Biologist David Lodge named director of Atkinson Center

David M. Lodge, the Galla Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the first Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, effective in May 2016.

Stiffer breast tissue in obese women promotes tumors

A Cornell study explains how obesity changes the consistency of breast tissue in ways that are similar to tumors, thereby promoting disease.

Prefreshman Summer Program preps students

The Prefreshman Summer Program helps first-generation students, students of color and students from low-income backgrounds make a successful transition from high school to Cornell.

Public health fellows provide 'near-peer' perspectives

Three recent Cornell graduates have returned to the Ithaca campus to help promote student health and well-being as part of the Public Health Fellows program at Gannett Health Services.

Hardware demo day includes visit from Rep. Tom Reed

Brew beer better. Clean hotel rooms better. Monitor the health of your horse better. These were a few of the pitches at the Southern Tier Hardware Accelerator’s first Demo Day, Aug. 13.

Sept. 10 summit takes on severe-weather planning

A summit meeting to identify resources and opportunities to improve agricultural resiliency to severe weather across New York state will explore current initiatives and link researchers and extension members.

NSF grant launches Plant Science Research Network

With a $730,000 National Science Foundation grant, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research will create the Plant Science Research Network to promote plant science research and collaboration.

Nano-style sheets may aid health, shield ecosystem

'Nanomembrane' sheets embedded with tiny iron oxide particles can help clean toxic chemicals from water. Cornell researchers are evaluating the tech to reduce human health and environmental concerns.

Cornell, Ithaca College offer ag education master’s

A new Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program in agriculture, offered by Cornell in collaboration with Ithaca College, will help meet the growing need for qualified agriculture educators.