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Four Cornell faculty members are among 99 researchers across the U.S. who have been awarded grants by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Office of Science Early Career Research Program.

Cornell researchers studying microplastics, robotics and machine learning are recent recipients of National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Launching Jan. 27 with three episodes, “Research Matters” spotlights Cornell scholars whose research directly engages with real-world challenges, from climate change and public safety to mental health.

Joachims, professor of computer science and information science and director of the Cornell AI initiative, will coordinate AI across research, education and operations.

Cynthia Leifer, Ph.D. ’00, professor in microbiology and immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been appointed director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, effective Jan. 15. The office provides support for Cornell’s roughly 750 postdoctoral researchers at the Ithaca, Cornell AgriTech and Cornell Tech campuses.

Dr. Gary Koretzky ’78 has been appointed vice provost for research for Cornell’s Ithaca, Cornell Tech and AgriTech campuses, effective Dec. 15, 2025. He has been serving in an interim role since February 2025.

A single molecular switch is essential for blood stem cells to enter an activated, regenerative state in which they produce new blood cells, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

When bats lose access to their habitat and natural food sources, they seek food on agricultural lands – new research explains why, when their diets change, they shed more virus and infect more hosts, increasing the risk of outbreaks and pandemics.

More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a new report finds that the concerning trend is continuing apace.

A study out of Weill Cornell Medicine and Oregon Health & Science University provides critical insight for the development of a vaccine that can more effectively block the spread of cytomegalovirus across the placenta to babies before they’re born.