Poetry's evolutionary niche at Cornell Plantations

Poet Joanie Mackowski will present, “You're the Bee's Kinesis: Poetry and Coevolution,” as part of the Cornell Plantations’ William and Jane Torrence Harder Lecture Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Call Auditorium.

Pica in pregnant teens linked to low iron

In a study of pregnant teenagers, almost half engaged in pica, the craving and intentional consumption of ice, cornstarch, vacuum dust, baby powder and soap and other nonfood items.

Study helps prevent rhino deaths during relocation

A study of black rhinos in Namibia suggests that proper positioning during anesthesia helps the large animals breathe more efficiently, a finding that could limit unnecessary deaths.

Grad students master mentoring in Arizona field course

Three graduate students learned from faculty members Jed Sparks and Harry Greene how to teach field courses to undergraduates on a 10-day field course to Arizona.

Ingested nanoparticles may damage liver

A recently published study shows that nanoparticles injure liver cells when they are in microfluidic devices designed to mimic organs of the human body.

Genetics reveal effects of deadly frog fungus

Researchers have teased out which immune-related genes are turned on and off in the Panamanian golden frog following infection of a fungus that is deadly to amphibians.

A new player in lipid metabolism discovered

Mice engineered with fat cells that lacked a specific gene did not gain weight when fed high-fat Western diets.

Ag secretary briefed on nutrition, dairy, climate research

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Cornell faculty members July 29 to learn about solutions in the realm of dairy, nutrition and climate change.

Computer model reveals cancer's energy source

A computer model study reveals – for the first time – details of an energy-creating process vital and unique to cancer cells, which holds promise for new interventions.