Exploring the solar system through Cornell's image library

This year marks the forty-sixth anniversary of the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility's technical research and outreach activities.

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Mysterious oarfish’s fins inspire large underwater robot design

Oarfish, giant fish rarely spotted by humans, have hundreds of unique dorsal fin rays, which help propel the fish forward.

A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program opens 2026-27 call for nominations

Cornell faculty members, academic departments and groups of departments are invited to submit nominations for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program in the fields of arts, humanities, life sciences and physical sciences. 

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Microscopic robots inspired by fireflies, cilia sync to reshape surroundings

Cornell physics researchers have made robots that for the first time can sense the temperature of their surroundings and react together to change it.

Faculty to share “What Works” during CTI event on meaningful learning

At the Center for Teaching Innovation’s Sept. 30 “What Works” event, Cornell faculty presenters and attendees will share ideas, inspirations, challenges and experiences about how to build a classroom where students feel connected and empowered.

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Bryan Isacks, geophysicist who helped shape theory of plate tectonics, dies at 90

Bryan L. Isacks, the William and Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering who transformed the understanding of Earth’s surface, died Sept. 9 in Ithaca. He was 90.

Disorder is key to tuning a high-temperature superconductor

Superconductivity in iron selenide is primarily controlled by disorder in the crystal lattice, not electron count, Cornell physicists have found, a new insight for understanding high-temperature superconductors

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NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinking

Cornell has received a $750,000 grant to study AI-powered reflection tools that build student critical thinking skills.

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‘HyperBird’ spots grape diseases before they’re visible

The cutting-edge imaging platform observes microscopic traits in plants and can detect grape diseases that cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally.