Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year.
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have found that if PTEN, a known tumor-suppressor gene, has mutated or is absent, the DNA replication process derails and can lead to cancer development.
John Hale's study, “Modeling fMRI time courses with linguistic structure at various grain sizes,” examines how the individual words of Lewis Carroll's famous tale come together to yield an understanding of each sentence.
Vanquishing the agony of defeat, Cornell food scientists now have better grasp on the sweet, thrilling taste of victory. And in the face of loss, the researchers found prompts for emotional eating.
Julie McQuain is passionate about vegetables. Each season she grows nearly 100 varieties in her garden in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. In the dozen years she has gardened there, she has discovered which vegetables…
'Saturn: Images From the Cassini-Huygens Mission,' an exhibit of 50 dramatic photographs captured by NASA's Cassini orbiter and the European Space Agency's Huygens lander, is on display through March 2009. (May 2, 2008)
New York, NY (December 19, 2002) - A new surgical technique, developed and pioneered by a NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell urologist, prevents the unnecessary removal of testes for some men with testicular tumors, ultimately preserving their fertility. Hidden testicular tumors can now be correctly identified and safely removed by ultrasound guided needle localization aided by an operative microscope. Weill Cornell was the first in the world to perform the procedure and demonstrate its efficacy.The new technique is discussed in a recently published issue of the "Journal of Urology," and was presented earlier this year at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.
Paul Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service for 'consistent superior service.' (July 16, 2007)
Three Cornell undergraduates have won 2014 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which support sophomores and juniors intending to pursue careers in natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Curtis S. Ostrander is the new director of the Cornell University Police Department, Steve Golding, executive vice president for finance and administration, announced May 2, effective immediately. As director of Cornell Police, Ostrander will be responsible for leading the university's broad-based campus law enforcement agency.