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News from across the Cornell ecosystem.
Reporting from Ithaca, Roosevelt Island, Geneva, and the medical campus in Manhattan.
Research
A Quantum Leap: Cornell Engineers Edge Closer to a Room-Temperature Superconductor
A decade of work in Clark Hall has produced what may be the most significant materials science breakthrough of the decade — and it began with a graduate student's stubborn intuition.
Eleanor Whitfield · 12 min read
Cornell Tech
Ten Years on Roosevelt Island: How Cornell Tech Rewrote New York's Innovation Map
What began as a competition entry has become the second-largest startup engine in the Northeast.
Daniel Park · 9 min read
Medicine
Weill Cornell Surgeons Complete First U.S. Trial of Semi-Autonomous Cardiac Surgery
A 47-patient study suggests AI-guided systems may match — and sometimes exceed — human precision.
Dr. Naomi Reyes · 8 min read
Agriculture
A Wheat Strain Born in Geneva, New York, May Feed East Africa Through the Next Decade
CALS researchers and partners in Nairobi are scaling a drought-resistant cultivar across three countries.
Owen Ferrara · 7 min read
Athletics
Big Red Hockey Opens Title Defense With a Statement Win Over Harvard
Lynah Rink erupted as the senior captain delivered the overtime goal — and a message to the conference.
Theo Mancini · 5 min read