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flexible energy users to take on their obligations when the grid is strained.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1015_data_center_tnd.jpg?itok=_hH9AnJn","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1015_data_center_tnd.jpg?itok=QCNeAI5M","date_published":"Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:50 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","NYS Impact","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact","Research 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acoustic energy through ultrasound.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1014_microbubble.jpg?itok=7-k5jFer","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1014_microbubble.jpg?itok=7qJ1F-hH","date_published":"Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:10:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1014_microbubble.jpg?itok=z0KV0M2f","image_alt":"Cornell physics researcher Zhiyuan Zhang holds a chip containing an array of the devices he developed to create microscopic bubbles on demand, when and where they are 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collaboration.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026-1008-epicc-awards-014_0.jpg?itok=vBwI-TUK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026-1008-epicc-awards-014_0.jpg?itok=7iMrbfny","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:10:20 EDT","byline":"Patrick Gillespie","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\/2026-1008-epicc-awards-014_0.jpg?itok=ivyFjhZP"},{"id":"333765","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/fluorescent-imaging-tracks-metabolism-cells-real-time","title":"Fluorescent imaging tracks metabolism of cells in real time ","content_text":"Researchers designed a new, faster form of two-photon fluorescence imaging for observing cell metabolism in real time, a method that could enable quicker screening of new therapeutic treatments.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=GNqCAve-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=GkLfHUEz","date_published":"Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:10:32 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=vupJy8Zp","image_alt":"T cells"},{"id":"333757","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/synthetic-answer-squeak-aging-joints","title":"A synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints\u00a0","content_text":"Two Cornell researchers join forces to produce a substance that could keep knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly for a lifetime.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1007_yarn_tnd.jpg?itok=xmqy0QEk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1007_yarn_tnd.jpg?itok=cle0Fbhj","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:10:07 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Public Engagement","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","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. 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Just ask the Class of 2016","content_text":"A decade after graduation, Cornell biomedical engineering M.Eng. alumni returned to campus to share how the program\u0027s technical foundation, adaptability and community have shaped careers across diverse fields.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/bme_meng_2016_alumni_wine_tour_may_2026_0.jpeg?itok=V4RMEPs0","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/bme_meng_2016_alumni_wine_tour_may_2026_0.jpeg?itok=KnpU9Wd4","date_published":"Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:09:03 EDT","byline":"Kathryn Henion","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/bme_meng_2016_alumni_wine_tour_may_2026_0.jpeg?itok=lkIa5yqk"},{"id":"333516","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/nasa-telescope-gives-hidden-exoplanets-chance-shine","title":"NASA telescope gives hidden exoplanets chance to shine","content_text":"Targeting launch Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will attempt to directly image a set of exoplanets selected with help from Cornell faculty member Dmitry Savransky.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=KkflkGPr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=Pb0uYRTR","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:08:46 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=onhdstMU","image_alt":"Artist rendering of NASA\u0027s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in orbit 1 million miles away at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, the same orbit as NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope."},{"id":"333515","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/campaign-closes-record-support-students-and-research","title":"Campaign closes with record support for students and research","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni \u2013 achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and accelerate critical faculty research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=AqnRYiRD","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=CfwgwcjE","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Global Reach","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. 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The slide behind him reads: Looking back: Takeaways and advice. If I could tell younger, overthinking me it would all work out. Looking good on paper isn\u0027t enough: seek conversations, not just credentials. Build relationships with intent: create opportunities for authentic relationships to develop. Keep reassessing: being good at something doesn\u0027t mean it has to be your calling."},{"id":"333464","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/cornell-researchers-build-digital-twin-model-manhattan-air-quality","title":"Cornell researchers build \u2018digital twin\u2019 to model Manhattan air quality","content_text":"Cornell engineers have developed a \u201cdigital twin\u201d framework that creates a real-time virtual representation of urban carbon dioxide conditions, creating a tool that could help city planners monitor emissions, identify hotspots and evaluate potential interventions before implementing them in the real world.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/qgadrian-taxi-1574278_1280.jpg?h=0ff94dd3\u0026itok=UGL2dXeO","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/qgadrian-taxi-1574278_1280.jpg?itok=pnGM65dB","date_published":"Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:08:55 EDT","byline":"Diane Tessaglia-Hymes","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/qgadrian-taxi-1574278_1280.jpg?h=0ff94dd3\u0026itok=eJm-1nOm"},{"id":"333452","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/robertsons-champion-real-world-learning-through-shuler-clinical-immersion-program","title":"Robertsons champion real-world learning through Shuler clinical immersion program","content_text":"Inspired by the hands-on experiences that shaped their own careers, Beckie Robertson \u201982 and Neil Robertson \u201982 have endowed the Michael Shuler Clinical Immersion Program in Biomedical Engineering, ensuring future Cornell students gain firsthand exposure to patient care and clinical problem-solving.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/bme-immersion-nyc-monday-sail_lab09_1.jpg?h=e3cfa94f\u0026itok=7G36tXFQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/bme-immersion-nyc-monday-sail_lab09_1.jpg?itok=Bwnom54f","date_published":"Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:08:06 EDT","byline":"Kathryn Henion","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/bme-immersion-nyc-monday-sail_lab09_1.jpg?h=e3cfa94f\u0026itok=t7n3A3CF"},{"id":"333449","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/research-helps-nyc-students-aim-higher-public-high-school-applications","title":"Research helps NYC students aim higher in public high school applications","content_text":"Many New York City eighth-graders \u2013 particularly those from underserved communities \u2013 aren\u2019t applying to academically competitive high schools where they could succeed, according to new Cornell research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0818_highschool_tnd.jpg?itok=4kw1D8A7","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0818_highschool_tnd.jpg?itok=mNn-_Mfb","date_published":"Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:08:23 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","New York City","Cornell Ann S. 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