New center to bring CU agricultural innovations to China

A Sept. 24 agreement between Cornell and China will increase Cornell researchers' understanding of real problems in China and help China benefit from Cornell's agricultural expertise. (Oct. 27, 2009)

Tuberculosis researcher gets boost from stimulus funds

Microbiologist David Russell was awarded more than $600,000 in federal stimulus funds as he races to better understand how the bacterium that causes tuberculosis survives inside human cells. (Oct. 15, 2009)

NPR's 'Science Friday' taps Cornell ornithologists, veterinarians for live show

Ira Flatow broadcasted his show 'Science Friday' live Oct. 9 from Bailey Hall, interviewing Cornell ornithologists and veterinarians, among others. (Oct. 12, 2009)

Researchers receive prestigious NIH grants, including two $2.5 million Pioneer awards

Two researchers have received five-year, $2.5 million Director's Pioneer Awards from the National Institutes of Health, and three other major grants were awarded to faculty members, the NIH announced Sept. 24. (Sept. 24, 2009)

Four vet lab staff members honored

Four members of the College of Veterinary Medicine were honored at the Upstate New York Branch of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Sept. 16 in Syracuse, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2009)

Researchers focus on heart fibrillation with $10 million grant

Two researchers from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine will study heart fibrillation as part of a 19-researcher team that was awarded $10 million from the National Science Foundation. (Sept. 15, 2009)

Cornell uses DVD to train vet students in clinical procedures

Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is using a new approach to teach some clinical procedures: self-paced training DVDs. The first focuses on peripheral nerve blocks in dogs. (Sept. 1, 2009)

Vet school seeks healthy Labrador retrievers to contribute to DNA bank

Veterinarians at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals are looking for healthy Labrador retrievers to undergo a free comprehensive health screening and contribute to the hospital's DNA bank. (Aug. 19, 2009)

Things to do, Aug. 7-14

Events this week include Cornell programs at Empire Farm Days; educational gorge walks in nearby state parks, and a play about Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.