Academia: Loosen patent protection for diseases of poor

Universities should share discoveries crucial to combating diseases plaguing people in poverty, assert two Cornell scientists in a special issue of Nature.

Teaching Dairy Barn acclaimed for its form, function

Cornell's Teaching Dairy Barn, opened in September 2012, has received several plaudits for its innovative design.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2013-14 academic year.

Learning how organs form explains fatal birth defects

Cornell researchers have discovered a temporary molecular traffic system that starts embryos' organs growing in the proper direction and, without it, will trigger devastating diseases and defects.

Waste heat could keep cows cool and comfortable

To help farmers keep dairy cows cool, Cornell engineers are collaborating on a research project, based on the concept of conductive cooling, that could provide an alternative to fans, misters and sprinklers.

Gene scientists celebrate 10 years of collaboration

Scientists from Cornell's R3 Group and other schools celebrated 10 years of genetic collaboration at the group's 10th anniversary conference on campus, Oct. 3-4.

Partnership homes in on regenerative medicine

Scientists at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine are partnered with the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance healing techniques and technologies for animals and humans.

$63M capital project to upgrade veterinary college

The College of Veterinary Medicine will begin a $63 million capital project to upgrade and expand its infrastructure and teaching facilities to accommodate increasing the pre-clinical class sizes to 120 students from 102 students.

Thwarting herpes, scientists open antiviral drug path

Cornell researchers have discovered a way to cripple the reproductive power of herpesviruses by up to 10,000 times. The technique involves locking up virus DNA inside its viral carriers, reports the study, which was published in Journal of Virology in July.