Pascal “Toni” Oltenacu, a professor emeritus of animal science who used mathematical modeling to predict disease, longevity and reproduction in dairy cattle, died Dec. 10, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida. He was 84.
A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties that could lead to improved polymer coatings for microelectronics, advanced batteries and therapeutics.
Biomedical and biological sciences alumna Yun Ha Hur, Ph.D. ’21, was selected as a finalist for the SUNY Chancellor Ph.D. Graduate Dissertation Awards, which recognizes outstanding doctoral candidates in the SUNY system.
States could take steps now to soften the impact of a recession by protecting residents with unsecured debt, according to a new study that reveals an inequitable patchwork of protections for Americans who are behind on their bills.
After graduating with a degree in botany in 1890, Jane Eleanor Datcher taught chemistry at the first – and best – public high school in the U.S. for Black youth and helped organize regional and national networks for Black women.
Two new grants from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will support Weill Cornell Medicine’s pathbreaking research on the origins of lymphomas and on treatments that exploit these cancers’ biological vulnerabilities.
A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology found which kind of nature experiences were associated with a greater sense of well-being during the COVID pandemic.
The anticipated renovation of The Foundry is underway with changes meant to create an expanded new Jack Squier Sculpture Studio and comfortable, accessible, state-of-the-art spaces for M.F.A. students.
Christopher K. Ober, professor of materials science and engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer.
MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules in pancreatic islets have been thought to play important roles in Type 2 diabetes, but until now scientists have not confidently identified which miRNAs are associated with the disease in humans.
The project, dubbed AUGER (Accelerating Use of Geologically-driven Engineering & Reclamation), was awarded $739K of funding from NSF’s Convergence Accelerator to support translational research combining x-ray and hyperspectral imaging capabilities at CHESS with remote sensing techniques to link macroscale data with microscale mineral properties to create predictive mining insights.
