Movies, music and pictures can train synthetic brain
A new AI-based technology developed by Cornell researchers will help gain new insights into how our brains respond to external stimuli. Read more
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Novel liquid crystal metalens offers electric zoom
Researchers from Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics and Samsung’s Advanced Institute of Technology have created a first-of-its-kind metalens – a metamaterial lens – that can be focused using voltage instead of mechanically moving its components. Read more
Six graduate students receive Wu Scholarships
Six graduate students were awarded 2021 Hsien and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarships. These scholarships recognize graduate students for their academic ability, performance and character as well as financial need. Read more
Researchers look to gut microbiome to improve bone health
A Cornell-led collaboration has been awarded a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the ways that the gut microbiome – that mass of microorganisms inside us all – impacts bone quality. Read more
Better implant device may ease therapy for Type 1 diabetes
A Cornell-led research team’s improved cell therapy device effectively secreted insulin and controlled blood sugar in diabetic mice for up to six months – showing promise for the possibility of an effective, complication-free treatment for Type 1 diabetes. Read more
Kikani awarded 2nd place in ASEE poster competition
Funded by an Engineering Learning Initiatives grant, Cosgrove Lab undergraduate is designing novel coculture models for muscle stem cell therapies. Read more
Nanoscale sensors measure elusive water levels in leaves
A breakthrough technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, providing a tool to greatly advance our understanding of basic plant biology, and opening the door for breeding more drought-resistant crops. Read more
Face-to-face: Families celebrate the newest Cornell grads
Four Commencement ceremonies were held May 29-30, spaced out to meet health guidelines. Though campus was less crowded, the campus mood was warm and celebratory. Read more
Tested by pandemic, ROTC seniors start military careers
In a hybrid ceremony May 28 in Bailey Hall, 21 graduating members of Cornell’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps received commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Read more
President Pollack calls for solidarity against acts of hatred, bias
Cornell President Martha Pollack has issued a statement regarding acts of hatred and bias, the latest being an alarming national rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes. Read more