[{"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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superconductor.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-03\/0307_superconductor.jpg?h=2bf40b37\u0026itok=70vDpitB","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-03\/0307_superconductor.jpg?itok=bNvAag-k","date_published":"Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:10:15 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2018-03\/0307_superconductor.jpg?h=2bf40b37\u0026itok=hFbhWKqr","image_alt":"superconductor"},{"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":"333853","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/prosecutors-invoke-gender-stereotypes-capital-cases-against-women","title":"Prosecutors invoke gender stereotypes in capital cases against women","content_text":"Cornell information science researchers and\u0026nbsp;Cornell Law School faculty found that in capital cases, prosecutors invoke a range of gender stereotypes against women defendants to increase the likelihood of convictions and death sentences.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1028_sexism.jpg?itok=7f-uzYbr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1028_sexism.jpg?itok=YV0z33cr","date_published":"Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:10:50 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Graduate School","Cornell Law School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1028_sexism.jpg?itok=sCOUzKMW","image_alt":"Illustration of a judge using his gavel on the left side and a photo of jail cells on the right side with the cutout of a woman separating the two photos"},{"id":"333844","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/new-way-measure-how-crisis-counseling-skills-improve","title":"A new way to measure how crisis counseling skills improve","content_text":"Researchers from Cornell Bowers and\u0026nbsp;Crisis Text Line,\u0026nbsp;which provides free, confidential mental health support,\u0026nbsp;have developed a method for tracking how counselors hone their ability to steer conversations toward positive outcomes.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1442_crisiscounselorsconv_final_n-2.jpg?itok=6DyX_dy-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1442_crisiscounselorsconv_final_n-2.jpg?itok=6NP8ykYh","date_published":"Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:10:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1442_crisiscounselorsconv_final_n-2.jpg?itok=mmq3Qtvp","image_alt":"Illustration with three chat boxes. One says \u0022You\u0027re brave.\u0022 One says \u0022I\u0027m sorry.\u0022 And the third says \u0022I hear you\u0022"},{"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. 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are facing required cutbacks to pay 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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EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","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\/2026-10\/1014_graphene_tnd.jpg?itok=IOUvWJfn"},{"id":"333771","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/sociologist-alumna-who-studies-climate-change-wins-macarthur-fellowship","title":"Sociologist alumna who studies climate change wins MacArthur Fellowship","content_text":"Sociologist Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, a member of the University at Buffalo faculty, is one of 20 recipients of this year\u2019s MacArthur Fellowships, known as the \u201cgenius grants,\u201d for her research on climate change and environmental policy.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=HIX6EXMS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=PDp5M_sn","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Graduate School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=K6KBmkds","image_alt":"Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation \u201cgenius grant.\u201d"},{"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 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1008_india.jpg?itok=_JFqVOA1","image_alt":"Deepak Varuvel Dennison, a Ph.D. student in the field of information science at Cornell (center) and Rijutha Raj from Sikshana Foundation (right) talk with a middle school teacher to understand their experience using Shiksha Copilot."},{"id":"333755","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/new-technique-holds-promise-improved-gene-editing","title":"New technique holds promise for improved gene editing ","content_text":"A new engineered gene editing system addresses some of the limitations of current gene editing tools with the hope of improving their use for research, for better crops or to treat diseases.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=Er-8ze3Q","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=q7mHmYKC","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:10:16 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-02\/0209_crispr_tnd.jpg?itok=xZ1BgKjc","image_alt":"CRISPR genetics"},{"id":"333751","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/let-me-explain-corporate-disclosures-can-take-circuitous-route","title":"\u2018Let me explain\u2019: Corporate disclosures can take a circuitous route","content_text":"In financial disclosures, particularly by companies that are coming out of tough times, a firm\u2019s verbal circuitousness can paint a fuller picture of a company\u2019s prospects, a Cornell research group found.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1422_circuitousnessindisc_final_n.jpg?itok=IyXEsrWe","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1422_circuitousnessindisc_final_n.jpg?itok=vMDw4Upz","date_published":"Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:10:54 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1422_circuitousnessindisc_final_n.jpg?itok=MRwBgQSk","image_alt":"Illustrations showing documents taking a circuitious route"},{"id":"333739","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/sea-change-wildfin-aims-improve-fish-behavior-analysis-wild","title":"Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild","content_text":"A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video\u0026nbsp;that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=sEhTC1ww","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=7-2RsGN1","date_published":"Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:10:21 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1001_wildfin_tnd.jpg?itok=S12n0_xG"},{"id":"333721","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/ai-enhanced-petitions-changeorg-more-text-less-success","title":"AI-enhanced petitions on Change.org: more text, less success","content_text":"Cornell researchers\u2019 analysis of 1.5 million petitions on Change.org showed that AI writing assistance altered the wording of petitions, increasing their homogeneity and length, but did not improve petition outcomes.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1401_aionlinepetitionoutc_final_n.jpg?itok=qNMk8fnf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1401_aionlinepetitionoutc_final_n.jpg?itok=_JdepAjl","date_published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:09:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","New York City","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Tech","Graduate School","Ithaca","New York City","Intercampus","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1401_aionlinepetitionoutc_final_n.jpg?itok=tKBStuDf","image_alt":"An illustration of two kinds of online petitions"},{"id":"333690","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/microscopic-robots-inspired-fireflies-cilia-sync-reshape-surroundings","title":"Microscopic robots inspired by fireflies, cilia sync to reshape surroundings","content_text":"Cornell physics researchers have made robots that for the first time can sense the temperature of their surroundings and react together to change it.