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The Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium identified the last sequences, revealing a 100 percent complete human genome for the first time.

Scientists can now follow the activity of multiple neurons as a mouse sees, responds and behaves, thanks to advances in multiphoton microscopy.

Alex Kwan Both alumni are important additions to the College of Engineering, which is growing its roster of interdisciplinary faculty who contribute to university-level centers and initiatives. Cha is a particularly strategic fit, with research interests including atomic understanding of material formation and the design of new materials with applications for quantum computing and information processing. “Judy is a deep thinker who tackles big questions in materials science,” said Lara Estr...

2020 in review: COVID-19 was the story December 21, 2020 The first mention of the word “coronavirus” in a Cornell Chronicle story in 2020 came on Jan. 29, when the university designated mainland China as an elevated-risk destination, and imposed travel restrictions on students, faculty and staff. Since then, there have been more than 300 stories or university statements that mention COVID-19 posted on news.cornell.edu. It has been the story of the year. The most-read Chronicle story of th...