Frontiers symposium to celebrate women life scientists

'Frontiers in the Life Sciences - a Symposium Celebrating Excellence' will bring eight elite female life scientists to campus for lectures, mentoring, networking and discussions April 2-3. (March 15, 2012)

Atkinson Center announces student grant awards

Graduate students win new sustainability grants for research on biogeochemical processes related to climate science and research on sustainable biodiversity.

Rare 'corpse plant' preparing to bloom on campus

Rare corpse flower is about to bloom in Cornell's Kenneth Post Laboratory, an event that has been recorded only 140 times.

What drives honeybees and humans to explore is curiously similar, study finds

A new study in Science reveals that honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains known to be associated with novelty-seeking in humans.

Michael King leads journal on nanotechnology in medicine

Michael R. King, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is editor-in-chief of a new scientific journal focused on nanotubes, nanorods and nanowires applied to medicine and biology. (March 12, 2012)

DNANO Systems moves protein-expression business to McGovern Center

Cornell's biotechnology business incubator has just welcomed another client: DNANO Systems LLC. (March 8, 2012)

Study suggests hydrofracking is killing farm animals, pets

A new report has found dozens of cases of illness, death and reproductive issues in cows, horses, goats, llamas, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and other wildlife, and humans.

Ten on faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

The National Science Foundation-funded awards support early-career development activities of teacher-scholars. (March 6, 2012)

Vet student uses 'Project Runway' designers to help save threatened species

Gabby Wagner, a vet student, has launched a yearlong campaign to raise awareness and money for endangered species, using high fashion as a hook.