Undergraduate Research at Cornell

Research, creative experiences, and service learning are hallmarks of a Cornell undergraduate education. Doing research will allow you to learn uniquely through hands-on experiences that develop critical thinking skills. Research takes place in a variety of settings, including the lab, the field, and the library. 

Research Buzz

Real-time view inside batteries leads to faster, cheaper battery production

Cornell researchers, working with an upstate New York battery company, have developed a real-time diagnostic approach to improving one of the most expensive and time-consuming stages of lithium-ion ba...

A unifying mechanism for cancer-driving mutations

A family of mutations seen in about 20% of human cancers drives malignancy by changing the accessibility of genes to a particular regulatory protein, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine inv...

Prosecutors invoke gender stereotypes in capital cases against women

Cornell information science researchers and Cornell Law School faculty found that in capital cases, prosecutors invoke a range of gender stereotypes against women defendants to increase the likel...