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings

An interdisciplinary team of researchers determined that organic residues of plant oils are poorly preserved in calcareous soils from the Mediterranean, leading decades of archaeologists to likely misidentify olive oil in ceramic artifacts.

Grants to support research at nexus of AI, climate science

New grant funding will support eight research projects seeking to reduce AI’s energy use and integrate AI in environmental research. 

Bone-health start-up anchors new kind of food innovation in Ithaca

Seen Nutrition won $500,000 at the state-funded Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Startup Competition. 

A tale of two ponds sheds light on high emissions

The slight differences in depth and light in Mud Pond and Texas Hollow Pond led to surprising differences in carbon dioxide and methane emissions.

Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made

The color “ultrablack” has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it’s difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. A Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color.

Gala inspires students to find their fit in fashion industry

A festive black-tie gala brought together fashion industry star power, networking opportunities and Cornell fashion students wearing shimmering gowns and fashion-forward tuxedos.

Cornell researchers awarded grant to advance tuberculosis diagnostics

A project led by Cornell’s Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer to develop a low-cost, battery-powered device for sample preparation in tuberculosis (TB) testing in areas with limited lab access and infrastructure, has received a $250,000 grant from the Gates Foundation.

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Cornell Systems Summit addresses future of systems engineering

The second annual Cornell Systems Summit, Nov. 2–4, brought together international experts to discuss the future of systems engineering across sustainability, health systems and semiconductor manufacturing.

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A century in, Willard Straight Hall still feels like home

Willard Straight Hall has evolved over the last 100 years, but one thing has remained constant: It’s the place where Cornellians gather. Alumni, students, faculty and staff did just that on Nov. 21 for the Straight’s Centennial Celebration.

Mobile battery system to provide campus with clean power

A sustainable alternative to diesel generators will now power Cornell's signature outdoor events and provide backup in emergencies.