Cornell, ranked No. 1 in the nation, clinched its spot in the NCAA tournament by beating second-ranked Princeton, 20-15, in the Ivy League championship game and will open the NCAA Tournament at home against the University at Albany.
Most pandemics in the past century were sparked by a pathogen jumping from animals to humans. This moment of zoonotic spillover is the focus of a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Raina Plowright, the Rudolf J. and Katharine L. Steffen Professor in the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Public and Ecosystem Health.
The College of Arts and Sciences has awarded five New Frontier Grants to cutting edge projects in science, social science and the humanities led by A&S faculty, some with collaborators from other colleges.
Tech mogul Elon Musk announced that he and President Donald Trump are in the process of shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a move that would cause global calamity says Cornell University professor Chris Barrett.
The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus – a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell – small, according to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
From introducing reusable takeout containers to Cornell’s dining facilities to reducing laboratory dependence on fossil fuels, the President’s Awards for Employee Excellence celebrated these and other achievements Nov. 19 in Barton Hall.
The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, or GAANN, funds and trains graduate students to teach engineering concepts as a lead instructor in the classroom.
Cornell engineers have mapped areas off the northeastern U.S. coast to find the best site for a wave-powered aquaculture farm, using marine spacial planning to balance environmental, economic and industry needs.
Social media app TikTok announced new generative AI avatars of creators and stock actors for branded content and ads on its platform. The company says these new “custom avatars” are designed to represent a creator or a brand spokesperson.
Sydney Womack won Cornell’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to present their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.
