Cornell Chronicle

1 week ago | news.cornell.edu | Syl Kacapyr

From a nanotech solution for removing toxic chemicals from water to a 3D-printing method for high-precision drug delivery, Cornell students put real research innovations to the test in the inaugural Technology Commercialization Innovation Competition, held May 2 in Gates Hall and hosted by the Cornell Engineering Office of Innovation.

1 week ago | news.cornell.edu | Tom Fleischman

When purchasing, say, a used car or a house from a private seller, it’s not uncommon for the prospective buyer to make an offer below the asking price, then negotiate with the owner before a deal is reached. But can we predict who is more likely to go back and forth with the seller on the price? According to new research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, political affiliation could be one indicator of negotiation propensity.

1 week ago | news.cornell.edu | Laura Reiley

The New York State Senate has honored Tashara M. Leak, associate professor and associate dean of Cornell Human Ecology in New York City, College of Human Ecology (CHE), as a 2025 Woman of Distinction. The award honors women who have made outstanding contributions to their local communities; each senator selects an honoree from their respective district. State Sen.

1 week ago | news.cornell.edu | Patricia Waldron

Telling the difference between benign and cancerous thyroid nodules before surgery is notoriously challenging, but a new study finds that a combination of artificial intelligence and data analysis techniques may yield surprisingly accurate cancer predictions. The proof-of-concept study was conducted by researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

2 weeks ago | news.cornell.edu | Tom Fleischman

During the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that people from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups were more likely than non-Hispanic white people to be infected, be hospitalized and die from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, the very communities that bear the brunt of those disparities are underrepresented in scientific efforts to understand them.