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Missing link identified between immune cells and Alzheimer’s

By studying the effects of immune cells that surround blood vessels in the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered a new pathway that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.

Parasitizing wasps offer hope against devastating lily beetle

Many gardeners across New York state have given up on growing lilies, thanks to the lily leaf beetle, which has devastated the plants in many areas statewide.

Cornell ends licensing contract with Nike, BCS

Cornell President Martha E. Pollack in a July 7 letter notified apparel-maker Nike and Branded Custom Sportswear, Nike's exclusive licensee for collegiate apparel, that Cornell is ending its licensing relationship with them.

Cornell's vegan Jack'd Jerky wins national food contest

Cornell’s Jack'd Jerky – a nutritious vegan snack that offers a refreshing respite from salt-laden meat jerky – won the 2017 IFT food product development competition June 27 in Las Vegas.

Soil microbiologist Martin Alexander dies at 87

Martin Alexander, emeritus professor in Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science, Soil and Crop Sciences Section, died June 25 in Ithaca at age 87.

Secrets of superfluid helium explored

A team of Cornell researchers have found new complexities in the superfluid state of liquid helium with implications for the study of superconductivity and theoretical models of the origin of the universe.

4-H event boosts youth confidence in future studies

Middle and high school students from 45 New York state counties came to Cornell June 27- 29 to attend the 4-H Career Explorations conference.

Brain's network may provide insights into neurological disorders

A deeper understanding of the brain’s connectivity network of neurons and its relationship to the organ’s deep tissue could allow recognition of what processes relate to neurological disorders.

Cornell hosts Camp PALS NY for adults with Down syndrome

Thirty-eight young adults with Down syndrome came to Cornell June 25 through July 1 for the second annual Camp PALS New York, which gives campers and counselors a chance to build relationships.

Collaboration across (baseball) fields leads to Amazonian rivers

An ambitious project that deploys big data and uses machine learning to understand the ecological impacts of hydropower dams in the Amazon Basin started in a mundane enough setting: on the sidelines at youth baseball games.

Out of the blue: Medieval fragments yield surprises

Researchers Louisa Smieska and Ruth Mullett are advancing studies of medieval illuminated manuscripts with X-ray imaging at CHESS of the pigment trace elements found in pages in Cornell collections.

Mouse tracking may reveal ability to resist temptation

A study in which participants were given two choices - healthy and unhealthy - shows that the process by which we make decisions involving temptation is dynamic as opposed to sequential.