The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cornell and UCSF researchers a four-year, $1 million grant to hone technology for in-the-field diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma – frequently related to HIV infections.
Luis M. Schang will become director of the Baker Institute for Animal Health and the Cornell Feline Health Center in the College of Veterinary Medicine in September.
Minglin Ma, assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering, was recently named a Young Innovator Award winner by the journal Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.
Earlier this year, the Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (CU-PDDC) used a new rapid test they developed to identify a small number of oak trees with oak wilt disease on Long Island.
The 15th Annual Biological and Biomedical Sciences and Beyond Symposium will take place in Stocking Hall Aug. 19, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year's theme: "Connect, Collaborate, Create."