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Blame Barney: Students' perception of T. rex is outdated

Students' perceptions of the Tyrannosaurus rex anatomy is still stuck in the early 1900s, according to a Cornell research team.

AguaClara wins Katerva Award for urban design

For its work bringing thousands of people in Honduras safe, clean drinking water, Cornell's AguaClara research team has been honored with a 2012 Katerva Award.

Scientists find 'holy grail' of evolving modular networks

Computer scientists say biological modularity evolved as a byproduct of selection to reduce the number and length of network connections, or 'wiring.'

Work needed to make algal biofuel viable, study suggests

Though biofuels from algae hold great promise, Cornell researchers find that more innovation is needed to make the technology economically and energetically viable at a commercial scale.

Cornell Tech receives borough president's approval

Cornell NYC Tech has received conditional approval from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, a key step in the city's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

Link between inflammation and spread of breast cancer found

Researchers have found a link between the body's inflammatory response and how malignant breast cancer cells use the bloodstream to spread.

Women in physics network, mentor at conference

About 140 undergraduates and 40 invited guests attended the Northeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, Jan. 18-20.

Cornell Tech welcomes its first class of students

On Jan. 21, Cornell Tech began instruction for its 'beta' class of eight full-time students pursuing a one-year Cornell Master of Engineering degree in computer science.

Three-photon microscopy improves biological imaging

Researchers have demonstrated a new way of taking high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the brain's inner workings by improving on the depth limits of multiphoton microscopy.