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Planning to harness the power of AI are A&S researchers from physics; ecology and evolutionary biology; chemistry and chemical biology; and neurobiology and behavior
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Chemist Alexa Easley has been honored for outstanding polymer research.
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Cornell scientists working with the U.S. Department of Energy have developed a new method for recycling high-density polyethylene using a novel catalytic approach.
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Chemical biologist Laura L. Kiessling of MIT will detail how carbohydrates function to help the body fight cancers and pathogens.
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On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.
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Three Arts and Sciences professors “have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."
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Cornell chemistry researchers discovered a method to evaluate complex materials for solar energy harvesting.
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Assistant professors Debanjan Chowdhury, physics, and Andrew Musser, chemistry, are among 126 researchers in the United States and Canada who this year have received two-year fellowships to advance their work.
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The Scialog initiative aims to catalyze advances in basic science that will enable technologies for removal of C02 and other greenhouse gases to become more efficient, affordable and scalable.
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The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019, includes scholars investigating quantum phases of two-dimensional materials, mechanisms of social mobility, housing politics of metro areas, and gaps between neuro cognition and artificial intelligence, among other critical topics.
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Geoffrey Coates’ discoveries have revolutionized polymer recycling, materials for green hydrogen generation, and the synthesis of sustainable plastics.
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ornell chemists discovered they could produce two products used in in medicinal chemistry by changing the type of electrochemical reactor.
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Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences are involved in some of 14 new Multi-Investigator Seed Grants, designed to foster multidisciplinary collaborations.
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Richard Kong is working to develop catalysts to guide chemical reactions toward desired outcomes, including some that could have a positive effect on the environment.
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Originally planning to attend medical school, the chemistry alumna is co-founder of biotech startup Centivax.
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More than 100 Cornell researchers from Cornell's Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine gathered for a two-day workshop in October to discuss research on the three-dimensional structures of macromolecules.
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Four current Laidlaw scholars share their summer research or leadership in action experiences.
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The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
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Inulin, a type of dietary fiber commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, and other parts of the body, according to a preclinical study from Cornell researchers.
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Cornell's president highlighted recent achievements of Arts and Sciences faculty.
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The findings could ultimately lead to more effective treatments for a wide range of mental health disorders.
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Cornell researchers have discovered a way to apply expansion microscopy, which expands cell components to make them more visible, to lipids using click chemistry, recognized with the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Jeremy M. Baskin and Pamela Chang were doctoral students in Carolyn Bertozzi’s lab at the University of California, Berkley, in the mid-2000s.
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Xiaolong Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in physics, and Wen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, stand out among young scientists in the tri-state area.
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New tools being developed by the Hyster lab can be applied in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
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“Climate change is a pressing challenge and we don’t have a moment to lose."
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The American Chemical Society honors Dr. Todd Hyster by awarding him the National Fresenius Award.
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The funding supports research, as well as the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery powered (EV) cars at Cornell.
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Starting fall 2023, the 10th edition of McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be available an open educational resource (OER) through OpenStax.
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New research could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.
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The award allows the center to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.
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Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Iván Andrade’s summer experience helped him realize that he’s headed in the right direction as he pursues a career in medicine.
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Associate professor Song Lin was recently awarded the 2022 Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Unrestricted Grant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
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An international honor recognizes Prof. Geoffrey Coates for innovations in sustainable plastics.
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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology mourns the death of Phillip Geissler, '96.
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“You need to figure out how to tailor biomedical recommendations to different people based on their individual metabolism."
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Undergrads in the Nexus Scholars Program used ultrafast laser spectroscopy to understand how organic semiconductors behave when they absorb and emit light.
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Assistant Professor Andrew Musser receives award celebrating a recent paper published in The Journal of Chemical Physics.
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Dr. Richard Kong, a Klarman fellow in the Lancaster Group, was recently named winner of the 2022 Dalton Emerging Researcher Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Lin's new process uses readily available substances and inexpensive electrodes to create the large and complicated molecules widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
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A highlight of our graduating PhD and MS students in the class of 2022.
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The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology celebrates its undergraduate student award recipients.
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Alumnus Song Jin was awarded a WARF Named Professorship and chose to name his professorship after his Cornell faculty mentor, Francis J. DiSalvo.
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The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology congratulates our graduating seniors.
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A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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The awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
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The materials are made from sugar and low-cost alkali metal salts, so they would be inexpensive enough for large-scale deployment.
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"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
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Fueled by the collaborative spirit of Cornell’s faculty, the 2030 Project is helping to remove silos, activate research and leverage existing expertise across all disciplines to find solutions now.
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