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A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters -- an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital

The Independent UK

Exoplanet Update 2026: Why 45 Worlds From 6,000 Candidates Are 'Best Bets' For Life

A new 2026 exoplanet update from Cornell astronomers has narrowed more than 6,000 known worlds to 45 rocky planets judged the 'best bets' for life, all orbiting in the habitable zones of their stars.

International Business Times UK

Perfect homework, blank stares: Why colleges are turning to oral exams to combat AI

A growing number of U.S. college instructors are turning to oral exams to help combat an AI crisis in higher education

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Faculty-Run Independent Law Journal Looking for Editors (Law Clerks, SJD Students, Fellows, or Junior Professors)

The Independent Law Journal is a new faculty-led legal journal aimed at helping reform academic legal publishing and promoting ideological… The post Faculty-Run Independent Law Journal Looking for Editors (Law Clerks, SJD Students, Fellows, or Junior Professors) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Arizona bartender wears 2 braids during her shift. Then she sees what happens to her tips

An Arizona bartender wore two braids in her hair during one of her shifts. Then she noticed an immediate pay increase in tips.

The Mary Sue

Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes

Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids?

Space

I went back to my alma mater and saw how women’s sports have changed

There’s a basketball renaissance emerging at Columbia, and Megan Griffith’s women are leading it

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Cornell research shows that underwater 3D printing can be used to build or repair ocean structures in place — DARPA-funded project aims to make underwater construction faster, cheaper, and safer

Researchers based at Cornell University have developed a method for 3D printing concrete structures on the seafloor.

Tom’s Hardware

The Ivies can weather the Trump administration’s research cuts – it’s the nation’s public universities that have the most to lose

Most of the media coverage of the federal government’s recent cuts in federal research money for universities has focused on its effects on a handful of elite Ivy League universities, such as Harvard, Columbia and Cornell.

The Conversation

Cornell University reaches deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding for research

Cornell has joined the ranks of other top universities, including Columbia, Brown and Pennsylvania, who have made deals with the Trump administration to comply with their interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding for research projects.

Euronews

Cornell Makes Major Concessions in Deal With Trump to Restore $250 Million in Funding

Cornell University announced Friday that it has reached a $60 million agreement with the Trump administration to settle longstanding federal probes and unlock blocked research funds.

International Business Times

Cornell University settles with Trump administration to restore $250m in funds

Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demands

The Guardian - US

Cornell University announces deal with Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding

Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school

The Independent UK

Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools

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37 years ago this week, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours — worm slithered out and sparked a new era in cybersecurity

Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity.

The Independent UK

Feeling the winter blues? Experts have a hack that actually helps

In January, Americans feeling ‘very satisfied’ with their personal lives hit a new 24-year low

Benzinga

GSI Technology Moves Ahead With $50 Million Offering After Cornell Validation

GSI Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:GSIT) shares fell Monday after the company announced a $50 million registered direct offering with a single institutional investor, just days after unveiling a major AI breakthrough validated by Cornell University.

Sports Illustrated

Ivy League Quarterback Shocks Fans With Rare Third Down Punt

Cornell quarterback punts on third down.

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I had to flee the US – as a foreign, Black, pro-Palestinian activist, I tick every box on Ice’s list

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

Reason

Barry Strauss Guest-Blogging About "Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire"

I'm delighted to report that my Hoover colleague (and emeritus professor at Cornell), Barry Strauss, will be guest-blogging this week… The post Barry Strauss Guest-Blogging About "Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire" appeared first on Reason.com.

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New 3D printing process could improve superconductors — scientists use 3D-printed ink and heat to create record-breaking surface area

Scientists at Cornell have created a 3D printing process that can help improve superconductor performance with record-breaking surface area on compound superconductors.

TechRadar

These scientists have a unique way of tackling video deepfakes - and all it takes is a burst of light

Cornell scientists developed noise-coded illumination, embedding invisible watermarks in light patterns to detect video tampering across varied conditions.

Tom’s Hardware

Researchers build world’s first “microwave brain” chip that can think like AI and talk like a radio — all at gigahertz speeds

Cornell researchers have built a chip that processes AI tasks and handles wireless communication using microwaves instead of digital logic, slashing power use while boosting speed—paving the way for always-on, cloud-free AI in tiny devices.

The Independent UK

A look at colleges with federal money targeted by the Trump administration

Several elite U.S. colleges have made deals with President Donald Trump’s administration, offering concessions to his political agenda and financial payments to restore federal money that had been withheld

The Independent UK

$200M Columbia payout a ‘blueprint’ for Trump to squeeze Harvard and other Gaza protest schools: report

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

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