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Now a Cornell lab is researching ways to make them disappear.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-11\/2026-aug_11-_cee-damian-helbling-084_0.jpg?h=a664b3f9\u0026itok=L234Yc3r","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-11\/2026-aug_11-_cee-damian-helbling-084_0.jpg?itok=EBp_zKwJ","date_published":"Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:11:56 EST","byline":"Syl Kacapyr","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-11\/2026-aug_11-_cee-damian-helbling-084_0.jpg?h=a664b3f9\u0026itok=MH-f_i96"},{"id":"333891","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/11\/us-congress-will-seat-most-cornellians-half-century","title":"US Congress will seat the most Cornellians in half a century","content_text":"When the 120th U.S. Congress convenes in January, there will be nine Cornell alumni in its ranks \u2013 eight in the House of Representatives, one in the Senate \u2013 the most in more than 50 years.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-04\/0411_capitol_tnd.jpg?itok=TUSCbGjq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-04\/0411_capitol_tnd.jpg?itok=A0Ch9bli","date_published":"Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:11:07 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Washington, 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researchers.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-11\/3_brc.png?itok=i59RN6QX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-11\/3_brc.png?itok=ttp3nqph","date_published":"Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:11:06 EST","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-11\/3_brc.png?itok=E9ptHOeg"},{"id":"333866","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/hundreds-students-attend-new-startup-career-fair","title":"Hundreds of students attend new startup career fair","content_text":"The expo brought together companies in fields from robotics to defense to health tech to food.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/pfs_3776.jpg?h=576fed90\u0026itok=RNIZDFc5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/pfs_3776.jpg?h=dc6c684c\u0026itok=AryUUq0X","date_published":"Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:10:45 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Economic Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/pfs_3776.jpg?h=576fed90\u0026itok=f_muAIeQ","image_alt":"person showing off a drone to a student at a career fair"},{"id":"333864","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/professors-defend-their-disciplines-apocalypse-debate","title":"Professors defend their disciplines in apocalypse debate","content_text":"Five professors from across campus will advocate that their discipline is the most important to save in the annual\u0026nbsp;Apocalypse Debate, sponsored by\u0026nbsp;Logos, the undergraduate philosophy journal and club.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/miguel-henriques-rfibk6y_upq-unsplash.jpg?h=a0ed8313\u0026itok=QmFoSjFK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/miguel-henriques-rfibk6y_upq-unsplash.jpg?h=68ef5d0e\u0026itok=fko1nvAI","date_published":"Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:10:04 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/miguel-henriques-rfibk6y_upq-unsplash.jpg?h=a0ed8313\u0026itok=x84xLZGx","image_alt":"speaker talking to a crowd of people"},{"id":"333859","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/student-unlocks-potential-juvenile-detention-centers-stem-ed","title":"Student unlocks potential in juvenile detention centers with STEM ed","content_text":"Emily Cho \u201928 has grown the nonprofit she founded as a 13-year-old into a national network of volunteers giving incarcerated students access to education.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1450_ry_00254.jpg?itok=6VvI3S2q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1450_ry_00254.jpg?itok=O7OAabsf","date_published":"Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:10:37 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1450_ry_00254.jpg?itok=GguZba95","image_alt":"Emily Cho \u002728, an information sciences, systems and technology major in Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science and Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, founded Juvie for STEM when she was 13. Today, the organization has more than 7,000 active volunteers, and L\u0027Or\u00e9al Paris USA has named Cho a 2026 Women of Worth honoree."},{"id":"333849","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/all-natural-materials-promote-regenerative-architecture","title":"All-natural materials promote regenerative architecture","content_text":"Straw, mycelium, hemp and dirt are building blocks in Marta Wisniewska\u0027s research and teaching focused on designing healthier spaces that mitigate the construction industry\u2019s environmental impact.