Faculty, staff, students win SUNY awards for excellence

Twenty students, faculty and staff members in Cornell's contract colleges have been named 2013 winners of State University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.

'Well-equipped' grads can proceed with confidence, Skorton says

Members of the graduating Class of 2013 can be assured that the skills they've developed as Cornell students will serve them well as they take their next steps, President David Skorton said in his Commencement address May 26.

'Cheers' to the Class of 2013

Undergraduate and graduate students gathered on the Arts Quad in full regalia to celebrate Cornell's 145th Commencement with friends and family May 26.

Cornell, Iowa share $10.6M obesity, hypertension grant

A Cornell researcher collaborating with colleagues at the University of Iowa is part of a five-year, $10.6 million grant to study the role of the brain in links between obesity and high blood pressure.

Discovery could revolutionize immunization

New research shows that small populations of preprogrammed immune cells are innate and can fight specific pathogens that they have never encountered.

Things to Do, April 5-12

Events this week include Jason and Alicia Hall Moran in Barnes Hall; 'Chasing Ice' at Cornell Cinema, a community project with artists and survivors of assault, and the American Indian Program's 30th anniversary conference.

World's only dog test for a culprit in 'kennel cough'

The world's first diagnostic test for canine pneumovirus, a unique culprit in 'kennel cough' - canine respiratory illness common in shelters and kennels - is now available.

More fat, less protein improves detection dogs' sniffers

Cornell and Auburn University researchers report that they can improve the sniffing abilities of detection dogs by adding fat and reducing protein in the dogs' diets.

New nonlethal test developed to detect fish virus

Cornell researchers have successfully identified the presence of a deadly virus – the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus – by using techniques that are not lethal to fish.