Worms use immune system to extract food from cells

New research shows that when Trichinella worms first invade muscle cells, one particular type of white blood cell doesn’t attack – rather it helps the worms extract nutrients from the body.

Undocumented students with DACA status to be eligible for more financial aid

Starting in fall 2016, undocumented undergraduate students who hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status granted by the federal government will be considered by Cornell as domestic students for admissions and financial aid.

Library to provide virtual services to NYSAES

Cornell University Library will provide virtual library services to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Lee Library will close July 1.

Undergraduate tuition to rise 3.75 percent for 2016-17

The cost of undergraduate tuition at Cornell will rise 3.75 percent in the 2016-17 academic year, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced Feb. 11.

Conference highlights work in Latin American studies

The Latin American Studies Program holds its inaugural Cornell conference Friday, Feb. 19, with more than 30 research topics and projects presented by faculty, staff and students.

Housing master plan to guide campus development

With data-gathering and input from the Cornell and local communities, the university will be developing a Cornell housing master plan to address its current and future housing needs.

Kaushik Basu's immersion in Indian politics

Economist and Cornell professor Kaushik Basu drew a large crowd Feb. 4 who came to hear of his experiences as chief economic adviser to the government of India from 2009 to 2012.

'Dramatic' plaster casts installed in atrium in Klarman Hall

The Flying Nike is one of many restored pieces from the College of Arts and Sciences' 19th-century plaster Cast Collection that will grace Klarman Hall's new spaces.

Nuclear weapons pose greater threat than climate change

Ira Helfand, co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a 1985 Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke against nuclear weapons on campus Feb. 8 and said the U.S. and Russia are "rogue states."