Under brilliant blue sky peppered with wispy clouds and comfortable temperatures, Cornell University graduated its 147th class May 24, sending about 6,000 accomplished women and men into the future.
Graduates of the College of Veterinary Medicine will leave Ithaca for numerous locales, including 27 states and Namibia, southwest Africa, to practice medicine.
The McNair Scholars Program, which seeks to increase the number of first-generation, low-income or underrepresented students in doctoral programs, inducted 15 new members April 11.
Results from testing indicate that a canine influenza outbreak afflicting more than 1,000 dogs in the Midwest is caused by a virus closely related to Asian strains of influenza viruses.
A study asserts that, in the presence of a gentle fluid flow, the biophysics of the female reproductive tract – in particular, the grooves that line parts of it – critically assist sperm migration.
Veterinary medicine researchers have found that stem cells inside capsules secrete substances that help heal simulated wounds in cell cultures. The capsules need to be tested to see if they will help healing in humans.
Women make up 39 percent of Cornell's engineering undergraduates – almost twice the national average, according to a National Science Foundation report. The report also found Cornell has made strides with underrepresented groups in science.
The College of Veterinary Medicine announced a gift from George Goldner and Nancy Krieg and will rename its farm animal hospital the Nemo Farm Animal Hospital in memory of the couple's beloved pig.
