NIH grant seeks to improve treatment for mid- and late-life depression

A $4 million, four-year grant will support a new research center to develop improved treatments for middle-age and older adults suffering from depression.

Cornell Tech startup ideas get bigger, brighter, bolder

Team energy warmed the Tata Innovation Center as winter blasted outside along New York City's East River Dec. 14 at Cornell Tech's first Open Studio on Roosevelt Island.

Fashion alumni project: from MVR to MoMA

A plus-size dress form designed by alumni is featured in “Items: Is Fashion Modern?” at NYC’s Museum of Modern Art until Jan. 28.

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Government alumnus takes on the system

Ethan Felder ’09 isn’t shy about standing up for what he believes in – even if that means literally standing up in front of a crowd of 1,000 people at a Queens neighborhood rally.

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Coalition to provide data for improving life science career choices

President Martha E. Pollack has committed the university to a new multi-institution initiative to make public data pertaining to career outcomes for life sciences doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers.

Faculty committee tasked to envision opportunities in New York City

President Martha E. Pollack has charged a committee of 12 faculty members from across the university to envision what Cornell’s presence in New York City might look like over the next decade.

Engineers scrap the stethoscope, measure vital signs with radio waves

Cornell engineers have demonstrated a method for gathering vital signs using a cheap and covert system of radio-frequency signals and microchip "tags."

Signs of acute myeloid leukemia may be present years before diagnosis

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia may have genetic mutations in their blood indicating they are at high risk of developing the disease.

The future of high-speed tube travel discussed in NYC

Journalists got a rare glimpse into the future of high-speed travel in vacuum tubes during an Inside Cornell talk Dec. 1 in Manhattan.