Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have uncovered the first evidence that astrocyte receptors can trigger opposite effects on cognitive function in males and females. The findings point to astrocytes as contributors to sex-specific brain mechanisms.
Journalist and biographer Sam Tanenhaus will share his writing expertise with the Cornell community in a master class, “Op-Eds and Narrative Storytelling, on Oct. 8 in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
The ILR School’s Worker Institute and unions launched an innovative peer support initiative to destigmatize mental health and reducesuicide in New York City’s construction industry.
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.
Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.
Glitches during face-to-face video calls – even when the glitch does not affect the transmission of information – can shatter the illusion of being across the table from the other person, evoking “uncanniness,” new Cornell-led research finds.
The Brooklyn-based startup building a biodegradable foam coating for crop protection, was awarded the $1 million grand prize in the 2025 Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition.
The federal research funding supporting projects across the university, including the development of a pediatric heart pump, has been restarted, but those lost months of work will have a lasting impact.