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Study finds gender differences in active learning classrooms

Men participated more in an active learning course in science, technology, engineering and math, while women reported lower perceptions of their scientific abilities, were more aware of gender identity and more likely to feel judged based on gender, a new Cornell-led study has found.

'Terminator' protein halts cancer-causing cellular processes

Essential processes in mammalian cells are controlled by proteins called transcription factors. For example, the transcription factor HIF-1 is triggered by a low-oxygen situation to cause the cell to adapt to decreased oxygen. Transcription factors operate in healthy cells, but cancer cells can co-opt transcription factors such as HIF-1 into promoting tumor growth.

What's in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet.

Faculty profiles: New hires bring vitality to campus

This Ezra series profiles recently hired faculty members across Cornell’s colleges, schools and units. In their own ways, these researchers, scholars and teachers embody the university’s creative and collaborative vitality.

Graduate students help drive Cornell’s research mission

I am inspired daily by the scholarly work of our graduate students. Their innovations and intellectual energy are vital to Cornell’s research productivity.

Class creates virtual exhibition exploring Atlantic odyssey

"The Atlantic crossing was always laden with danger and a catastrophic outcome could never be discarded."

Doctoral student awarded Mellon/ACLS Fellowship

Junting Huang, a doctoral candidate in the field of comparative literature, has received a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship for his dissertation, “The Noise Decade: Intermedial Impulse in Chinese Sound Recording.”

Crossing boundaries: Cornell’s thriving research ecosystem

"Cornell's collaborative culture drives innovation, which leaves a lasting impression on our students.”

How Colleges Can Keep the Coronavirus Off Campus

Cornellians in China help send medical supplies to NYC, Ithaca

Cornell alumni, parents and friends have helped source and deliver more than 19,600 N95 respirator masks, 94,000 surgical and face masks, 59,000 surgical gloves, 2,600 sets of coveralls and other supplies.