Cornell scientists have created a new computational method that can identify positions in the human genome that play a role in the proper functioning of cells. The research was published in the Jan.19 edition of the journal Nature Genetics.
1 million and counting: Scientific-paper repository arXiv has reached milestone with a million submissions. Cornell University Library has provided stewardship for arXiv, since its founder, Paul Ginsparg, joined the faculty in 2001.
Sara Xayarath Hernández, director of Diversity Programs in Engineering, has been named associate dean for inclusion and student engagement in the Graduate School. She will begin her new role this spring and also will serve as a University Diversity Officer.
Warming up to a brisk idea to save building energy, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Cornell researchers a $3 million grant to create new clothes that integrate "air-conditioning" into undergarments.
Two Cornell computer scientists have been elected fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. Thorsten Joachims recognized for work in artificial intelligence.
Cornell professor and graduate student develop computer analysis to help New York City bike-sharing system improve efficiency and put bikes where they will get the most use. Student wins award for paper on subject.
Theorists and experimentalists working together at Cornell may have found the answer to a major challenge in condensed matter physics: identifying the smoking gun of why “unconventional” superconductivity occurs.
Computerized text analysis of scientific papers in the arXiv repository shows that many authors use text from previous papers of their own and others, not always with attribution.
