Researchers win grants to remove carbon from air, manufacturing 
Cornell Atkinson faculty fellow Phillip Milner has won a Carbontech Development Initiative grants to develop carbon removal technologies.
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Researchers win grants to remove carbon from air, manufacturing
Oral delivery a possibility for silica-based C’Dots
New research has shown that ultrasmall Cornell Prime Dots, or C’Dots, which are among the nanocarriers for therapeutics once thought to be viable only by injection, have the potential to be administered orally.
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Cornell chemists image basic blocks of synthetic polymers
Cornell chemists have developed a technique that allows them to image polymerization catalysis reactions at single-monomer resolution, key in discovering the molecular composition of a synthetic polymer.
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Cornell’s military veterans share their histories
A current student veteran has been exploring the stories of Cornell's military veterans through a collection of interviews and memorabilia.
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Weiss teaching awards honor exceptional faculty
Three A&S faculty members are recipients of 2023 Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards, which honor a sustained commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.
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Meshri family funds Baker 200 restoration project
The Meshri Family Auditorium opened this fall, after a $6 million renovation.
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Metal organic frameworks turn greenhouse gas into ‘gold’
Researchers have found an innovative way to handle fluorinated gases as stable solids -- and the same process could someday be used to capture greenhouse gases.
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Student Spotlight: Megan Driscoll
A doctoral student in chemistry and chemical biology with a focus in polymer chemistry from Chelmsford, Massachusetts Driscoll researches new ways to make and upcycle polymers.
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