Native bees are better pollinators and more plentiful than honeybees, finds entomologist Bryan Danforth, who is involved in two big projects to further study native bee populations.
Using a genomic approach, a Cornell team has developed a test that can precisely pinpoint the exact nature and origin of food-borne bacteria with unprecedented accuracy. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Cornell scientists have surpassed two major scientific milestones toward proving the technology of a novel, exceedingly powerful X-ray source called the Energy Recovery Linac. (Oct. 24, 2011)
4-H at Cornell has been relocated to Cornell's Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research to give the program even stronger connections to research. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Cornell microbiologist Ruth Ley, principal investigator of a new $1.72 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, will study links between genes, gut bacteria and genes. (Oct. 24, 2011)
A paper published Oct. 10 and co-authored by law professor Robert Hockett, advances a 'way forward' for the U.S. economy and has received widespread acclaim. (Oct. 24, 2011)
The Cornell iGEM team won gold for creating a new molecular chip capable of synthesizing biopharmaceutical drugs and jet fuels at markedly lower cost; now they'll go to the world championships. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Princeton students argued that pre-professional education is better for getting jobs; Cornell students argued for a liberal arts education, Oct. 22, as part of the Connect all-day conference. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Historian and Cornell lecturer Carol Kammen described Oct. 20 how Cornell's early architecture reflected the different visions Ezra Cornell and Andrew White had as Cornell founders. (Oct. 24, 2011)
