Nilay Yapici, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2017 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
By studying the mechanics needed for tiny one-millimeter copepods to jump out of water, scientists could build robots that use similar jumping techniques for practical purposes.
Lisa Mitchell, a licensed veterinary technician with the College of Veterinary Medicine, brought her golden retriever to compete at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, where CVM representatives provided on-site care for the elite breeds.
Collars with tags that carry an accelerometer – the same technology used in Fitbits for people – are effective non-invasive tools for tracking the health of dairy cows.
The Cornell Maple Program has opened an advanced, New York state-funded maple research laboratory, an upgrade that will enable research on making high-quality syrup, and new and existing maple products – all at commercial scales.
Mark Whitmore, extension associate in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, briefed congressional staffers on an invasive species threatening hemlock trees and ways to combat it.
A fresh genome sequence for a widely researched worm will improve the accuracy of future research on gene function, drug treatments, aging and human diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute have discovered the mechanism behind the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi, which could lead to reduced fertilizer use.
Research co-led by Robert Raguso, professor of neurobiology and behavior, explains why plants of the same variety in different locations can have dramatically different scents.
Researcher from Cornell and Virginia Tech have identified the process by which fungus is spread from plant to plant, carrying disease that costs billions annually in lost crops.