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Reviving Take Back the Tap: Reducing the Waste of Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles at Cornell University

By Elsa Huelsbergen · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Revived by new student leadership, Cornell’s Take Back the Tap campaign works to counter widespread misconceptions about tap water and the environmental costs of bottled water. The initiative promotes water sustainability through class outreach, educational materials and student ambassador efforts that highlight Cornell’s clean, high-quality tap water.

Cornell Joins 11 Other Universities In Lawsuit Against Department of Defense’s Plan To Slash Indirect Research Grant Costs

Cornell University Receives $5.1 million Autism Research Grant

By Marissa Gaut · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

Cornell researchers received a $5.1 million NIH grant to establish the Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility (AR²) Center, which will enhance transparency and reliability in autism research through data reanalysis, model validation, and open scientific collaboration.

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Strategic Orbit: Cornell PhD Student’s Perspective on the Rise of Space Warfare in U.S. Defense Policy

By Rebecca Ryan · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

Once science fiction fantasy, “space warfare” has entered the realm of U.S. defense strategy with satellites, logistics, and orbital dominance now central to national security. Cornell Ph.D. candidate Avishai Melamed explores how technological competition with China, private-sector partnerships, and sustainability concerns are reshaping the geopolitics of space.

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More Than a Jack-O’-Lantern: The Science Behind Pumpkins

By Laine Havens · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Neither purely pie nor porch prop, the pumpkin haunts the boundary between science and superstition — a gourd so undefinable that even botanists can’t pin it down. From “zumpkins” born in backyard compost to hybrids bred for spooky perfection, the modern pumpkin’s true essence lies not in taxonomy, but in tradition.

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Building Clean Water Futures: Cornell AguaClara’s Mission to Engineer Global Change

By Marissa Gaut and Kitty Zhang · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

AguaClara, a Cornell-born initiative founded in 2005, harnesses the power of gravity to deliver sustainable, electricity-free drinking water treatment to communities worldwide. Designed and researched by Cornell students, its innovative systems now serve over 100,000 people across Honduras, Nicaragua, and India — advancing both engineering innovation and global health equity.

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