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Job applications move 'beyond the box' at Cornell

The Division of Human Resources is removing questions regarding criminal convictions from initial employment applications beginning June 30.

Blue-collar training in high school leaves young women behind

Blue-collar training without a strong college-preparatory focus leads to blue-collar jobs for men but penalizes women in the labor market, says April Sutton, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Population Center.

1,300 high schoolers arrive on campus for Summer College

Not to be confused with Summer Session, Summer College brings 1,300 high school students from 40 countries taking college-level courses.

New prostate cancer treatment to be evaluated

The jury is out in terms of the effectiveness of high-intensity focused ultrasound to create prostate cancer, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

Alumna Jan Low named a World Food Prize laureate

Jan Low, M.S. '85, Ph. D. '94, an agricultural economist whose work on agriculture and nutrition has improved the health of millions in sub-Saharan Africa, is a 2016 World Food Prize co-laureate.

Graphene used as a frequency mixer in Cornell-led research

Cornell researchers display the ability to control vibration amplitudes of the wonder-material graphene, paving the way for its use in applications such as frequency mixers.

Cornell partners on 4-H National Youth Science Day

On 4-H National Youth Science Day Oct. 5, young people nationwide will undertake an interactive engineering design challenge created by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the National 4-H Council.

Cornell receives $500K USDA grant to curb food waste

Each year $160 billion worth of wasted food ends up in America's landfills. A Cornell economist has received a two-year, $500,000 USDA grant to get consumers and food distributors to squander less.

New state pollinator protection plan announced at Cornell

State and Cornell officials announced recommendations of the New York State Pollinator Task Force at a June 24 event in Varna, New York.

Scientists to examine spread of disease in bees with NIH grant

A team led by Cornell researchers has received a five-year, $2.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to better understand how pathogens that infect bees and other pollinators are spread.

eHub opens doors to first set of student entrepreneurs

eHub opened earlier this month in Kennedy Hall and houses the offices of Entrepreneurship at Cornell and Blackstone LaunchPad for use by students, faculty and staff interested in entrepreneurship.

Mutant enzyme study aids in understanding of sirtuin's functions

Cornell researchers use a SIRT6 mutant to identify which of the sirtuin's enzymatic activities contributes to its defatty-acylation, contributing to understanding of the protein's various functions.