Cornell Chronicle is reporting that nearly 4,300 first-year and transfer students, along with their families, gathered at Schoellkopf Field for the New Student Convocation, where they were encouraged to embrace the university community. It said researchers have found a new clue to prostate cancer's resistance to hormone therapy, noting that prostate tumors can rewire amino acid metabolism to override normal brakes on cholesterol production. Separately, Cornell researchers used satellite images to identify 1.8 million trees in New York City, a new mapping approach that could help cool cities globally. The Chronicle also reported that Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the School of Continuing Education, will step down. She led the school's post-pandemic expansion and the planning of Cornell's first part-time online bachelor's degree program. In other media, CNN is reporting that Daniel Susser of Cornell's Bowers College commented on the idea of "watermarking" AI text, stating that the concept of a technical way to show AI use feels threatening. Smithsonian Magazine is reporting that Dr. Anna Nordvig of Weill Cornell suggested that avoiding vascular health risk factors, especially starting at age 55, may delay dementia.
