Published research by a College of Veterinary Science student could help reduce the infection rate of brucellosis and other zoonotic diseases in such countries as Nepal.
Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell researchers have identified a plant protein called DELLA that may lead to reducing phosphorus-fertilizer applications on farms and better plant growth in poor soil.
A record number of students - 980 - will graduate in January, and the winter graduate recognition event celebrated their accomplishments Dec. 21 in Barton Hall.
At its December meeting, the Council of Graduate Schools named Vice Provost and Graduate School Dean Barbara Knuth chair-elect. She will serve a one-year term as board chair in 2015.
A medical scanning device, a microchip to detect cavities and a digital billboard system won three teams of student inventors Electrical and Computer Engineering Innovation awards Dec. 18.
Two years to the day after Cornell won Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Applied Sciences NYC competition, President David Skorton signed the lease for the city land on which Cornell NYC Tech will be built.
