Neurobiology's Warden receives $1.5M stem cell award

Melissa Warden, a new hire in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, has received a $1.5 million grant to advance her research in novel neuroscience and translational stem cell research.

Women’s hockey raises nearly $2,000 for United Way

The opening game of women's hockey against Northeastern generated excitement with a 6-2 win and raised nearly $2,000 for the 2013-14 Cornell United Way campaign.

Native American students discuss sovereign spaces

Native American students from across the Ivy League gathered at Cornell Oct. 19 for the All-Ivy Native Council semiannual summit.

Small changes can reduce produce contamination

A new study shows how some agricultural management practices in the field that can boost or reduce the risk of contamination in produce from salmonella and listeria.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

'Building Dashboard' website conveys real-time energy use

Transparent is the new green: Cornell’s new Building Dashboard website provides raw, real-time energy data to reduce energy consumption and step toward a smaller carbon footprint.

Waste heat could keep cows cool and comfortable

To help farmers keep dairy cows cool, Cornell engineers are collaborating on a research project, based on the concept of conductive cooling, that could provide an alternative to fans, misters and sprinklers.

Wood chips could help cleanse farm field run-off

Large square trenches filled with wood chips and buried in farm fields have been found to act as a natural filtration system, researchers have found.

$12M gift bolsters Atkinson Center leadership

Advancing their support of cutting-edge sustainability research, David ’60 and Patricia Atkinson have given $12 million to enhance the leadership of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the university announced Oct. 22.