Student team perfects 'cell-free' way to produce complex biomolecules

The Cornell iGEM team won gold for creating a new molecular chip capable of synthesizing biopharmaceutical drugs and jet fuels at markedly lower cost; now they'll go to the world championships. (Oct. 24, 2011)

Announcing new campaign goal, Skorton says, 'Cornell is poised to flourish and lead'

Four years before its sesquicentennial, Cornell is poised to expand its reach, enhance its academic prowess and extend its leadership, President David Skorton said in his State of the University Address Oct. 21. (Oct. 21, 2011)

Lies, buys and revolutions: Social media -- revered or reviled -- is here to stay

In a talk to alumni Oct. 21, Jeff Hancock shared his research into the veracity of online communications and what scientists can extract from it. (Oct. 21, 2011)

On sustainability forefront, CU is showing how it can be done, say panelists

Cornell demonstrates 'a way forward' in sustainability, said panelists at a discussion Oct. 21 during Trustee-Council Weekend. (Oct. 21, 2011)

Skorton is optimistic council's work will spur economic development

At an Oct. 19 meeting of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, which he co-chairs, President David Skorton expressed optimism for the economic future of New York state. (Oct. 20, 2011)

Kiln to make rural Kenyan village energy self-sufficient with agricultural boon

With the first continuous slow pyrolysis unit built at a U.S. university, a research team are on the cusp of harnessing the power of organic material to fuel an entire village in Kenya. (Oct. 18, 2011)

Researchers attack a stinker of a pest; iPhone users can help track the invader

Researchers have received almost half a million dollars to fight the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, which has the potential to destroy New York's crops.

'The words of psychopaths reveal their predatory nature

Words can be a window on the soul, and computers are learning to peer through that window. A new Cornell study shows that computer analyses can identify the speech patterns that psychopaths tend to use. (Oct. 17, 2011)

Worobo discovers compound in a honey that could lead to a new natural preservative

Microbiologist Randy Worobo has discovered an antimicrobial compound from honey that could be a promising candidate as a natural preservative to prevent food-borne illness and food spoilage. (Oct. 17, 2011)