Cornell develops educational toolkit for testing e-cigarettes

The College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a new learning module for high school classrooms that encourages students to directly test the effects of e-cigarette vapor on living cells.

Nerve-healing startup Renerva joins McGovern incubator

Renerva, a medical startup developing an injectable gel to speed the healing of damaged nerves and creating a nerve-graft product, has joined Cornell’s McGovern Center.

Cornell renews commitment to county library

The university reaffirmed its commitment to serving the community by extending its longtime contribution to Tompkins County Public Library, pledging $100,000 over the next five years.

Ginsparg, Ph.D. ’81, arXiv founder, receives physics award

Paul Ginsparg, Ph.D. ’81, professor of physics and information science, is the recipient of the American Institute of Physics 2020 Karl Taylor Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics.

Telescope upgrade, move will aid in search for exoplanets

Dmitry Savransky, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is a co-investigator on a $2.6 million National Science Foundation grant aimed at the discovery of relatively young, large exoplanets.

Dancing debris, moveable landscape shape Comet 67P

A comet once thought to be a quiet dirty snowball cruising through the solar system becomes quite active when seen up close.

Discoveries detail role of stem cell in deadly gastric cancer

A Cornell study led by Alexander Nikitin, professor of pathology, provides important new insights into a common and deadly type of gastric cancer.

Online cultural critic wins 2019-20 Nathan Award

Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic for The Undefeated, a website exploring the intersection of race, sports and culture, has been named winner of the 2019-20 Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.

As Taiwan’s president, alumna leads fight against COVID-19

As president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, LL.M. ’80, has presided over one of the most successful efforts in the world at containing COVID-19. In this Q&A, she discusses her approach to leadership and Taiwan’s success.