Finding may permit drug delivery to the brain - for Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis and brain cancers

Researchers may have uncovered a gateway across the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and brain cancers might be effectively delivered. (Sept. 14, 2011)

Vet College's new program trains grad students to be teachers, too

Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with the Center for Teaching Excellence to launch the first subject-specific teacher training offered on campus. (Sept. 14, 2011)

Discovery could lead to ways to halt spread of herpesvirus

By learning how the herpesvirus is contagious, College of Veterinary Medicine researchers have paved the way for future drugs. Their study is published in PNAS. (Sept. 13, 2011)

Hite: Virginia Woolf's lover Sackville-West had profound influence on gardens

English professor Molly Hite and garden photographer David McDonald presented 'Literature, Life, Gardens: The Influence of Vita Sackville-West' Aug. 24. (Aug. 31, 2011)

Research will speed the tracing of salmonella outbreaks

New research will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings - and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork. (Aug. 30, 2011)

Researchers identify how insects resist Bt pesticides

For the first time, researchers have identified how cabbage looper caterpillars in the field develop resistance to the most successful and widely used biological insecticide.

Postdoc Sasha Devore wins national L'Oréal USA fellowship

Sasha Devore, a postdoctoral fellow in neurobiology and behavior, has been awarded one of five L'Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science 2011. (Aug. 26, 2011)

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)