Surprising ring sheds light on galaxy formation

An international research team discovered that the gas in a Hyper Luminous Infrared Galaxy was rotating in an organized fashion, rather than in the chaotic way expected after a galactic collision –– a surprising result.

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Program develops inclusive leaders

The summer 2024 Colman Inclusive Leadership Program helped 33 doctoral students enhance their leadership skills through readings, interactive group activities, case studies and discussion through the three-day immersive experience.

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Abruña receives Global Energy Prize

Abruña was selected in the “non-traditional energy” category for “foundational contributions spanning electrochemistry, batteries, fuel cells and molecular electronics.”

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Forte/Piano Summer Academy returns to Cornell

The July 30-Aug. 3 experience for young artists will culminate with a series of concerts, presentations and roundtable discussions featuring distinguished performing artists, teachers and “rising stars."

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SPROUT Awards support 6 novel research collaborations

From exploring the mechanics of early-stage bone metastasis to analyzing price formation policies in wholesale electricity markets, Cornell Engineering’s Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell.

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Economist to study collective action with NSF grant

From organizing a charity event to demonstrating against an authoritarian regime, collective action is one of the most basic and ubiquitous forms of strategic interaction in a society, says Marco Battaglini.

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Cornell Keynotes podcast: Combining right brain and left brain thinking

Richard Cahoon, a professor at the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, joins the Cornell Keynotes podcast to explain how we can combine the creative and analytical parts of our minds to give our ideas life and longevity.

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Custom scientific glassware available now through Ithaca campus glass shop

The Cornell Center for Materials Research Glass Shop offers comprehensive scientific glassware services from professional flame worker and artist Sean Donlon.

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Art, stories, and tours celebrate plants and the Black experience

Seeds of Survival and Celebration: plants and the Black experience, returns for its third and final year at Cornell Botanic Gardens. This garden installation and exhibit celebrates the ways in which enslaved Africans used plants for culinary and medicinal purposes and that have contributed to the rich cultural fabric of America today. Visitors can explore more than 70 plants, deepen their knowledge through audio tours, view a gallery exhibit of photos of traditional African American gardens, and view exhibits on the how plants made their way to the Americas on slave ships and their enduring legacy in food, medicine, and culture. 

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