Research news from across the Cornell campuses and beyond
A Big Red Undergraduate Journal
Victoria Alkin ’23 gathered a team of students and supporters to create CURJ, a publication dedicated to research by Cornell undergraduates.
A Corollary to War
Did racism and a fractured political landscape make the United States more vulnerable to COVID-19?
Created with Brick, Mortar, and Amazement
After having delved into the guts of 3D printers, Alexia Asgari ’22 wants to make them a genuine partner in the creative process.
Field Guide to a Marvelous Education
For Cornell students, fieldwork is an immersive, sometimes transformative experience that carries the thrill of discovery and seeing the world anew.
Got Data?
Benjamin Lehman ’21 helps dairy farmers reduce costs and their environmental footprint by maximizing homegrown corn yields.
Moonlighting Proteins
Brianna Johnson ’21 studies the multifunctional protein AroK and its effects on antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria.
Peering through Alien Atmospheres
Is anyone home? Jonathan Gomez Barrientos ’22 works on techniques to expand what we know about Earth-like exoplanets.
There’s No Syllabus for This
Supporting community-engaged learning at Cornell, Amber Haywood ’21 found a way to put her values into action.
Tiny Spores Full of Promise
Eileen Tzng, an undergraduate in the Pawlowska lab, is intent on understanding the relationship between fungal spores and the bacteria they harbor.
WARNING: Parents on Social Media
Three Cornell undergrads collaborated on an interdisciplinary class project in Spring 2020. The experience changed their academic trajectories.
DNA Double Take
From biology class to “C.S.I.,” we are told again and again that our genome is at the heart of our identity. Read the sequences in the chromosomes of a single cell, and learn everything about a person’s genetic information — or, as 23andme, a prominent genetic testing company, says on its Web site, “The more you know about your DNA, the more you know about yourself.”
Scientists Capture Most Detailed Picture Yet of Key AIDS Protein
Collaborating scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Weill Cornell Medical College have determined the first atomic-level structure of the tripartite HIV envelope protein — long considered one of the most difficult targets in structural biology and of great value for medical science's.
UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship
The United Negro College Fund and the Merck Company Foundation announce the availability of the UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards.
A History of Science: Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
Driving up Campus Road in the afternoon, you can see many varsity and club athletes practicing on Alumni Fields. But 40 feet underneath them and half a mile in circumference sits the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source.