From earth to easel: Kirsten Kurtz paints with soil
Kirsten Kurtz, assistant director of the Cornell Soil Health Lab, discusses her practice of painting with soil, the need for creativity in science and why “the skin of the earth” is more than just dir...
30 Heinä 202540min
Chloé Arson goes deep into the potential of geothermal heat
Chloé Arson, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in Cornell Engineering, discusses her interest in rock mechanics and geothermal heat, addresses common misunderstandings abou...
27 Touko 202538min
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea on the need for increasing public investment in agricultural R&D
Climate change and flagging investment in research and development has U.S. agriculture facing its first productivity slowdown in decades. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, associate professor in the Charles H. Dyso...
12 Maalis 202524min
Itai Cohen on building microrobots, collaborating across disciplines and taming fear
Academia can be a very siloed place, but Itai Cohen, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has managed to work on an incredibly eclectic range of projects, from studying the neuros...
2 Joulu 202439min
Gordon Pennycook on how to improve a ‘prebunking’ technique
As social media platforms deployed psychological “inoculation” on a large scale, hoping to help people spot techniques common to misinformation, Gordon Pennycook, associate professor and Himan Brown F...
4 Marras 202418min
Narrated story: Uris Library and its iconic tower undergo $7M restoration
A $7 million restoration of Cornell's McGraw Tower and Uris Library, underway since summer 2023 and expected to be completed in November, includes replacing roofs, repairing masonry and shoring up a c...
15 Elo 202410min
Narrated story: Deer hunters can switch to copper bullets to save eagles
New York state agencies are encouraging hunters to choose non-lead ammunition to benefit both wild animals and humans, with help from Cornell communication and wildlife experts.
8 Elo 202414min
Narrated story: Warming and browning make NY lakes unlivable for cold-water fish
A new study found that only about 5% of Adirondack lakes may continue to maintain water that is cold and oxygenated enough to support cold-water species given current trends.
31 Heinä 20245min
