Drs. Joseph Fins and David Skorton elected to Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

President David Skorton and Joseph Fins of Weill Cornell Medical College have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Student-developed iPhone app -- CUPetHealth -- helps keep pets trim

CUPetHealth, developed by students, can help pet owners track how much they feed their cats or dogs as well as their pet's vaccinations and medications.

Three graduate students win Intel fellowships

Three Cornell graduate students are among 27 awardees of the 2010-11 Intel Ph.D. Fellowship Program, which has contributed more than $1 million to support top doctoral candidates across the nation. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Two alumni receive Oslo Business for Peace awards

Ratan Tata '59, B.Arch. '62, and William Rosenzweig '81 are among seven recipients of the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace Awards, meant to inspire business people toward responsible commercial ethics. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Single-crystal films could advance solar cells

Cornell researchers have developed a new method to create a patterned single-crystal thin film of semiconductor material that could lead to more efficient photovoltaic cells and batteries. (Oct. 7, 2010)

No need to fight over mineral resources, says geologist

Economic geologist Lawrence Cathles writes in a recent review that while mineral resources on land may be dwindling, deposits on the ocean floor could power humanity for centuries. (Oct. 6, 2010)

Michael King named VP of biomimetics society

The associate professor of biomedical engineering has been appointed vice president of the new International Society of Bionic Engineering. (Oct. 4, 2010)

Alumni invent 'fantasy sports for the modern fan' app

The application, Pre Play Sports Football, lets users compete on how well they know the game, at up-to-the-minute speeds. (Oct. 4, 2010)

'Fabric' would tighten the weave of online security

Cornell computer scientists are developing 'Fabric,' a platform and programming language to build secure distributed computer systems. (Sept. 30, 2010)