U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, visited Cornell Dec. 20, to hear from university researchers and administrators about how the federal government can help improve the process of bringing the fruits of the university's biotechnology research to market.
Maury Tigner, who two decades ago helped design and build the half-mile-circumference accelerator at Cornell, has been named the next director of the operator of the huge device, the Laboratory of Nuclear Studies, one of the world's leading centers for elementary particle research.
An oversized, flatter and adjustable computer mouse with built-in palm support could lower the risk for carpal tunnel syndrome and other wrist injuries, according to a new study by Cornell University ergonomists.
Among the holiday treasures adorning the White House this season are two dozen miniature bound books created by the staff at Cornell University Library's Preservation and Conservation Department.
Millions of years before humans invented the barometer to measure atmospheric pressure, a primitive winged insect was experimentally measuring air's density and leaving barometer readings in the fossil record, according to a Cornell geologist.
Although hard-working gardeners look forward to the end of another growing season, a few precautions during the winter months will make plants healthier in the spring, according to experts at Cornell Plantations.
About three-quarters of middle-income, dual-earner couples in a study in upstate New York -- and almost all of those couples raising children -- "resist the demands of a greedy workplace" by scaling back their work commitments for the sake of their families and to have more discretionary time, according to a new Cornell study.
A gala two-day event to celebrate the career and leadership of Dale R. Corson, Cornell's eighth president, will be held on campus Dec. 6 and 7. Corson was president of Cornell from 1969 to 1977.
A Cornell student has been hospitalized with meningococcal disease. The student, a 19-year-old female sophomore, is suffering from meningococcemia, a severe bacterial infection in the bloodstream.
