Anna Ho, assistant professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering. The fellowship includes $875,000 in unrestricted funds to be used for research over five years.
A tool co-developed by Cornell researchers uses AI and machine learning to solve and predict how human proteins might interface and interact with other proteins, which can greatly accelerate fundamental research and clinical precision medicine.
In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent Cornell research in battery development and design.
Bill Nye ’77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4.
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the pupil is key to understanding how, and when, the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories, Cornell researchers have found.
The program’s goal is to “produce a diverse body of broadly educated fellows” in areas targeted by DOE’s Office of Science, including RF superconducting structures, high brightness electron sources for linear accelerators, physics of large accelerators and system engineering, and operation of large-scale accelerator systems.
On what would have been astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan’s 90th birthday, Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute will celebrate his legacy in an interdisciplinary day of science, music and more as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series.