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NIH grant to fund autism research center

Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell’s Ithaca campus will use a $5.1 million grant from the NIH to launch the Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility Center, which aims to improve the reliability of autism research.

Cornell ‘Swifties’ bond over musical superstar

The Cornell Swift Club rang in a new Taylor Swift era with a late-night album release party for “The Life of a Showgirl.”

ILR School celebrates 80th anniversary

Since its opening in November 1945, the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations has had an outsized impact on unions, corporations, governments and non-profit organizations in New York  state and around the world. 

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New book mines gender, place across 200 years of British Lit

A new book uses computational tools and two centuries of British literature to mine insights into gender, culture and geography.

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Cornell partnership to improve early childhood services statewide

The Action Research Collaborative, housed in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, is partnering with a New York state agency to strengthen early childhood care and education across the state.

Weill Institute to host 8th biennial symposium, Oct. 13–14

The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology will bring together leading scientists from across the globe and across disciplines for its 8th Biennial Weill Institute Symposium, Oct. 13–14. The two-day program, taking place in Ithaca, NY., will showcase advances in molecular and cell biology research, while fostering opportunities for Cornell students and postdoctoral scholars to connect with internationally recognized leaders in the life sciences.

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Provost initiative to envision Cornell’s long-term future

A faculty-led committee will explore how the university can evolve to best serve future generations while pursuing its core mission.

ILR announces 2026 Groat & Alpern winners

ILR alumni Kenneth Kirschner ’75 and Stephen H. Goodman ’65 will be honored by the school at the 2026 Groat & Alpern Awards Ceremony, which will be held on March 26 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. 

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Faculty innovate with, and avoid, AI in the classroom

At the same time faculty are finding ways to use generative AI tools to help students learn, pen-and-paper assessments are returning to the classroom.

Pain tolerance increases during social interaction in VR

Researchers in the Virtual Embodiment Lab found that engagement in social virtual reality, whether with loved ones or total strangers, enhances pain tolerance.

Physicist: After 33 billon years, universe ‘will end in a big crunch’

After expanding to its peak size about 11 billion years from now, the universe will begin to contract – snapping back like a rubber band to a single point at the end, according to a Cornell physicist.

New program launches to train sustainable agricultural finance leaders

Hosted by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a new leadership program aims to equip professionals with the tools to scale sustainable agriculture.

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