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Ithaca may kindle America's budding hydrogen economy

A new hydrogen filling station – nestled in Ithaca – could help to activate a new, national energy economy, since automakers plan to begin selling fuel-cell cars by 2016.

$100M gift launches new Weill Cornell campaign

Weill Cornell Medical College has received a $100 million gift from longtime benefactors Joan and Sanford I. Weill to launch a $300 million capital campaign dedicated to using the most advanced scientific approaches to rapidly translate research breakthroughs into innovative treatments and therapies for patients.

U.S. News ranks Cornell in top 10 for 'best value'

As in previous years, Cornell was rated highly in several categories in the U.S. News colleges and universities rankings, released online Sept. 10.

Nanosatellite CUSat to launch from California

After eight years of planning, submitting, winning, building and waiting, Cornell University’s CUSat – a nanosatellite designed by engineering students to help calibrate GPS systems with pinpoint accuracy – will be launched from California.

Scientists theorize properties of fleeting astatine

A new study theorizes how astatine would look and behave were scientists able to observe it in its condensed form.

Victor Nee's study of China's economy wins book award

Sociology professor Victor Nee was recently honored by the international Academy of Management with an award for his recent book project on the emergence and growth of a private enterprise economy in China.

Program puts at-risk youth on a path to college

CITIZEN U, a 4-H program run by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, is helping at-risk youth prepare for college careers.

$1.5M NSF grant helps nanoparticle manufacturing

A $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant will support scalable nanomanufacturing and device integration.

Faculty-in-residence promote engaged learning

Three new North Campus faculty-in-residence – Sahara Byrne, Christopher Umbach and Maria Fernandez – have developed programs for first-year students in their residence halls designed to encourage students' intellectual engagement in their daily lives.

Farmers who donate to food banks can reap cash

New York growers who donate produce to food banks as part of the “Glean NY” initiative will be reimbursed for the cost of harvesting, thanks to a partnership that includes Cornell's College of Agriculture and Sciences.

Breakthrough discerns normal memory loss from disease

Cornell researchers have developed a tool that can distinguish between normal cognitive declines in healthy older people and declines related to Alzheimer disease.

On genetic treasure island, voles show DNA antiquity

A large study of Orkney Island voles and the genetic secrets they harbor are shedding light on novel evolutionary and colonization processes.