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Perkins Prize applications accepted through Feb. 26

Applications are being accepted through Feb. 26 for the 2014 James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony. The award will be presented March 11.

United Way campaign in the homestretch

A number of faculty and staff responded with a pledge to the 2013 Cornell United Way Campaign, bringing the university to nearly 95 percent of its goal.

Jacobs Institute scholars rethink building retrofits

A Cornell-Technion research team is developing a framework and methodology for streamlining high-performance building retrofits.

Mindful meditation series: good for mind and body

Half-hour sessions of a new, guided mindfulness meditation series for students, faculty and staff are now offered at various times throughout the week in several locations across campus.

Sun powers complex cancer test for remote regions

From the sun, a solution: Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have remodeled an energy intensive medical test – designed to detect a deadly skin cancer related to HIV infections – to create an quick diagnostic assay perfect for remote regions of the world.

Environmental design Rx for RN workplaces

When Cornell environmental designers asked nurses what they wanted in the workplace, the Rx might make hospitals more hospitable.

Cornell senior receives new Shoals Lab award

Vanessa Constant ’14 is the inaugural recipient of a new award from Shoals Marine Lab.

BTI researcher on a mission to save citrus

Michelle Cilia, an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, is racing to cure citrus disease.

Adapted arthritis program boosts participation

By simply enhancing the content in a low-cost six-week program that teaches people how to manage arthritis pain, attendance improved dramatically.

Indoor urban farms called wasteful, 'pie in the sky'

Emeritus professor of biological and environmental engineering Louis Albright challenged the sustainability of indoor urban farms in a campus talk Feb. 10.

New worm infecting U.S. cats discovered

Cornell researchers have discovered a worm infecting U.S. cats for the first time. Their discovery is published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.

Cornell researchers share insights at AAAS

Several Cornell researchers shared findings and insights from their respective fields at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago, Feb. 12-17.