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Fact checks effectively counter COVID misinformation

2/16/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets, according to new Cornell research.

Light blue and pink networks glow on a dark blue background — Matthew Meiselman/Provided Dorsal neurons (green) express AstC peptide (magenta) in the female fly brain.

Neurobiology and Behavior

Temperature, reproduction link holds promise for insect control

2/17/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that could provide a target for controlling mosquitos.

View from Mars: red landscape and robot — NASA-JPL-ASU/Provided NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance poses in a planetary selfie last September with the formation known as “Rochette.”

Astronomy

Rock stars on Mars: Students look for life on big red planet

2/17/2022 Cornell Chronicle

For the past year, two Cornell doctoral students have been living, thinking and working on the red planet Mars, digitally commuting from our own blue world.

Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema receives grant, announces spring lineup

2/18/2022 A&S Communications

"These awardees represent the best of what New York's vibrant communities have to offer," said Governor Kathy Hochul.

Person wearing gray suit speaks at a podium that says 'NYC LEADING ON CLIMATE' — Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Furnas speaking at a December 2021 event in which then-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law that will eventually ban fossil fuel combustion in newly constructed buildings, among other provisions.

Alumni

Alum Leads Cornell’s ‘2030 Project’ on Climate Change

2/15/2022 Cornellians

Fresh from sustainability success in New York City, environmental advocate Ben Furnas ’06 directs a new University initiative to marshal its resources to protect the planet.

Psychology

Why language is like charades – and could save us from AI

2/22/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Language emerges from a continual flow of creative improvisation, not biologically evolved genes or instincts, argue authors of a new book.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Electrosynthesis energizes sustainable drug development

2/21/2022 Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-led collaboration used electrochemistry to stitch together simple carbon molecules and form complex compounds, eliminating the need for precious metals or other catalysts to promote the chemical reaction.