Twelve outstanding early-career scholars have been chosen as the 2026 cohort of Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Nandan Reddy Muthangi, an M.Eng. student in Cornell’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is partnering with a company to develop new methods for building semiconductor test chips that improve manufacturing reliability.
At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One.
In “Japan Reborn: Race and Eugenics from Empire to Cold War,” Kristin Roebuck explores what happened to “mixed blood” children born to Japanese women and foreign soldiers from the peak of Japan’s imperial expansion in the 1930s through the empire’s collapse in 1945 and beyond,
Three Cornell undergraduates are recipients of this year’s Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards, which recognize students for their commitment to community-engaged work addressing pressing social challenges.
The 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science goes to psychology researchers Gordon Pennycook and David Rand.
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has selected 10 faculty members as 2026–27 Faculty Fellows, providing course release and funding to support interdisciplinary social science research with real-world impact.
Matt Kibbee is honored for his work on training librarians in evidence synthesis, the art and science of gathering and combining results from multiple studies.