Mouse urine reveals mechanism for individual scents

A new study of mice and their urine reveals how mixing and matching combinations and relative amounts of scent chemicals leads to each individual’s unique perfume.

ILR School research finds persistent gender pay gap

ILR School professors Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn finds an eight percent wage gap that cannot be accounted for, even after controlling for variables that influence workers' pay.

New Oneida Lake book sweeps across research panorama

Cornell's Biological Field Station at Shackleton Point has studied all of Oneida Lakes natural dimensions. Now a new book, “Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and Its Fishery,” reviews New York's largest interior lake.

Runway role-play becomes a luminous reality

Think “Game of Thrones” meets “Hunger Games.” For the Cornell Fashion Collective (CFC) show on March 12, warriors, rangers and magicians – models draped in LED lights and electroluminescent tape – will role-play on the runway.

Female gene changes post-sex may lead to mosquito controls

Genetic cues from male mosquitoes passed on during sex affect which genes are turned on or off in females post-mating, offering clues for controlling mosquitoes that carry diseases.

Two women faculty receive inaugural Schwartz awards

Two researchers have received inaugural awards from the Schwartz Research Fund for Women in the Life Sciences, endowed by Joan Poyner Schwartz ’65 and Ronald H. Schwartz ’65.

Grant benefits female farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

A $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Cornell will train agricultural researchers from sub-Saharan Africa in the theory and practice of gender-responsive research.

Cornell to strike a pose at 32nd runway show March 12

More than 100 student models will walk the runway wearing the original creations of 34 student designers for an expected crowd of more than 2,000 students, faculty, alumni and fashion fans March 12.

Cornell looks to make PARADIM shift with $25M NSF grant

Cornell is leading the Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials thanks to a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation.