An overactive gene appears to cause some prostate cancers to transform from a typical tumor type to a much more aggressive form of the disease, according to new research at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Saul Teukolsky, the Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics and Astrophysics, will explore what gravitational waves mean for science in the fall 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Faculty Invitational Lecture.
The College of Architecture, Art and Planning's New York City studios, AAP NYC, will be part of the Open House New York Weekend Oct. 15-16 with events including a film screening and panel.
As faculty hiring seasons swings into full force, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has committed funding to help bring superior diverse talent to the faculty, allowing departments to recruit more aggressively.
This fall, the Roper Center, the world's largest public opinion archive, will honor the first political scientist to quantify the country's swings from conservatism to liberalism and back again.
The Scholarly Commons, featuring the work of faculty and researchers from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and used by academics and practitioners, has hit 1 million downloads.
Events on campus this week include Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations, a screening of "Nosferatu" with live music in Sage Chapel; and exhibitions on political Americana and historic preservation.
Cornell will host 40 writing program administrators and faculty Oct. 7-8 for the Ivy Plus Writing Consortium, to discuss programmatic issues, their evolving roles on campus and trends in the field.
Two Cornell Tech master's graduates have won a World Congress on Information Technology award for their computer-vision invention, Uru, which projects advertising onto blank surfaces in a video.
