Ag station student group turns garden harvest into food donations

Bounty from a student garden at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is being donated to a local food pantry. (Sept. 14, 2012)

Janna Lamey named assistant dean of student life for Graduate School

Janna Lamey has been named assistant dean of student life for the Graduate School, effective Oct. 8. She will develop activities and events in support of the graduate and professional student community. (Sept. 14, 2012)

Graduate School attracts more international students, admissions more competitive

Nearly 49 percent of the Cornell Graduate School's 1,995 new students this year are from other countries, and admissions are more selective and competitive, with a 5 percent jump in applications. (Sept. 13, 2012)

Electron's magnetic moment calculated to new precision

Researchers have calculated the value of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and muon to the most precise degree known to physics. (Sept. 10, 2012)

Patagonian ice field is melting 1.5 times faster than in prior 25 years

The Southern Patagonian Ice Field lost ice volume at a 50 percent faster rate between 2000-2012 than it did between 1975-2000, according to new analysis of digital elevation models. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Interfaces provide new control over oxides' electronic properties

Researchers have gained the first insights into quantum interactions in transition metal oxide superlattices. (Sept. 4, 2012)

Cornell a top school for Hispanic engineering grad students

HispanicBusiness.com has ranked Cornell's College of Engineering No. 10 among best schools for Hispanic diversity of engineering graduate students. (Sept. 4, 2012)

New technique could mean super thin, strong graphene-based circuits

Researchers have patterned single atom-thick films of graphene and an insulator, boron nitride, without the use of a silicon substrate. (Aug. 29, 2012)

Cell membrane proteins feel long-range forces

Cornell physicists have identified the physical mechanisms behind long-range protein attractions, which are set off by changes in cellular membranes. (Aug. 29, 2012)