A new mechanism for cell survival and cell death -- a paradigm describing the regulation of the growth factors called neurotrophins -- has been discovered by scientists in the Division of Hematology-Oncology of the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Cornell engineers are adding their expertise in robot autonomy to the DARPA Robotics Challenge, a multi-year, international prize competition sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
An innovative technology and a well-formed business plan are the key ingredients to launching a successful company.
That's what Brad Treat, MBA '02, hopes to instill in the entrepreneurially minded students, faculty and others at…
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit the campus of Cornell on July 31 as part of her upstate New York swing to explore running for the U.S. Senate. The visit, hosted by Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be a 'listen-in' discussion on farming and agriculture issues.
Author and alumnus Barry Eisler made a case for curiosity, persistence, fear of failure, and the notion that a law degree can lead to careers far beyond the scope of the traditional practicing attorney. (Aug. 31, 2009)
Events on campus this week include lectures on green energy, plant RNA, public service and theory. Black Gospel and Jewish Film festivals, puppets and Renaissance culture are also on tap. (Feb. 25, 2010)
Vladimir Nabokov wanted his family to destroy his unfinished final work, 'The Original of Laura.' Finally published in its original form after 30 years, scholars are praising its 'magnificent style.'
Professor Muawia Barazangi says peak oil production in the Middle East could be delayed if oil companies would invest more heavily in drilling and extraction technologies and push to explore new sites. (Jan. 24, 2007)
'To reflect on arXiv is to reflect on a research world transformed by a two-decade revolution in information technology,' says Paul Ginsparg in a Nature commentary piece published Aug. 11. (Aug. 12, 2011)