Landmark study finds striking parallels in feline, human cancers
February 19, 2026
The study from an international team of experts in veterinary medicine, human medicine and genomics provides the first large-scale genetic map of feline cancer.
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Drug lifts barrier for immunotherapy to fight rare liver cancer
February 17, 2026
Immunotherapy has not worked well against fibrolamellar carcinoma, but a new study finds an existing FDA-approved drug may allow the treatment to fight the cancer as intended.
Einaudi travel grants send grad students abroad
February 16, 2026
Eighty-three graduate students travelled internationally for fieldwork last summer with the support of research travel grants from the Einaudi Center for International Studies. Their work sent them to every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Applications are open until March 6 for graduate students seeking support for summer 2026.
New blockchain platform brings credibility to carbon registries
February 16, 2026
Cornell researchers have developed a blockchain-based platform to improve how those commitments are recorded and verified.
Museum installation focuses on small figures in large landscapes
February 10, 2026
A new student-led installation at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art explores how the figures, known as “staffage,” indicate scale in paintings and also tell larger stories about the art.
People use enjoyment, not time spent, to measure goal progress
February 05, 2026
Cornell researchers including marketing professor Kaitlin Woolley ’12 found that people relied more on the enjoyment they derived from an activity than time spent on it when gauging progress toward a goal.
Removing southern African fences may help wildlife, boost economy
February 03, 2026
Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.
Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty
February 02, 2026
Seven teaching faculty from across the university have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein’s theory of general relativity
January 29, 2026
The gravitational wave, a ripple in space-time set off by two black holes colliding, reached U.S.-based Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories in January 2025.
Underwater 3D printing could transform maritime construction
January 28, 2026
An interdisciplinary collaboration has developed a way to 3D-print concrete underwater – a technique that could transform on-site maritime construction and the repair of critical infrastructure.
Environmental DNA breakthrough will aid conservation efforts
January 20, 2026
Researchers developed a new model that can predict where a sampled particle of eDNA likely originated in a water body.
NYC residents agree: heat pumps improve comfort
January 12, 2026
Residents of a 10-unit apartment building retrofitted with electric heat pumps preferred the pumps to their oil-fueled boiler.
New technique puts rendered fabric in the best light
January 12, 2026
Cornell researchers, in partnership with the technology company NVIDIA, have developed a method for creating digital images of cloth that more accurately captures the texture, sheen and translucence of textiles.
Supersonic tests defy a 70-year-old rule of metal strength
January 09, 2026
Smaller grains – the microscopic crystal regions within the material – normally make metal stronger, but when deformed at extreme speeds, this rule flips and metals with very small grains actually become softer, new Cornell research reveals.
Kotlikoff to December grads: ‘Meet the future with confidence’
December 22, 2025
More than 500 graduates and 2,000 friends and family celebrated at the 23rd December Recognition Ceremony on Dec. 21.
Unexpected allies: DNA packaging aids gene expression
December 18, 2025
Researchers discovered that DNA packaging structures called nucleosomes, which have been traditionally seen as roadblocks for gene expression, actually help reduce torsional stress in DNA strands and facilitate genetic information decoding.
2025 Year in Review
December 17, 2025
Cornell’s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.
‘Red team’ students stress-test NYC health department’s AI
December 16, 2025
People usually strive to be their true, authentic selves, but this fall, five master’s students at Cornell Tech adopted not only alter egos but also “bad intent,” in an effort to make AI safer for health workers serving people with diabetes.
New 3D benchmark leaves AI in knots
December 16, 2025
In new research that puts the latest models to test in a 3D environment, Cornell scholars found that AI fares well with untangling basic knots but can’t quite tie knots from simple loops nor convert one knot to another.
Law project raises awareness of constitutional rights
December 15, 2025
Know Your Rights presentations are part of the ongoing Cornell Immigration Legal Information Project, funded with a grant from the Park Foundation and started in January 2025.
Brain stimulation during sleep boosts weak memories in mice
December 11, 2025
Manipulating mouse brains during sleep improved their ability to remember new experiences that would normally be forgotten – a finding with important implications for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
Seamless tech: ‘OriStitch’ threads computation and 3D textiles
December 10, 2025
Researchers from the Cornell Bowers have developed OriStitch, a new software and fabrication system that takes simple 3D objects and spins them into a design for a textile version using carefully placed stitches in fabric.
Cake-pan telescope searches the sky for fast radio bursts
December 10, 2025
The Global Radio Explorer telescope is a series of eight terminals being built and tested at Cornell and the California Institute of Technology, and installed at locations around the world.
Embrace community, lived experiences for better mentoring
December 08, 2025
Sweeney Windchief, professor of adult and higher education at Montana State University, discussed mentoring relationships during a 2025 MAC Public Keynote.
Doctoral alumna selected for CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
December 08, 2025
Anthropology alumna Dusti Bridges, Ph.D. ’25, was selected for the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards in the humanities and fine arts.