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_microrobots_tnd.jpg?itok=QT8CFQ6p","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_microrobots_tnd.jpg?itok=84bzGJSC","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:09:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","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\/2026-09\/0923_microrobots_tnd.jpg?itok=B2_23xHj"},{"id":"333593","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/dyed-wool-sustainable-water-purification-alternative","title":"Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative","content_text":"A research team has proven the feasibility of using polydopamine-dyed and ultrablack wool as a low-cost, renewable water-purification method.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=_XCJqnis","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=ZXw1drmD","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:09:29 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0909_water_tnd.jpg?itok=Ynq-SUKG"},{"id":"333590","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/secret-lives-city-insects-bringing-urban-ecology-community","title":"The secret lives of city insects: bringing urban ecology to the community","content_text":"Doctoral student Sylvana Ross and a team of Cincinnati youths spent their summer studying city-dwelling insects, amassing data that can inform decisions that support healthy green spaces.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/01_hot_ants_sylvana_ross-a.jpg?itok=OJTDphJJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/01_hot_ants_sylvana_ross-a.jpg?itok=yQh7To00","date_published":"Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:09:22 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement","Research 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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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No, but some tech companies show signs","content_text":"The AI sector is not in a bubble market, but the prices of some individual AI companies behave with the price variability and exuberance characteristic of a bubble, according to new Cornell research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0825_ai_bubble.jpg?itok=Vm8wz1Hs","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0825_ai_bubble.jpg?itok=V4Tj4NB9","date_published":"Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:08:57 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","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":"333450","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/existing-drug-could-treat-invasive-canine-oral-tumors","title":"Existing drug could treat invasive canine oral tumors","content_text":"A new diagnostic tool distinguishes between two similar canine oral cancers, opening the door for a promising FDA-approved treatment.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0818_canine_tnd.jpg?itok=OgmgpVW_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0818_canine_tnd.jpg?itok=nS4WMde9","date_published":"Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:08:46 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","College of Veterinary 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break down one of Earth\u2019s most abundant minerals, opening a promising new pathway for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and recovering critical elements, according to new Cornell research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0813_weathering.png?itok=8-uzOnFr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0813_weathering.png?itok=5gcImFJ_","date_published":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:08:28 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0813_weathering.png?itok=ooPMv_Ix","image_alt":"Microscopic view of the olivine surface, showing pits and channels where the rock has been dissolved, demonstrating how the bacteria help break down the mineral."},{"id":"333430","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/alums-company-creates-tech-pain-free-tattoos","title":"Alum\u2019s company creates tech for pain-free tattoos","content_text":"A company founded by a Cornell doctoral alum is using microneedle technology to create a pain-free tattoo experience.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/microdot_tattoo_patch_-_01.png?h=69b33e08\u0026itok=IG4BHSBY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/microdot_tattoo_patch_-_01.png?h=df0d6ea7\u0026itok=esBip9mO","date_published":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:08:33 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Global Reach","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate 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disease.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/istock-1337292061-protein-1280x720_0.jpg?itok=K6M-o50m","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/istock-1337292061-protein-1280x720_0.jpg?itok=e0YPmeuJ","date_published":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/istock-1337292061-protein-1280x720_0.jpg?itok=EtTB8YON","image_alt":"Protein"},{"id":"333424","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/surprising-risks-online-passkeys","title":"The surprising risks of online passkeys","content_text":"A Cornell team\u2019s study to see how people identify and protect themselves from malicious use of their online passkeys paints a \u201cgrim picture\u201d of people\u2019s ability to alleviate the threat posed by such online invasions of privacy.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0812_passkeys.jpg?itok=NMM9i-ue","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0812_passkeys.jpg?itok=hZc3QHQE","date_published":"Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:08:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","New York City","Cornell Ann S. 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Cornell researchers have demonstrated a simple route to breaking that symmetry, with possibilities for photonics and quantum information processing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0727_nonreciprocal1.jpg?itok=TJxQAUiE","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0727_nonreciprocal1.jpg?itok=xBsV1VF5","date_published":"Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:07:53 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","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\/2026-07\/0727_nonreciprocal1.jpg?itok=53vs5UL7","image_alt":"Doctoral student Thomas Ugras (left) and Richard Robinson, professor of materials science and engineering, research \u201cmagic-size clusters\u201d in the Robinson Group Lab."},{"id":"333351","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/birds-parakeet-co-designs-its-own-perch","title":"For the birds: Parakeet co-designs its own perch","content_text":"Doctoral student, and her bird, co-designed NomadicPerch, a felted wearable that temporarily turns a hand into a mobile perch.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/btc05525-a.jpg?itok=pp4WTwPM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/btc05525-a.jpg?itok=0Ax4TlOC","date_published":"Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:07:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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It depends","content_text":"For consequential decision-making, the benefits of a simple index score vs. a less-interpretable predictive AI algorithm depend, researchers from Cornell found, on the desired outcome as well as the decision\u2019s intended audience.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0701_risk_tnd.jpg?itok=2MONTFsR","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0701_risk_tnd.jpg?itok=DzjDT5AC","date_published":"Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:07:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","New York City","Cornell Ann S. 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