“What is happening to the kidneys of sugarcane workers is not a result of climate change. It is climate change": Anthropologist Alex Nading documents how environmental justice activists are addressing the epidemic.
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.
Using high-pressure X-ray scattering at CHESS, researchers uncovered key structural differences between conventional and centromeric nucleosomes, revealing how our DNA remains organized and resilient under extreme stress.
The LIGO-VIRGO-KAGRA team has announced a black hole merger similar to its first detection; a decade’s worth of technological advances allow unprecedented tests of General Relativity to be performed.
Jason Erdell ’95, chairman and CEO of MDpanel, offered students a candid look at how to thrive in a time of rapid technological change as part of the Mei-Mei Wei and Amy Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series.
Recognized for advancing electrochemical techniques that enable efficient, sustainable synthesis of complex organic molecules, accelerating drug development, and materials innovation, Lin is a finalist in Chemical Sciences.
Open now through Dec. 31, the exhibit highlights findings from a four-year archaeological excavation of Ithaca’s St. James A.M.E. Zion Church conducted by Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca school children from 2021–2024.
This summer, Smith turned his lifelong passion into purpose through a new internship program jointly offered by the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Under the guidance of Brooks School professor Sheila Olmstead, Smith explored how wetlands policies affect not only avian populations and migration patterns but also the human communities that depend on those ecosystems.
Cornell University alumnus Scott Belsky ‘02, partner at entertainment studio A24 and founder of A24 Labs and Behance, has joined the Cornell Tech Council.