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Underwater seagrass meadows dial back polluted seawater

Seagrass meadows can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and humans, according to new research in Science Feb. 16.

Mathematical models predict how we wait in line, traffic

Jamol Pender, assistant professor in Cornell’s School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, collaborated with Cornell colleagues to determine how we choose which line to wait in.

Biology students highlight community service projects

Students shared their experiences with local community service as part of the Office of Undergraduate Biology's Service Leaders Showcase Feb. 9 in Corson Mudd Hall.

Sociologist joins poverty, sustainability experts at UN

Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, professor and chair of the Department of Development Sociology, joins a group of 15 experts Feb. 21 to start drafting the U.N.'s 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report.

Shonni Enelow wins George Jean Nathan Award

Shonni Enelow, assistant professor of English at Fordham University, has won the 2015-16 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, administered by Cornell.

Einaudi Center launches dissertation development program

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies will lead an effort to help doctoral students strengthen dissertation research proposals with support from the Social Science Research Council.

Application deadline March 1 for summer experience grants

Undergraduate students have until March 1 to apply online for grants from the Off-Campus Opportunities Fund to support summer experiences.

Cornell engineers look to help arctic ships assess ice buildup

Cornell engineers have demonstrated a novel method to accurately monitor topside icing in seafaring ships using a combination of applied mathematics and computational mechanics.

Scalp cooling helps some breast cancer patients retain hair

Scalp cooling can lessen some chemotherapy-induced hair loss in breast cancer patients, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco.

MFA graduate earns accolades for young adult novels

Two books by Lanre Akinsiku, a recent graduate of the Department of English's MFA program in fiction and a Cornell lecturer in English, earned top honors from the New York Public Library.

Faculty critique documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro'

Four College of Arts and Sciences professors gave brief talks before engaging in a Q&A session with the audience about the documentary, "I Am Not Your Negro" Feb. 8 on campus.

Cornell to join edit-a-thon of women, arts on Wikipedia

Cornell is once again participating in the Wikipedia Art + Feminism edit-a-thon, designed to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, on Saturday, March 11.