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Two Cornell faculty members are among 31 early-career academics from across the U.S. who have been named Freeman Hrabowski Scholars by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), in recognition of their potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse, equitable and inclusive lab environments where everyone can thrive.
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Have our faces evolved to look more modern? According to Michael Sheehan, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, associate professor of neurobiology and behavior, "“The perceived differences in appearance of people between the mid-20th century and now is almost certainly the result of stylistic, grooming or diet changes rather than facial evolution.”
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Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic identity, and understanding this diversity could lead to better understanding of the brain’s computational flexibility and memory capacity, potentially informing disease treatment options, Cornell researchers report in a new study.
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Humidity is as important as scent in attracting pollinators to a plant, new Cornell-led research finds, advancing basic biology and opening new avenues to support agriculture.
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It is time to recognize the notable awards/honors garnered by NBB students and faculty over the past year.
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A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
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This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
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By studying the brain mechanisms of vocal learning in budgies, Zhilei Zhao explores how social learning is implemented in the brain.
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Understanding locomotion can unveil fundamental principles of how our nervous systems generate behavior and lead to treatment for human movement disorders.
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Planning to harness the power of AI are A&S researchers from physics; ecology and evolutionary biology; chemistry and chemical biology; and neurobiology and behavior
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Cornell research is shining a new light – via thermal imaging of mice – on how urine scent mark behavior changes depending on shifting social conditions.
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A pair of researchers in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior are designing new technology and research methods to discover how brain circuits support learning and memory.
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With about 70 students on campus from Syria and Turkey affected by the devastation in their countries, students, faculty and administrators have mobilized to create relief efforts.
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CAPE helps retired faculty transition and still help students. Charles Walcott, professor emeritus of neurobiology and behavior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is quoted as saying “because faculty feel as they retire they’re going to lose the interaction with colleagues and students and staff which makes the Cornell experience so wonderful. What CAPE tries to do is help them through that transition, by pointing out that in general you can continue on but with greater freedom to do what you want.”
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The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019.
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Antonio Fernandez-Ruis, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor from Neurobiology & Behavior has been recognized by Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition Funding.
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The finding provides evidence for an organizational principle in which each muscle has a specific function in flight control.
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The Mitzi Sutton Russekoff ’54 Lecture took place Nov. 15 at the Cornell Club in New York City.
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Cornell, including A&S, will recruit and train a cohort of up to 100 postdoctoral fellows in the fields of natural sciences and engineering.
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Cornell's president highlighted recent achievements of Arts and Sciences faculty.
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Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor for Neurobiology and Behavior was recognized during the State of the University annual address for winning the 2022 Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
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Embracing Darwinian beekeeping may help honeybee colonies survive. According to Tom Seeley, Horace White Professor in Biology, “If you let an animal live naturally, it is able to use its full toolbox and set of skills to survive and reproduce, but when you take any kind of animal and you force it to live in a different way, those tools aren’t allowed to function very well.” To read the full article in The Washington Post.
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Webs from Orb-weaving spiders pick up sounds from there webs. Ron Hoy, Dr. David and Dorothy Joslovitz Merksamer Professor of Biological Science says "We’re talking about quite a spectacular web. It’s this wheel-shaped web that is around upstate New York…if you walk through any field, you’ve either gonna walk through one or you’re gonna see it and avoid it because they’re big. It can get as big as a yard or a meter across." To Listen to the podcast or read the article in Scientific American"
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“My focus is on how an animal’s mother can impact a wide range of outcomes: in childhood, adulthood, and even between generations."
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Woody Harrelson writes a poem about his doppleganger, who happens to be a baby. Dr. Michael Sheehan, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor from Cornell University in 2015 speaking to Live Sciences is quoted as saying, "There is only so much genetic diversity to go around. If you shuffle that deck of cards so many times, at some point, you get the same hand dealt to you twice...If you have enough people, you're going to end up with someone who doesn't look so crazily different." To read the full article: Newsweek
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The discovery has implications for psychiatric disorders, particularly depression and anxiety.
