Biomedical engineer John March has a new grant to collaborate with a Pittsburgh pediatric surgeon to turn a research project into an artificial intestine for children with severe bowel disorders.
“I’m absolutely overwhelmed with pride,” said Joey Khoury ’18, one of many students who attended the April 27 Charter Day ceremony in Barton Hall marking Cornell's 150th birthday.
Cornell planning, design and policy students are working to rebuild New Orleans homes -- helping rescue them not only from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina but also from developers seeking to alter the character of the city's…
Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman does not want the business of retirement to overshadow the contributions of staff members who are retiring, and the value of those who remain. (April 16, 2009)
Researchers have discovered a way to encourage people to intervene in cyberbullying – and it can be built right into the design of social networking sites.
Staff and faculty members can now apply to the 2010 Child Care Grant Subsidy Program, which awards up to $5,000 a year, tax-free, to help pay for child care expenses. Application deadline is Sept. 4. (July 29, 2009)
A number of faculty and staff responded with a pledge to the 2013 Cornell United Way Campaign, bringing the university to nearly 95 percent of its goal.
A study of five agricultural communities in New York state finds that Mexican immigrants comprise 95 percent of the fruits-and-vegetables agricultural workforce and that workers increasingly are choosing to settle with their families in these rural communities. In the recently published report, two Cornell researchers observe that while this newly forming population is a potential boon to areas struggling with economic downturn, their ability to integrate into their new communities is key to their long-term success.
Cornell physics faculty member Robert H. Lieberman goes home in his new film, 'Last Stop Kew Gardens,' a documentary about the Queens neighborhood where he grew up. (May 8, 2007)