David Lifka, director of the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing, has been named the university’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer, effective June 1.
Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. Dan Landau have won Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) grants totaling nearly $1.5 million for innovative research projects in ovarian cancer and combination cancer therapy.
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech announced April 20 “Immersive Recommendations,” where a user opts in to a tool that translates personal digital traces into content recommendations.
Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Sanford I. Weill Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine, has been appointed interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and interim provost for medical affairs of Cornell University, starting June 1. The formation of a search committee also has been formed.
Cornell and New York state scientists estimate that some gardeners who toil in urban gardens and children at play in them could be exposed to lead levels that exceed FDA thresholds, as reported in Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
Alice Li has been named executive director of Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing, the university's patent and technology transfer arm. She had been serving as the group’s interim director since August 2014.
Instead of venturing to a beach or other vacation destination during spring break, more than 120 Cornell Alternative Breaks students traveled the East coast to volunteer with service agencies.
Starving immune cells of key nutrients stymies their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new research from a multi-institutional collaboration led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Engaged Cornell has awarded its first Engaged Graduate Student Grants to 10 doctoral students, who are working with community and commercial partners on research projects for their dissertations.
