The story of Project FeederWatch – a program where members track birds visiting their feeders – provides an example of how technology has helped citizen science grow bigger in unexpected ways.
Cornell's Michael Shuler has received National Institutes of Health funding to make 3-D chips with living cells and tissues that model the structure and function of human organs. (Aug. 27, 2012)
Owners of older cocker spaniels, dachshunds, cavalier King Charles spaniels, Malteses, miniature poodles, Norfolk terriers and Yorkshire terriers are invited to Cornell March 22-23 to receive a free canine cardiology screening.
Three young Cornell researchers have won National Institutes of Health New Innovator Awards. The awards provide up to $1.5 million over five years for innovative, high-impact projects.
Cornell scientists have created a new computational method that can identify positions in the human genome that play a role in the proper functioning of cells. The research was published in the Jan.19 edition of the journal Nature Genetics.
A diverse group of researchers received a five-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to find a solution to citrus greening disease.
Cornell and the Smithsonian Institution are expanding their collaboration to conserve endangered species, advise foreign governments on sustainable development and develop protocols to archive biological collections.
New research reports that a single supergene can switch the entire wing pattern in certain swallowtail butterflies to mimic toxic relatives and avoid predation.
A recently published study shows that nanoparticles injure liver cells when they are in microfluidic devices designed to mimic organs of the human body.