Sperm finding could improve fertility, contraceptives

A new study finds that a component of the sperm membrane tightly controls a crucial step in fertilization, making it a prime target for efforts to either assist fertilization or prevent it.

Speedy tiger beetles use antennae to 'see' while running

Cornell researchers have discovered that tiger beetles use their antennae to mechanically sense their environments and avoid obstacles while running at blinding speeds.

Big Apple's only hydroponic student lab showcased

National 4-H Council president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo was hosted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City Jan. 27 in a tour of the Food and Finance High School's Hydroponics, Aquaculture, Aquaponics Learning Labs.

Hip-hop engineer talks tech careers at STEM event

Sound engineer for highly successful recording artists Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton spoke Feb. 1 at the STEM Men of Color “Access to Knowledge and Empowerment” Symposium.

New vet college grants fund cancer research

The College of Veterinary Medicine's Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program will offer competitive grants to cancer researchers across the university.

Protein that culls damaged eggs identified, infertility reversed

A new discovery by Cornell researchers may lead to therapies that allow women who are made infertile through radiation or chemotherapy treatments to have children.

Technique is safer, faster way to diagnose horse eye problems

Cornell researchers are the first to show how horses with microscopic foreign objects in their eyes can benefit from in vivo corneal confocal microscopy.

Veterinary student studies raw Amazonian meat

Cornell veterinary student Emily Aston ’15 went into the heart of the Amazon to conduct the most remote study to date of the foodborne and waterborne pathogen Toxoplasma gondii.

Yrjo Grohn wins lifetime achievement award

Dr. Yrjo Grohn, professor of epidemiology at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.