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Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe

Thirty-four years after Cornell scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope now rises above the Atacama Desert.

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Philosophy and art faculty win Guggenheim fellowships
Legal scholars advocate for sustained Jewish-Muslim dialogue
Temperature shifts change plant proteins powering photosynthesis
Ex-Costa Rican president warns of ‘great reversal’ in democracy
AI tools to help vision-impaired are good, but could be better
Making AI safer for victims of intimate partner violence
Classical art historian Annetta Alexandridis dies at 58

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Wayfair co-founders to share secrets to success at Durland Lecture
Duffield Engineering investment in CNF to expand research and training
Easter egg exhibit showcases Ukrainian program, culture at Cornell
Grad student ignites a passion for science in Angolan youth

New York State Impact

NYCST grants boost New York state space tech industry
Spacecraft image center brings the universe to NYS
‘Faster and smarter’: Cornell Tech helps advance NYC priorities
Solar’s threat to NYS agriculture may be overstated

Around Cornell

Harvard economist to deliver Knight Lecture

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Funding renewed for NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York

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April 24 event celebrates 20 years of China and Asia-Pacific studies

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Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs from across fields

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Cornell Research

Seed banks may complicate gene drives aimed at controlling weeds
Rudeness may be rewarded – as a response to rudeness
Atomic distortions reveal new clues about superconductivity
Why we’re skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens

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Features

On storm-ravaged Vieques, a microgrid builds resilience
Grad student ignites a passion for science in Angolan youth
Human patrols boost migrating amphibians
Research Matters: Learning from ‘the armpit of the internet’
ILR, unions offer NYC construction workers innovative emotional first aid

Staff News

Jens David Ohlin reappointed dean of Cornell Law School
Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson
Susan Henry, former CALS dean and pioneering geneticist, dies at 79
Hillel breaks ground on new building to support Jewish life at Cornell
Cornell Tech names Chief of Health Innovation, launches Health Tech Hub Advisory Committee

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Talk to explore politics behind the Inflation Reduction Act
Animal and human waste could slash synthetic fertilizer use in US
Smarter hurricane warnings save billions
Give your gadgets a second life at the Earth Day Repair Fair
5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery