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New grant programs target grad students, CCE collaborations

Engaged Cornell is launching grant programs for doctoral students and for student teams, designed to enhance partnerships with community-engaged research and scholarship in New York state and beyond.

Alum, Ithaca natives pen song on latest CeeLo Green album

The song "Thorns" on CeeLo Green's new album is the work of Alex Kresovich ’08, who produced the song and co-wrote it with fellow Ithaca natives Sam Nelson Harris and Hayden Frank.

Cornell Rewind: The fluid landscapes of yesteryear

Throughout Cornell's history, the campus exists as a fluid representation of history, culture, science, the arts and tradition, which give way to modern mores and contemporary values.

For the love of dirt, Dec. 10 event offers soil painting

On Dec. 10, the public can try soil painting as part of a soil celebration led by the Soil and Crop Sciences Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science on World Soil Day.

Research leads to first puppies born by in vitro fertilization

For the first time, a litter of puppies was born by in vitro fertilization, thanks to work by Cornell researchers. The breakthrough opens the door for conserving endangered canid species and using gene-editing technologies to eradicate heritable diseases.

Professor's $1M gift to ILR continues her life's work

Lois S. Gray, the ILR School's Jean McKelvey-Alice Grant Professor Emerita of Labor Management Relations, donated $1 million to establish the Harry Katz Fund for Innovation in ILR's Worker Institute.

NutriPhone dials in fast, affordable health care

NutriPhone, a new smartphone apps to monitor users' nutrition, blood and stress, was developed at Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.

Vegetable storage expert James Russell Hicks dies

James Russell Hicks, an expert in important vegetable storage and post-harvest physiology, died Nov. 26. He was 78. He joined the Cornell faculty in 1976 and became associate professor in 1981.

Students design nanotech solutions for the elderly

Human Ecology students unveiled apparel and product ideas designed to help seniors prevent falls and minimize harm, stay warm and alert in winter, and achieve greater mobility and independence.

Mission scientists offer an intimate look at Pluto

Scientists offered a behind-the-scenes look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto on campus Dec. 2. It took New Horizons itself almost 10 years to cover the 4.67 billion miles to Pluto.

ISS grants support research on health care, history

15 Cornell faculty members received small grant awards from the Institute for the Social Sciences this fall for research on a wide range of topics.

Materials scientists learn how mother of pearl is made

Electron microscope images show how mollusks build the incredibly strong and beautiful material found inside their shells, offering new ideas for man-made materials.