9 hours agoCreated with Brick, Mortar, and AmazementBy Skylar Xu ’24 Architects and designers have embraced 3D printing, which generates three-dimensional objects by way of a printhead that moves in all directions, depositing plastic, clay, or a similar material according to digitally encoded instructions. The rapidly evolving technology has streamlined the construction process, with the foundations of…Cornell University5 min read
Jun 2Fishing for Global HealthBy Jackie Swift The world’s fisheries sustain millions of people. The food they provide is crucial for human nutrition and livelihoods. Yet the ecosystems that produce aquatic foods face unprecedented challenges from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Determining how to manage these ecosystems requires that we think about environmental issues…Cornell University6 min read
Apr 25DNA Shredder for Gene TherapyBy Jackie Swift Over the past decade, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has revolutionized science. It has been lauded as a breakthrough in biogenetics and medicine, with the potential to treat or eliminate many chronic or genetic diseases. The technique cuts DNA at a precise target location. Where the cut will be…Cornell University4 min read
Apr 21Tomorrow’s Forecast: Improved Accuracyby Jackie Swift Climate change is here to stay, bringing with it changing weather patterns. According to current models, the northeastern United States can expect an increase in extreme rainfall events. The remnant of Hurricane Ida that hit New York City in the summer of 2021, dropping more than seven…Cornell University5 min read
Mar 21Technology for Whom?by Jackie Swift Every few weeks, it seems, we hear about another computer virus. We are warned over and over about phishing schemes and malware attacks by faceless hackers. We are urged to change our usernames and passwords often. But all that emphasis on security against unknown tech criminals has…Cornell University5 min read
Feb 9WARNING: Parents on Social Mediaby KeShonna Jackson ’24 Parents often share photos and stories of their children online. It can be a way to express adoration for their children and to connect with distant loved ones. This practice now has a name: sharenting. But just as there is over-sharing, there is over-sharenting. Sometimes a…Social Media6 min read
Jan 31Microbes Clean Up!by Jackie Swift The runoff of fertilizers from farm fields affects water quality throughout the world. In the United States, fertilizer runoff sends large amounts of nitrate — a form of nitrogen — into watersheds such as the Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. There, the nitrate can overstimulate…Cornell University5 min read
Aug 2, 2021There’s No Syllabus for Thisby KeShonna Jackson ’24 Amber Haywood ’21 hadn’t finished settling into her freshman dorm room when an assault in Collegetown, a neighborhood where many Cornell University students rent houses and apartments, brought nationwide attention to racism on college campuses. A Black Cornellian, right outside the house where he lived, was…Cornell University6 min read
Jul 26, 2021Where Land Meets Waterby Jackie Swift Landscapes constantly change over time. Nowhere is that more evident than in a floodplain, a place where land and water come together to actively reshape the environment. But when humans decide to build a permanent town on the dynamic floodplain, the result can be devastating floods like…Cornell University6 min read
Jul 19, 2021It’s Time for High-Tech Economicsby Jackie Swift Scientists have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) models during the COVID-19 pandemic to predict the increase, decrease, and spread of infection. Typically, the models depend on fixed assumptions such as an externally given transmission rate for the virus and a specific pattern to human movements that supposes…Economics6 min read
