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Fuzzy reasoning by patients may lead to antibiotic resistance

Valerie Reyna's "fuzzy-trace" theory explains why patients demand antibiotics even though they may be suffering from a virus.

Scientists get $1.6M to study infectious farm diseases

A team of researchers, led by Cornell scientists, will explore basic research questions and real-world issues surrounding the transmission of two important agricultural diseases.

Robert Langer named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2015

Inventor and MIT professor Robert Langer '70, who holds nearly 1,100 patents and founded more than 25 companies, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2015.

Students form nucleus for sustainability alliance

Passionate about strengthening sustainability, battling climate change and improving a polluted world, Cornell students met Dec. 6 to begin forming an alliance of more than three dozen campus sustainability groups.

Veterinary hospital in Connecticut earns Level 1 certification

Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Connecticut, has received Level 1 certification from the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.

Computer scientist Eva Tardos honored as ICIAM lecturer

Éva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has been honored with an invitation from the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics to speak at its upcoming conference.

Virus causing mass Cape Cod duck die-offs identified

Since 1998, hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dead eider ducks have been washing up every year on Cape Cod’s beaches. Scientists have pinned down one of the agents responsible: a pathogen they’re calling Wellfleet Bay virus.

Carbon-trapping 'sponges' can cut greenhouse gases

Cornell materials scientists have invented low-toxicity, highly effective carbon-trapping “sponges” that could lead to increased use of carbon-capture technology.

Origins of left-sided gut artery, lymphatic system discovered

A new study reports for the first time how arteries form to supply the looping embryonic gut with blood, and how these arteries guide development of the gut’s lymphatic system.

Graduates at Auburn prison praise Cornell program

Thirteen Auburn Correctional Facility inmates received their diplomas at the Cornell Prison Education Program's second commencement ceremony Dec. 10.

Things to Do, Dec. 12-Jan. 23

Events on campus include a reception for the Johnson Museum's renovated galleries, the Cornell Concerto Competition, career explorations and a free screening of "It's a Wonderful Life."

Jessica Bibliowicz to lead WCMC board, as Sandy Weill retires

After 20 years of leadership that transformed Weill Cornell Medical College into a global health care enterprise, Sanford I. Weill ’55 will retire as chair of the Board of Overseers Jan. 1. Jessica M. Bibliowicz ’81, a financial services entrepreneur who has served on the board for the past decade, will succeed him.