Bad mitochondrial DNA may increase risk of autism in kids

Cornell researchers have confirmed a genetic link between mitochondrial DNA, which is passed on from the mother, and some forms of autism spectrum disorder.

Titan is gorges: Moon features steep, liquid-filled canyons

Although Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is surrounded by a thick, hazy atmosphere, Cornell astronomers have revealed that the moon's terrain features deep, steep-sided canyons filled with liquid hydrocarbons.

Admissions underway for first class on new Cornell Tech campus

In August 2017, Cornell Tech's inaugural Roosevelt Island class will move into a campus built for innovation and creative collisions. Cornell Tech is accepting applications in seven master’s programs.

Colorado River's dead clams tell tales of carbon emission

Scientists have begun to account for the topsy-turvy carbon cycle of the Colorado River delta – once a massive green estuary of grassland, marshes and cottonwood, now desiccated dead land.

Rawlings voices concerns about grad student unionization

Interim President Hunter Rawlings has sent a letter to the Cornell community outlining the university's position on graduate student unionization and offering his perspective on how issues of unionization could affect graduate education at Cornell.

Statement on graduate assistant unionization

Interim President Hunter Rawlings sent a message Oct. 27 offering his perspective on potential union representation of graduate students at Cornell.

Knuth updates GPSA on strategic progress and student debt

Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Barbara Knuth updated the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Oct. 24 on progress on the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative.

3 grad students win Fulbright-Hays fellowships

Three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education to support their international research.

Cornell Tech grads' Uru seeks wide-open (video) spaces

Two Cornell Tech master's graduates have won a World Congress on Information Technology award for their computer-vision invention, Uru, which projects advertising onto blank surfaces in a video.