Student/faculty team stresses value of in-country food aid purchases at Rome meeting

Five Cornell students and one faculty member recently made presentations at a major international food aid meeting in Rome that have people in Washington and elsewhere in the world taking notice. (March 1, 2012)

Rare bacteria-to-animal gene transfer offers evolutionary advantage to coffee pest

A bacterial gene from a coffee pest's gut has evidently become a permanent part of the insect's genome, researchers have recently discovered.

Parasites may evolve to exploit gender differences in hosts

A Cornell postdoctoral researcher proposes that parasite evolution may be behind cases where certain disease-causing parasites favor one sex over the other in a host species.

Researchers discover what cancer cells need to travel

A new study at Cornell has identified two key proteins that cancer cells need to travel and have uncovered a pathway that treatments could block to keep cancer from spreading. (Feb. 21, 2012)

CU-ADVANCE reports success, but more work to do, in increasing women faculty in science and engineering

With the CU-ADVANCE Center's five-year grant period drawn to a close, its leaders point to the many ways its goals have been met, but also what more needs to be done.

Partnership to offer veterinarians online learning

A new partnership with Pfizer Animal Health and a university in Texas will offer veterinarians Web-based educational products utilizing the latest advances in educational technologies.

Senior wins 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship

A Cornell senior, Brittany Chao '12, has received a 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, one of 40 selected out of 750 U.S. applicants. (Feb. 20, 2012)

Nanoparticles in food, vitamins could harm human health

Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought. (Feb. 16, 2012)

BREAD grant funds research to tackle plant viral diseases

A team of international researchers is working to tackle the global problem of plant viral diseases that are spread by insects, thanks to close to $1 million in funding.