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/154a8969-a.jpg?itok=VIKulbzV","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/154a8969-a.jpg?itok=ALAh-mTL","date_published":"Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:10:22 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/154a8969-a.jpg?itok=J7oFN09x","image_alt":"Densely packed straw bales within the interior walls of \u201cBaleWorks,\u201d a design-build installation by Marta Wisniewska constructed recently for BuildFest 2026 in Bethel, New York. As it evolves from a campground stage and shelter to a restroom, weathered straw will be replaced with fresh bales and repurposed for soil remediation."},{"id":"333855","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/real-time-view-inside-batteries-leads-faster-cheaper-battery-production","title":"Real-time view inside batteries leads to faster, cheaper battery production","content_text":"Cornell researchers, working with an upstate New York battery company, have developed a real-time diagnostic approach to improving one of the most expensive and time-consuming stages of lithium-ion battery manufacturing: forming the battery.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1028_cv4.jpg?itok=xIp1YJ5p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1028_cv4.jpg?itok=6751mZLN","date_published":"Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:10:48 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","NYS Impact","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1028_cv4.jpg?itok=IsP5pX4j","image_alt":"Battery cycler system in Olin Hall used by the Kalra research group to charge and discharge batteries to evaluate their performance in collaboration with Binghamton-based battery company Charge CCCV."},{"id":"333837","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/seat-table-cornell-expands-access-multiple-ai-tools-faculty-staff-students","title":"\u2018A seat at the table\u2019: Cornell expands access to multiple AI tools for faculty, staff, students","content_text":"Most faculty, staff and students will have free access to a range of AI platforms \u2013 an effort to level the playing field, spur exploration and reduce the costs and vulnerabilities of individual consumer licenses.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1026_aitools.jpg?itok=FpiyOmou","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1026_aitools.jpg?itok=XMqXHg9J","date_published":"Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:10:16 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Staff News","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","School of Hotel Administration","College of Human Ecology","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Cornell Law School","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1026_aitools.jpg?itok=E6VDzpLl","image_alt":"Illustration of AI tools in a tool box with a Cornell \u0022C\u0022 on it"},{"id":"333836","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/new-program-enhances-cornell-israel-academic-collaboration","title":"New program enhances Cornell-Israel academic collaboration","content_text":"The Cornell chapter of Kalaniyot, a national faculty-led initiative focused on sustaining international academic collaboration by bringing scholars from Israel to Cornell, launched at a reception Oct. 19.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1026_kalaniyot.jpg?itok=2D8spmTI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1026_kalaniyot.jpg?itok=l4gpB6BT","date_published":"Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:10:37 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Global Reach","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Tech","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Cornell Law School","Ithaca","Diversity","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1026_kalaniyot.jpg?itok=ouMeghl9","image_alt":"From left, Kalaniyot fellow Ohad Shalom; Benjamin Houlton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; fellow Eden Eran Nagar; and Peter John Loewen, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the Kalaniyot reception."},{"id":"333820","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/reducing-nuclei-damage-improves-heart-function-and-survival-mice","title":"Reducing nuclei damage improves heart function and survival in mice","content_text":"Reducing damage to the nuclei of heart muscle cells improved heart function and dramatically extended survival in mice with a form of inherited heart disease, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/lammerding_heart.png?itok=B2dHcVnu","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/lammerding_heart.png?itok=uQ4GYXNn","date_published":"Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:10:13 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/lammerding_heart.png?itok=MldicUGf"},{"id":"333743","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/cute-robots-historical-chatbots-ai-classroom-grows-more-sophisticated","title":"Cute robots, historical chatbots: AI in the classroom grows more sophisticated ","content_text":"Instructors across Cornell are working to strike a balance in the classroom \u2013 using AI as a teaching tool but also making choices to prevent its use and preserve the learning experience.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1404_ry_00083-n.jpg?itok=UH4TTTPp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1404_ry_00083-n.jpg?itok=q6NRocY0","date_published":"Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:10:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1404_ry_00083-n.jpg?itok=dD4fnD9B","image_alt":"Seidenberger built Hopper from scratch so students can see the logic on which it is built and play a role in developing it and improving it over the course of his class."