Task force will study Cornell's global presence

The Task Force on Cornell’s Global Presence and Partnerships will soon begin work to establish international partnerships. It will consider the feasibility of establishing permanent physical bureaus around the world.

August overcomes odds, receives E. E. Just Lecture Award

Cornell immunologist Avery August unusual life path has led him the 2014 E.E. Just Lecture Award, given annually to an outstanding minority scientist.

Knee meniscus fixed using revolutionary stem cell procedure

Researchers report on a revolutionary new procedure that uses 3-D printing and the body’s stem cells to regenerate knee meniscus.

Scientists get $1.6M to study infectious farm diseases

A team of researchers, led by Cornell scientists, will explore basic research questions and real-world issues surrounding the transmission of two important agricultural diseases.

Veterinary hospital in Connecticut earns Level 1 certification

Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Connecticut, has received Level 1 certification from the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.

Virus causing mass Cape Cod duck die-offs identified

Since 1998, hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dead eider ducks have been washing up every year on Cape Cod’s beaches. Scientists have pinned down one of the agents responsible: a pathogen they’re calling Wellfleet Bay virus.

Origins of left-sided gut artery, lymphatic system discovered

A new study reports for the first time how arteries form to supply the looping embryonic gut with blood, and how these arteries guide development of the gut’s lymphatic system.

Rare canine open-heart surgery succeeds

Esme, Japanese Chin, received a rare and successful seven-hour open-heart surgery at Cornell’s Hospital for Animals, a procedure that required a team of surgeons flown in from Japan.

Iceland president: Green energy forges good business

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the president of Iceland, told a Cornell audience how his country remade itself from one of Europe’s poorest into one now financially and environmentally secure.