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Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz has been awarded the 2022 Freedman Prize, which recognizes exceptional clinical and basic research in mental illness.
Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, PhD from Neurobiology and Behavior has won the 2022 Freedman Prizewinner for Exceptional Basic Research.
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A gift of an observation hive from Thomas Seeley, Horace White Professor in Biology, Professor Emeritus from Cornell University to Ann Chilcott, chairwoman of the Nairn and District Beekeeper’s Association has proved helpful in showing how Bees work. To read the full article: The Press and Journal.Photo credit to Matt Hayes
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Their work could have future implications for human health, setting a path for research into understanding brain function.
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The awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
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“Almost everyone has enjoyed being back in person and having that sense of community, but Zoom and other technologies are still powerful tools in our arsenal.”
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"There are over 3,000 different species of mosquitoes in total, but only a few mosquitoes specialize in biting humans," said Zhilei Zhao, a postdoctoral researcher of neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University as quoted in this article in LIVESCIENCE. To read the full article: LIVESCIENCE. Zhilei's study can be found in Nature, May 4, 2022...
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The Department annually nominates one of its graduate students to receive an Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in recognition of superior teaching performance. Andrea Roeser has won this year for BioNB 2220 Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neuroscience, BioNB 4910 Principles of...
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We are proud to announce that Caitlin Miller has been awarded the 2022 Social Justice Award from the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement. Caitlin has been a strong leader in DEI efforts in our department, and played a key role in our successful Diversity Preview Weekends last year. She was also one of the most important...
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Caitlin Miller of Neurobiology and Behavior has won The Russell Distinguished Teaching Award. The Russell Distinguished Teaching Award is intended for professorial faculty, lecturers, senior lecturers and teaching assistants who have demonstrated their devotion to teaching, where teaching is understood to include classroom presence, preparation...
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Klarman Fellow and animal behavior researcher Matthew Zipple started the podcast to share the vast array of animal behaviors.
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Katherine Collins wrote the book, “The Nature of Investing, Resilient Investment Strategies through Biomimicry.” She believes investing is both art and science. The author of the article, R.J. Shook is quoted "Watching honeybees teaches us how to be better investors, Collins writes in her book. She credits the work of Cornell University honeybee...
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Ron Hoy, Dr. David and Dorothy Joslovitz Merksamer Professor of Biological Science; Professor Emeritus from Cornell University is doing a study on Orb spiders with Ron Miles, a Mechanical Engineering faculty member at Binghamton University. It is possible that research from this study could someday be used in designing sensitive bio-inspired...
/news/spiders-use-webs-extend-their-hearing-studyFrancois Brunelle, a photographer creates portraits of people who look like, often called Dopplegangers. Mike Sheehan, Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Assistant Professor from Cornell University explains why they are a matter of genetics and neuroscience. To read the entire article: GIZMODO.
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A study of orb weaver spiders finds their massive webs act as auditory arrays that capture sounds, possibly giving spiders advanced warning of incoming prey or predators.
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On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
/news/more-12m-donated-support-students-24-hoursAndrew Bass, Horace White Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior discusses the humming sounds coming from the Plainfin midshipman in the bays of California on the Peculiar Planet Podcast, 3/3/22. To listen to the full podcast: That sounds Fishy
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Fish rely on acoustic communication more than previously thought according to a new study in the journal, Ichthyology & Herpetology. Andrew Bass, Horace White Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University and co-author of the study, " hopes the research will help humans better appreciate the complexity of other animal...
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Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
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Scientists have uncovered a set of neurons in fruit flies that could provide a target for controlling mosquitos.
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Assistant professors Pamela Chang, Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, Daniel Halpern-Leistner and Peter McMahon have won 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The major combines interests in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neurobiology and behavior.
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Two faculty members – studying topics ranging from reproductive performance in dairy cows to the introduction of living organisms into material design – are winners of 2022 Schwartz Research Funds for Women and Other Underrepresented Faculty in the Life Sciences.Rong Yang, assistant professor in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular...
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