Study shows how gene controls common pathways in cancer progression

Mutations to a gene called p53 have been linked to half of all cancers, leading to tumor growth and the spread of cancerous cells. (Aug. 23, 2011)

Series explores how to cut poverty but preserve wildlife

In rural areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America, poor farmers supplement their livelihoods by hunting and cutting wood, but such practices seriously threaten biodiversity in the developing world. (Aug. 22, 2011)

Graduate student team designs garden that cleans toxic waste in China

Five landscape architecture graduate students spent the 2010-11 academic year designing a garden with plants capable of cleaning up hazardous waste sites. (Aug. 22, 2011)

Invasive hydrilla plant discovered in upstate New York

The discovery of the aggressive hydrilla plant in upstate in Cayuga Inlet by Cornell staff is the first detection of the invasive plant in upstate New York. (Aug. 17, 2011)

Students to run veterinary clinic at Bronx YMCA Oct. 8

On Oct. 8, Cornell veterinary students will join volunteer alumni to offer their first daylong animal wellness clinic in the Bronx. Organizers hope it will become a regular event.

Cornell to lead national environmental education program

With a five-year, $10 million grant, Cornell will bring educators together from different backgrounds, including urban areas, to exchange ideas and resources, and form social networks. (Aug. 12, 2011)

Study shows that simple physics predicts how the gut forms

A new study published in Nature Aug. 4 shows how simple mechanical forces between neighboring types of tissue help organs take shape and grow. (Aug. 4, 2011)

Back, neck pain sufferers could find relief with Cornell-developed spinal disc implants

An interdisciplinary team of Ithaca and Weill Cornell researchers have created an artificial implant to replace intervertebral discs in the spinal column. (Aug. 1, 2011)

Emlen wins prestigious Animal Behavior Society award

The Animal Behavior Society bestowed its highest honor on Cornell behavioral ecologist Stephen Emlen July 29 during its 48th annual meeting in Bloomington, Ind. (July 29, 2011)