The nervous system maintains itself via phagocytes that clear out dead neuronal material, but faulty signals may actually cause healthy neurites to be destroyed, causing neurodegeneration.
An exercise in learning phases of the moon conducted by the Virtual Embodiment Lab showed no real difference in learning between VR, hands-on and computer simulation methods.
An institute located on the Cornell campus is shortening its name from "Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research" to "Boyce Thompson Institute," reflecting that its discoveries go beyond plants.
Milton Zaitlin, professor emeritus of plant pathology and an influential pioneer of plant virology research, died Oct. 11, 2016, in Ithaca, New York. He was 89.
The physical sciences at Cornell University jumped to No. 9 among institutions worldwide, up from No. 15 last year, according to the Times Higher Education 2015-16 World University Rankings.
Swati Sureka '15, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won a Keasbey Scholarship to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom for two years.
The Cornell Dairy Foods Extension certificate program run by the Department of Food Science in CALS helps industry people learn the ins and outs of product safety and quality.
Cornell faculty members are finding answers to questions related to a world on the move with a boost from Cornell’s first Migrations grants, awarded by the “Migrations” Global Grand Challenge.