Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s source of official news since 1969; part of University Relations. We publish daily news about research, outreach, events and the Cornell community.

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Remembering Craig Fennie, associate professor at @CornellEng whose groundbreaking research opened pathways for scientists to discover and design materials. A 2013 recipient of a @macfound “genius” grant, Fennie died on June 14; he was 54. @CornellAEP https://t.co/RYw5ykp9Id

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Double whammy: Heat stress on dairy cows decreases not only the amount of milk produced, but also the fat and protein content, doubling the economic losses. @IOPscience @ArielOrtizBobea @CornellDyson @USDA_NIFA @NSF https://t.co/drltCaKJuB

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Photos of the Week @Cornell — Reunion 2026. https://t.co/kXtcnTWZAv

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Recognized: Andrew Flyak, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at @cornellvet, has been named a 2026 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. @pewtrusts @pewresearch @CornellMicrobio @KrishnaWriter https://t.co/i8IllgpDIK

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Anesthesiologist Dr. Gunisha Kaur of @WeillCornell has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an agency that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief. @CornellAlumni https://t.co/RL4i0hYbuW

[Cornell Biomedical Engineering @CornellBME]

Founded by Cornell biomedical engineering faculty and alumni, Kanvas Biosciences has raised $48 million in Series A funding to advance microbiome-based cancer therapies and support upcoming clinical trials. https://t.co/5eTJ2v0TWR

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

The dean of @cornellilr, Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, will serve on a blue-ribbon commission charged with developing recommendations on how New York state can protect workers’ economic security while harnessing the economic benefits of AI. @GovKathyHochul https://t.co/GliJHV2ikq

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

A new single-protein analysis technique co-developed by researchers at @WeillCornell unlocks the ability to study scramblases, which may help devise new strategies against multiple diseases. @NIH https://t.co/invyIL13bV

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Celebrating @Cornell staff grads: Ceremonies on the Ithaca and @WeillCornell campuses honored not only academic achievement, but the resilience, shared purpose and commitment to lifelong learning that define Cornell staff. https://t.co/s1vNDgLJAI

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

A way to less polarization? Americans are more willing to engage with opposing views than popular narratives presume. Perceived common ground can help moderate extreme positions, @CornellEcon research finds. @OUPAcademic https://t.co/d9Fhol9QFM

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Cancer breakthrough: @Cornell Prime dots – known as C’ dots – are effective against prostate tumors, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at @WeillCornell and @CornellEng. @AACR @nyphospital @GroupWiesner @NIH https://t.co/l1XOl6ArWS

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

A research team led by Shreya Kankanhalli of the @Cornell SC Johnson College found that supporting merchants during and after installation of digital payment devices resulted in significantly greater uptake of the technology. @INFORMS @TAMU @StanfordGSB https://t.co/2z77DdnWNY

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

A prodrug compound developed by @WeillCornell researchers offers a strategy to potentially reduce the recurrence of pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in patients who initially respond to treatment. @NIH https://t.co/SCzeACthQP

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Different in the U.S.: @Cornell SC Johnson College Dean Andrew Karolyi and colleagues found that even the least-successful U.S. “serial acquirers” will continue to make deals, even with poor announcement-day returns. @EmeraldGlobal https://t.co/0vvirDHbdM

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Even the least-successful U.S. serial acquirers — large firms that regularly acquire smaller ones — will continue to make deals, persisting in spite of less-than-stellar announcement-day returns, @Cornell-led research finds. https://t.co/0vvirDHbdM

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

A @CornellCHE researcher’s redesign of firefighter gear is potentially more versatile and better adapted to their actual work, only a small fraction of which involves fighting structure fires, than existing gear. @CornellGrad @FDNY @IAFFofficial https://t.co/Q30g2mhuuJ

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Coordination the key: A new @CornellCHE-led report shows protecting nutrition now depends on integrating food and health systems as climate shocks strain both at once. @GNReport @UN https://t.co/VurcGNwvPb

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

Letting freedom ring at 250: As part of Philadelphia’s semiquincentennial celebrations, an interactive bell tower designed by @CornellAAP’s Paul Ramírez Jonas (@prjnyc) invites visitors to reflect on the meaning of freedom. @PewCenterArts https://t.co/Pwqyn4xwet

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

The majority of national climate adaptation plans fail to fully integrate health needs or engage populations most at risk from climate change, according to a new study from @WeillCornell. https://t.co/L0okL0ZzKm

[Cornell Chronicle @CornellNews]

The @AtkinsonCenter has awarded $900k to support six new research projects that seek to protect coral reefs, improve greenhouse agriculture and understand whether wildfires affect disease spread. @cornellvet @cornellccmr @CornellCALS @CornellEng https://t.co/GHhg5QZbQ0