Hi-tech fixes for climate change, fish tracking

Cornell oceanographer Charles Greene will give two presentations at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb. 23-28 in Honolulu, on marine algae and tracking fish populations.

Cornell senior receives new Shoals Lab award

Vanessa Constant ’14 is the inaugural recipient of a new award from Shoals Marine Lab.

New worm infecting U.S. cats discovered

Cornell researchers have discovered a worm infecting U.S. cats for the first time. Their discovery is published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.

Warmer temps push tropical birds up and off mountains

Many tropical mountain birds are shifting their ranges upslope to escape warmer temperatures, but tropical species appear to be more sensitive to climate shifts than species from temperate regions.

Pathogen-testing firm keys into McGovern Center

With door keys in hand and research ready for a scientific bench, startup business Ionica Sciences became the newest tenant Feb. 5 at Cornell's Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences.

Citizen science helps bridge research gap

Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Caren Cooper gave a presentation, “Citizens of Science: When Advances are Powered by Crowds,” at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago, Feb. 16.

Cornell-led collaboration seeks marine disease solutions

A group of Cornell professors from a range of fields is collaborating to better understand and remediate the impact of warming oceans.

Sea star wasting devastates Pacific Coast species

Cornell researchers are looking into the cause of an unprecedented die-off of West Coast sea star species from Alaska to Mexico.

New institute focuses on human brain research

The new Human Neuroscience Institute aims to better understand how brain systems drive cognition and behavior, which could ultimately enable people to lead happier and more fulfilling lives.