Scientists explain their work quickly, in plain English

The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research hosted a Flash Science! speaking competition to give early-career plant scientists experience talking to a general audience May 5.

Language-loss study reveals early signs of Alzheimer's disease

Loss of early childhood language skills, rather than those skills attained later in life, might be a predictor for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new Cornell study.

Chemists cook up three atom-thick electronic sheets

Cornell researchers have demonstrated a way to create a new kind of semiconductor thin film that retains its electrical properties even when it is just atoms thick.

Dog tail tracker, circuit printer win $10K prizes

A dog emotion tracker and a desktop circuit printer took this year's ECE Innovation Award prizes of $10,000. The competition challenges students to develop technology and demonstrate the idea’s business potential.

Texting friends or strangers during surgery reduces pain

Texting someone on a mobile phone during a minor surgical procedure under local anesthetic can reduce significantly a patient's demand for narcotic pain relief, new study finds.

Graduate School wins innovation award

Cornell University’s Graduate School has won the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools/Educational Testing Service Award for Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education.

Math Club connects Cornell students with local teens

The Math Explorer's Club brings opportunities to learn new math techniques and apply them to a real-life situations to local middle and high school kids.

University resources are boon for alum's Ithaca business

Kwame Amponsah is one of several alumni entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Ithaca. He founded Xallent, a semiconductor device and test equipment manufacturing startup, while doing postdoctoral research at Cornell in 2013.

Cornell Tech hosts computer hack day for kids, seniors

More than 30 Cornell Tech students taught coding and computer literacy to middle school students and senior citizens last week on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island.