Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon

A doctoral candidate and Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners seek to protect birds and biodiversity in the Amazon via sustainable rubber tree agroforestry.

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More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization

Weak social ties, not close friendships, may drive polarization, sociologist Michael Macy finds with collaborators. 

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Researchers gather at Cornell Tech to explore AI for molecular science

Researchers from around the world gathered at Cornell Tech for a workshop exploring how physics-aware artificial intelligence can accelerate the discovery of molecules and materials while improving the reliability of machine learning models.

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Judson Reid to head up CCE Regional Agriculture Teams

A longtime extension educator and vegetable specialist, Reid will lead Cornell Cooperative Extension's statewide Regional Agriculture Teams, strengthening connections between Cornell research and New York's agricultural communities.

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Sandwell wins prize for book on South African anti-apartheid movement

History professor Rachel Sandwell won the Joel Gregory Book Prize for "National Liberation and the Political Life of Exile," her study of women’s leadership in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement.

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Leaders Share Roadmap for the Future in July 2026 All-IT Town Hall

At Cornell's first All-IT Town Hall, university leaders shared their vision for the next chapter of Evolve IT, emphasizing stronger connections, shared opportunities, and a future built on collaboration without losing the local relationships and expertise that make Cornell's Information Technology community successful.

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Cornell Botanic Gardens introduces self-guided tours in Spanish and Mandarin

Cornell Botanic Gardens has expanded its self-guided walking tours to Spanish and Mandarin, the two most spoken languages other than English among Cornell students and their families. The gardens partnered with two campus programs, where students translated 10 tours into the two additional languages, and recorded audio for 26 stops around the cultivated gardens and F.R. Newman Arboretum. 

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Precollege Partnerships Open Pathways for Local Students

Cornell’s Einhorn Center for Community Engagement works with the School of Continuing Education to identify local STEP and Upward Bound students ready to enroll in Cornell courses through Precollege Studies

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New course examines engineering challenges, opportunities in women’s health

A new Duffield Engineering biomedical engineering course will challenge students to investigate real-world failures in women’s health technologies and identify opportunities for better design.

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