Gender matters to the 16 trainers and 11 teams of 33 researchers from four continents who will participate in a course on “Gender Responsive Root, Tuber and Banana Breeding,” Sept. 12-21 in Uganda.
Endangered North Atlantic right whales are safer along Massachusetts Bay's busy shipping lanes this spring, thanks to a new system of buoys that recognize whales' distinctive calls. (April 22, 2008)
The Society for the Humanities has for more than four decades spearheaded propagation of new knowledge and introduced interdisciplinary approaches to study that have had lasting institutional consequences. (Feb. 8, 2008)
Events on campus this week include a youth writing workshop at the Johnson Museum, computer sales and book signing at the Cornell Store, used items sale at Helen Newman and a Chorus and Glee Club concert. (Aug. 12, 2010)
The injury and recovery of a young hawk named E3 after a campus accident has inspired support for the College of Veterinary Medicine's Swanson Wildlife Health Center.
CherryPharm Inc., a start-up company that sells an all-natural, tart cherry sports drink developed in conjunction with Cornell food scientists, has received $2.3 million from the Cayuga Venture Fund. (June 19, 2007)
Jiunn Tzon Hwang, professor of mathematics, has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association for outstanding contributions and leadership in statistical science. (June 1, 2011)
New York, NY (March 23, 2004) -- Injecting a combination of growth factors can protect the heart during a heart attack, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center researchers report in this month's issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.The finding, in an animal model, may one day help keep heart cell damage to a minimum after a heart attack.