Women in physics network, mentor at conference

About 140 undergraduates and 40 invited guests attended the Northeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, Jan. 18-20.

Grad students help untangle Collegetown parking

Cornell Institute for Public Affairs graduate students have recommended ways to improve parking management, enforcement and development in Collegetown.

Intrinsic superconductor behavior revealed

Scientists have verified that superconductors called cuprates respond differently when adding versus removing electrons from them, resolving a central issue about their most basic properties.

Fellowships offer 'new brand of science' to solve issues

Cornell and five other universities have partnered with The Nature Conservancy to establish the NatureNet Science Fellows Program, intended to develop a new breed of interdisciplinary scientists.

Study finds how stressed-out cells halt protein synthesis

A new study unravels how cells rapidly stall protein synthesis during stress and then resume their protein-making activities once the stress has passed.

Cassini suggests ice floats on a Saturn moon

A new model by scientists working on NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn finds that hydrocarbon ice could float on lakes on Saturn's largest moon.

Community board approves Cornell Tech campus plan

Manhattan Community Board 8 approved Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus plan Dec. 19 as part of New York City's public land use review process. (Dec. 20, 2012)

Grad student wins first Mann Award for cell biology work

FoSheng Hsu has won Cornell's first Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his cell biology research. (Dec. 20, 2012)

More than 900 students will get their degrees this winter

Nick Lawrie '13 will graduate in January with the ability to follow his passion for 'helping the little guy,' thanks to his ILR School education and Cornell financial aid. (Dec. 17, 2012)