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Released: 21-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
NIH grant to launch center for diagnostics to improve global health
Cornell University

An interdisciplinary team led by Cornell has received a five-year grant to launch a new center for engineering, testing and commercializing point-of-care diagnostic devices that will have international reach.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
‘Garbatrage’ spins e-waste into prototyping gold
Cornell University

Building on work in human-computer interaction that aims to incorporate sustainability and reuse into the field, Cornell University researchers introduces “garbatrage,” a framework for prototype builders centered around repurposing underused devices.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Ponds release more greenhouse gas than they store
Cornell University

Though human-made ponds both sequester and release greenhouse gases, when added up, they may be net emitters, according to two related studies by Cornell University researchers.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Combustion powers bug-sized robots to leap, lift and race
Cornell University

Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Potential spoilage microbe found in microfiltered milk
Cornell University

A new filtration process that aims to extend milk’s shelf life can result in a pasteurization-resistant microbacterium passing into fluid milk if equipment isn’t properly cleaned early, Cornell food scientists have found.

Released: 15-Sep-2023 2:30 PM EDT
Rating platforms drive sales at tourist-area NYC eateries
Cornell University

Ratings on platforms such as Yelp and TripAdvisor can greatly impact high-priced New York City restaurants that service tourists, but have less of an effect on restaurants frequented by “locals” outside of tourist areas, according to new Cornell research.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
$8.7M to vector-borne disease center funds training, evaluation
Cornell University

To help respond to emerging and established vector-borne threats, the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD), led by Cornell, has received a five-year, $8.7 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to train and educate current and future vector-borne disease professionals and to evaluate the effectiveness of community and regional prevention strategies.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
NIH-funded fly study to pinpoint brain’s role in navigation
Cornell University

A multidisciplinary team of researchers will use the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to study how the brain forms a coherent representation from multisensory information, corrects for errors from perturbations and generates robust behaviors.

   
Released: 13-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish
Cornell University

Ecologists have demonstrated that the genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal not only the presence of the species but also a broad range of information about the genetics of whole populations — information that can help scientists trace the source of a new invasive population as well as prevent further invasion.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Cornell faculty offered guidance for teaching in the age of ChatGPT
Cornell University

A Cornell University committee has released recommendations for how faculty can take generative artificial intelligence into account when considering learning objectives for their students.

Newswise: Light Pollution Threatens Coastal Marine Systems
Released: 12-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Light Pollution Threatens Coastal Marine Systems
Cornell University

Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life--from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study suggests we need to widen our view to include light pollution's effect on coastal marine ecosystems, impacting everything from whales to fish, coral to plankton.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
NIH funds cross-campus effort to train experts in AI and nutrition
Cornell University

Cornell has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a program that combines precision nutrition with advanced data science and analytical methods, equipping students to address complex health challenges like nutrition disparities and diet-related chronic diseases.



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