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Brian Crane began as Director of the Weill Center for Cell and Molecular Biology on January 1, 2025. He is only the second Director in the History of the Weill Institute since its founding by inaugural Director Scott Emr in 2008.
A Cornell-led collaboration uncovered the equipment that enables bacteria to survive exposure to antibiotics: a shuttling mechanism that helps a complex of proteins pump out a wide spectrum of antibiotics from the cell.
Over the last decade, perovskite photovoltaics have emerged as the most exciting alternative to silicon, with Cornell researchers studying how the material can be grown to be more durable for optimal performance, and be recycled.
Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during operation, providing new insights that could lead to replacement of expensive precious metals in clean-energy technologies.
Cornellians are a creative bunch—and like Ezra himself, many have used their know-how and initiative to make a difference.
Benjamin Widom, Ph.D. ’53, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Jan. 23 in Ithaca. He was 97.
Pursuing research in sciences, social sciences, and humanities, the incoming Fellows will be the sixth cohort since the program was launched in 2019 with a major gift from Seth Klarman ’79 and Beth Schultz Klarman.
A Cornell chemist has created an alternative to the unrecyclable, plastic-based material used for durable items such as car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.
Cornell researchers have discovered a way for ammonia oxidizing archaea, one of the most abundant types of microorganisms on Earth, to produce nitrous oxide, a potent and long-lasting greenhouse gas.
Cornell researchers Greeshma Gadikota, Phil Milner and Tobias Hanrath discuss their carbon capture research, including a new experimental CAPTURE-Lab at Cornell’s Combined Heat and Power Plant.
Beneficial gut microbes and the body work together to fine-tune fat metabolism and cholesterol levels, according to a new preclinical study by investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell’s Ithaca campus.
Cornell chemists and nanofabrication experts have joined forces to create a 2 millimeter-wide, wireless, light-activated device to simplify electrochemistry for broad use.
Researchers from five colleges, including Arts and Sciences, have received awards to support work on sustainable energy systems.
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The award recognizes scientists, engineers and science policymakers who have given unstintingly over their careers to advance energy science and technology.
Cornell researchers have discovered a pathway by which E. coli regulates zinc levels, an insight that could advance the understanding of metal regulation in bacteria and lead to antibacterial applications such as in medical instruments.
The researchers say that their method could create a closed-loop recycling process for this type of plastic.
We caught up with recent Cornell Chem graduate Christopher Diaz (Class of 2020) to find out what they're up to now, and to ask their advice on a few important topics.
Alexandra Easley is a postdoc in the department of chemistry and chemical biology; her research focuses on new approaches to carbon dioxide capture.
The Postdoc Achievement Awards recognize individuals who have made contributions to community and show commitment to promoting inclusion at Cornell and in society.
Peter Kim ’79 will explore how vaccines work and provide an overview of some of the most influential vaccines in history.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Cornell and a group of institutional partners have created the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine to advance energy storage technology and boost large-capacity battery manufacturing in the region.
Yao Yang, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
We recently caught up with recent Cornell Chem graduate Jazmin Aguilar-Romero (Class of 2018) to find out what they're up to now, and to ask their advice on a few important topics.
The researchers have developed a technique to purify certain rare earth elements at room temperature without relying on the toxic and caustic compounds currently used for the task.
Cornell chemistry professor (emeritus), Dr. Jerrold Meinwald, was recently honored in a memorial lecture.
A Cornell team used a new form of high-resolution optical imaging to better understand how adsorption – the clinging of molecules to surfaces – works on the semiconductor titanium dioxide with a gold particle added as a co-catalyst.
The award recognizes two outstanding early career investigators conducting research in any area of fundamental polymer or biopolymer science.
We recently caught up with recent Cornell Chem graduate Jon Meinhardt (Class of 2022) to find out what he’s up to now, and to ask his advice on a few important topics.
Abruña was selected in the “non-traditional energy” category for “foundational contributions spanning electrochemistry, batteries, fuel cells and molecular electronics.”
With these new appointments, the number of A&S faculty appointed to endowed professorships since fall 2018 has reached 76.
A Cornell-led team used ultrafast laser spectroscopy to scrutinize a key intermediate state during singlet fission and found that in certain molecules the intermediate can be directly generated with a strikingly simple technique.
An interdisciplinary team developed a backchannel method that uses solubility, not entropy, to overcome thermodynamic constraints and synthesize high-entropy oxide nanocrystals at lower temperatures.
"This thanks is a bit late, 40+ years in fact...I credit your approach and your class for turning around my academic career and continuing on with my successful scientific endeavors."
Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
Virginia McGhee, doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology; and Liana Shpani, doctoral candidate in physics, are two of three Cornell doctoral students selected for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (DOE SCGSR) Program’s 2023 Solicitation 2 Cycle.
Chemistry Senior, Yichen Qiu, Recognized as 2024 Merrill Presidential Scholar
Shiva Dahagam is a chemistry, biology and economics major.
Julian Morales is a chemistry and chemical biology major.
One year since Dead & Company’s iconic show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser have begun to flow to its climate-fighting recipients, including Phillip Milner, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology.
A&S professors Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are among Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences.
Professors Peng Chen, Mariana Wolfner ’74 and Timothy A. Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24.
Francis “Frank” J. DiSalvo, a chemist-physicist who inspired hundreds of Cornellians from different disciplines to collaborate on environmental problems, died on Oct. 27 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 79.
Associate Professor Pamela Chang recently received the 2024 ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award.
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
The new Kessler Fellows, including A&S students, will spend their spring semesters sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice.
A paper from the Chang lab recently published in Nature explains how Tryptophan contributes to gut health and is found to protect against E. coli infection.
Thirty-one graduate students across three colleges, including A&S, have been awarded research grants from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.