Cornell biophysicists have gleaned new insights into brain cell metabolism that will allow neurologists to better interpret data from such diagnostic tests as positron emission tomography (PET) scans and a specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test.
London has responded effectively to the disruption of services following terrorist bombings July 7, but the event underscores the need for a careful examination of the vulnerabilities of the underground infrastructure of our cities, says a Cornell engineer.
Stephen Parshley, a research support engineer in Cornell's astronomy department, has plans to leave his mark on the world. Literally. The plans are Parshley's winning design for the 2006 South Pole marker.
Last July the U.S. government officially declared that genocide was occurring in the Darfur region of western Sudan. This July 12 a group of Cornell students will begin a Ride Against Genocide, a 600-mile bike ride to help rally the world to halt it. Their destination is Ottawa.
Cornell alumnus Dan Maas '01, whose realistic Mars rover mission animations have been shown on television news programs the world over, received an Emmy Award nomination for his animation featured in the PBS Nova documentary 'Mars Dead or Alive.'
Leaders from NASA and from Boeing, Alcoa, SC Johnson and other high-profile companies are among those taking part in a unique conference at Cornell with the theme 'Sustainable Technology Development and New Market Creation.'
Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study.
They came -- scientists, students, families, curious teenagers and interested locals -- with the hope that Monday's 1:52 a.m. Deep Impact comet collision would be something worth staying up for. And it was.
According to a recent poll from Cornell, nearly half of New Yorkers support stem cell research and would approve a proposition to establish a state-funded institute dedicated to this emerging field of science.
United Auto Workers Local 2300 and Cornell announced July 1 that the union, which represents more than 1,150 Cornell service and maintenance employees on Cornell's main campus, has ratified a new, four-year agreement with the university.
The Alice H. Cook House and Becker North, two new residence halls on West Campus, have been granted green-building certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ) program.
