Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. (June 5, 2009)
More than 170 scientists from around the world will converge on Cornell's campus for the third international Energy Recovery Linac Workshop, June 8-12. (June 5, 2009)
For their 2008-09 master of engineering project, four operations research students set out to optimize the redistribution of topsoil over a farm in Iowa. (June 3, 2009)
Graduate students will spend the summer and upcoming school year working with area teachers on science curricula, supported by a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to Cornell. (May 29, 2009)
The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will fund five projects this year to stimulate original and cross-disciplinary work in sustainability science.
Stephen Paletta '87, winner of the reality TV show 'Oprah's Big Give' in April 2008, is helping to organize a service-learning trip to Rwanda for eight Cornell students starting June 4. (May 19, 2009)
Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices. (May 19, 2009)
Cornell researchers have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers. (May 19, 2009)
