Roundtable finds solutions for future senior housing, care

The second Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures roundtable explored hospitality, health management and design for senior housing and care March 30–31 at the Statler Hotel.

Survey details impact of 2016 drought on New York farming

A survey of more than 200 New York farmers late last summer found that more than 70 percent of unirrigated, rain-fed field crops and pasture acreage had losses between 30 and 90 percent, said a new Cornell report.

Takao Hensch wins Mortimer D. Sackler, MD Prize

Takao Hensch, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School's Boston Children's Hospital, has won the Mortimer D. Sackler, MD Prize for Distinguished Achievement in Developmental Psychobiology.

Students share tales of global climate change on Capitol Hill

After traveling through Vietnam's Mekong Delta in January, examining climate change through the lens of another country, four Cornell students toured the halls of Congress in late March to tell all about it.

Women with healthy BMI may have higher risk of breast cancer

Women with a healthy body mass index may be at risk of breast cancer because of enlarged fat cells in their breast tissue that trigger an inflammatory process, Weill Cornell Medicine research finds.

Human illness can demonstrably harm the environment

For decades, scientists have known that unhealthy surroundings induce human illness. Now, research suggests that communities of very sick people may damage the environment, according to a new study in PNAS, April 3.

NIH allergist awarded Drukier Prize by Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Joshua Milner, an allergist and immunologist who has made key discoveries into the origin of previously unidentified disorders that affect children, has been awarded the Drukier Prize.

Brain stents improve head pressure and vision loss

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers find that brain stents successfully treat symptoms of Idiopathic intracranial hypertension such as head pressure and vision loss.

'Meat and Greet' fair brings farmers to local tables

The inaugural Meat and Greet Farmer and Chef Fair held March 11 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, sought to connect consumers with farmers. The event was co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension.