Cornell’s Samantha VanWees ’16 and Genevieve Sullivan ’16 captured first and second place at the annual Institute of Food Technologists’ undergraduate research competition July 18 in Chicago.
Jane-Marie Law, associate professor in the Department of Asian Studies, led 14 students on a 12-day trip to Japan in June after a semester-long class on Zen Buddhism.
Quitting cigarettes may not improve smokers' lung function if they have already begun to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.
An endowment bequeathed by Kenneth A.R. Kennedy, professor of physical anthropology at Cornell for 41 years, will fund a lecture series and visiting professorship in human evolutionary biology.
Cornell biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel ethanol, using an anaerobic microbe feeding on carbon monoxide – a common industrial waste gas.
Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History, has been elected president of the American Historical Association. Her one-year term as president will begin in January 2018.
A top engineer from the city of Los Angeles visited Cornell July 20-22 as researchers tested a new earthquake-resilient pipeline designed to better protect southern California's water utility.
An enzyme that stimulates the breakdown of fats in immune cells helps trigger inflammation, or an immune response to pathogens, a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers suggests.
Diversity officers from campuses across the country attended a three-day workshop on how faculty can incorporate diversity into their classrooms. The Faculty Diversity Institute has become well-known for its innovative approach.
