Cancer event explores ways to bridge Ithaca, NYC campuses

Cornell University held the first Annual Cornell Cancer Research Symposium at the College of Veterinary Medicine on April 5-6 to showcase the breadth of cancer research on the Ithaca campus.

Genetic transcription ‘pause’ is focus of NASA grant

Cornell researchers seek to answer questions about the origin of a key step in transcription – the process of copying codes in DNA and transferring them to RNA in order to make proteins.

Mammary stem cells challenge costly bovine disease

While effective against bacteria, antibiotics alone cannot restore the damaged mammary tissue in cows when mastitis strikes, Cornell researchers have found. 

Bariatric surgery successes lead to type 2 diabetes treatments

Bariatric surgery benefits patients with type 2 diabetes, and new findings on the reasons why may lead to drug alternatives to surgery.

Faculty Profiles: Spring 2018

Faculty Spotlight: Kirstin Petersen: Engineering robot collectives that mimic social insects; Nicholas Klein: Transportation planning as social mobility; Hector Aguilar-Carreno: The microscopic fight against a deadly trojan horse and Ludmilla Aristilde: Transformative scientist.

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Novo Nordisk commits nearly $7 million for Minglin Ma's diabetes research

The lab of Minglin Ma, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will receive up to nearly $7 million from Novo Nordisk for research into a Type 1 diabetes implant device called NEED.

Radcliffe honored for wildlife preservation community partnerships

Robin Radcliffe, senior lecturer in wildlife and conservation medicine, won the 2018 George D. Levy Faculty Award in recognition of his work with community partners.

Scientists find new targets in the war against tuberculosis

A new study by College of Veterinary Medicine scientists unveiled a novel approach to vaccine development in the fight against tuberculosis.

‘Impostor Syndrome’ is subject of two lectures April 23

Dena Simmons, assistant director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, will give two lectures on tackling impostor syndrome, April 23.