},{"id":"333819","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/achievement-awards-honor-postdoctoral-researchers-and-faculty-mentors","title":"Achievement awards honor postdoctoral researchers and faculty mentors ","content_text":"Postdoc Achievement Awards recognize postdocs who made outstanding contributions to the Cornell community, as well as faculty who provided exceptional mentorship to postdocs.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/postdoc-achievement-awardees-2026.jpg?itok=v0-6TRBJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/postdoc-achievement-awardees-2026.jpg?itok=4gISwRP_","date_published":"Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:10:41 EDT","byline":"J. Edward Anthony","tags":["Around Cornell","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/postdoc-achievement-awardees-2026.jpg?itok=Fw5OU0xW"},{"id":"333810","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/air-force-award-supports-research-resilient-spacecraft-coordination","title":"Air Force award supports research into resilient spacecraft coordination","content_text":"Gregory Falco, assistant professor, has received a Young Investigator Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to investigate autonomous spacecraft that can maintain coordination while an adversary is trying to disrupt them.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xxl_344891447.jpg?itok=5IpdaO__","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xxl_344891447.jpg?itok=7KnTo4q1","date_published":"Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:10:29 EDT","byline":"Chris Dawson","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xxl_344891447.jpg?itok=1VGKqdFm"},{"id":"333809","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/grant-aims-improve-ai-models-human-choices-complex-systems","title":"Grant aims to improve AI models of human choices in complex systems","content_text":"A National Science Foundation grant will support Cornell research aimed at developing AI models that can better represent human decision-making in cyber-physical systems while remaining interpretable and explicit about uncertainty.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xl_93315266_1400.jpg?h=ba6fb27a\u0026itok=J07TqYNC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xl_93315266_1400.jpg?itok=yjwKMzjl","date_published":"Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:10:13 EDT","byline":"Syl Kacapyr","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/dreamstime_xl_93315266_1400.jpg?h=ba6fb27a\u0026itok=YkbJhBMw"},{"id":"333808","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/t-michael-duncan-leaves-legacy-classroom","title":"T. Michael Duncan leaves a legacy in the classroom","content_text":"For 36 years at Cornell, Professor T. Michael Duncan approached teaching with the same rigor he brought to research. Now his school wants to honor his legacy with a new fellowship.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/bf_cbe_rhodesprofessorshipcelebration_11-web_0.jpg?itok=DCpcN_bl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/bf_cbe_rhodesprofessorshipcelebration_11-web_0.jpg?itok=sNobwZ_G","date_published":"Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:10:33 EDT","byline":"Chris Dawson","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/bf_cbe_rhodesprofessorshipcelebration_11-web_0.jpg?itok=dkIDGNSX"},{"id":"333806","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/researchers-outline-priorities-robust-us-climate-assessments","title":"Researchers outline priorities for robust U.S. climate assessments ","content_text":"Five Cornellians join 175 global experts to outline research priorities that can inform future national and regional climate assessments in a new special collection of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/20251215-research-climate-jokulsarlon_glacier_lagoon-iceland-istock-2151105337.jpg?itok=OKgr_bWI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/20251215-research-climate-jokulsarlon_glacier_lagoon-iceland-istock-2151105337.jpg?itok=2_d-aS1Y","date_published":"Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:10:35 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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Isacks, the William and Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering who transformed the understanding of Earth\u2019s surface, died Sept. 9 in Ithaca. He was 90.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=WWvYwYvw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=TC9ZpGLG","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:09:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=6pLJBIBx","image_alt":"Bryan Isacks installs seismometers and tilt meters in the Republic of Vanuatu as part of his research into plate tectonics and subductions zones."},{"id":"333635","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/nsf-grant-explore-whether-ai-can-support-students-critical-thinking","title":"NSF grant to explore whether AI can support 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