Episodes

  • Weekly roundup, Oct. 4, 2024: MacArthur genius grants | McGraw Hall renovations | Child nutrition
    Oct 3 2024

    This week's top stories on the Cornell Chronicle include MacArthur “genius grant” winners Nicola Dell and Ling Ma, the kick off of McGraw Hall’s renovations, and some good news for parents trying to get their kids to eat healthy meals: Kids don’t need to eat salads to maintain a healthy weight.

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    5 mins
  • Weekly roundup, Sept. 27, 2024: New provost | Research on psychedelics | Hotelie's coffee venture
    Sep 26 2024

    This week's top stories on the Cornell Chronicle feature the announcement of a new university provost, a study on how psychedelics reduce anxiety in the brains of mice and rats and a profile of a student who has launched a fair-trade coffee business to support her rural village in Guatemala.

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    4 mins
  • Weekly roundup, Sept. 20, 2024: Mr. Mozart | Smart syringe | Huskies' history
    Sep 19 2024

    This week's top stories on the Cornell Chronicle feature a thirty-year effort to catalogue Mozart’s compositions, a smart syringe invented by an undergraduate researcher and a study that solves a mystery about Siberian huskies.

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    Visit our archives for news related to this week’s stories: Cornellian-founded company implants 3D-bioprinted ear and Geneticists link DNA of famed sled dog Balto to modern breeds.

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    4 mins
  • Narrated story: Uris Library and its iconic tower undergo $7M restoration
    Aug 15 2024

    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 century-old entryway.

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    11 mins
  • Narrated story: Deer hunters can switch to copper bullets to save eagles
    Aug 8 2024

    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.

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    15 mins
  • Narrated story: Warming and browning make NY lakes unlivable for cold-water fish
    Jul 31 2024

    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.

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    6 mins
  • Narrated story: How to ease teens' transition to high school
    Jul 25 2024

    Providing teenagers opportunities to affirm positive aspects of their identities and values can help bolster their self-esteem and ease transitions to high school, new Cornell psychology research finds.

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    5 mins
  • Narrated story: Unique bond powers twin mechanical engineering students
    Jul 17 2024

    Identical twins Ashley and Verena Padres ’26 fell in love with the idea of space exploration and working together at an early age – now they employ and enjoy that spirit of curiosity and collaboration at Cornell.

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    8 mins