In recent years, Cornell has amassed an impressive stable of experts in an emerging field for modern times: The ecology and evolution of infectious disease.
Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is poised to expand its food development and technology commercialization capabilities with $1 million in new state funding.
Researchers described their cutting-edge research at a biomedical engineering symposium, “Understanding and Treating Disease: Inspirations from Womb to Tomb,” on campus Sept. 16.
In March, students participating in the Cornell in Washington program teamed up with international students in Muscat, Oman, to find solutions to global health security.
Years before COVID-19 turned into a global pandemic, biomolecular engineer Susan Daniel was already looking for ways to defeat it. Now she’s expanding her coronavirus studies, blending engineering with virology and data science.
A new study finds that softening the lighting and music in fast food restaurants resulted in diners consuming 18 percent fewer calories. (Aug. 29, 2012)
Minimally Invasive New Technologies Program (MINT) at Weill Cornell Medical College teamed with entrepreneurs to establish Lumendi, a start-up producing endoscopic tools for gastrointestinal surgery.
The end of face masks in public could be a year or more away as questions of transmissibility post-vaccine and effectiveness against emerging strains remain. One thing is clear: when it comes to fit, function, fashion, and sustainability, current face masks leave a lot of room for improvement.
Soumya Gupta, Ph.D ‘15, an expert studying the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and women’s status in India, is the winner of the inaugural Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research.
Stretching beyond the "apple a day" adage, Cornell students explored an Ithaca nature setting and Belizean villages to see how common plant life helps alleviate ailments.